Striking Committee
A Striking Committee is elected by the full Council at the time of the election of the County Warden. The role of the Striking Committee is to nominate members to serve on outside boards, commissions or committees. The Striking Committee meets in an election year, following the Inaugural meeting of County Council and makes recommendations to County Council for appointees to various Boards and Committees. The report of the Striking Committee is presented for approval by County Council.
Committees and Boards
The County of Essex is a funding partner with many organizations throughout the region. To ensure a degree of accountability for the financial commitments made by the County, members of Council are appointed to serve on numerous external Committees and Boards. Nominations to these organizations are made by the Striking Committee.
Information, agendas and minutes for some of these boards are accessible in our Meeting Calendar. Agendas and documents prior to 2014 can be viewed in our Documents Archive.
911 Technical Advisory Committee |
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Lakeshore Deputy Mayor Tracey Bailey sits on this committee, which oversees the Windsor-Essex County Enhanced 911 Systems. The committee examines operations on an annual basis and reviews three main issues:
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Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee |
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Kingsville Deputy Mayor Gord Queen sits on this committee, along with persons with disabilities and representatives from the disability community. This committee promotes accessibility and public awareness and assists in preparing and implementing the County's Multi-Year Accessibility Plan. The committee meets at the Essex County Civic Centre at 3 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month. |
Essex County Library Board |
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Four County Council members – Deputy Warden/Kingsville Mayor Nelson Santos, Lakeshore Deputy Mayor Tracey Bailey, Essex Deputy Mayor Richard Meloche and Leamington Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke – serve on this board along with members of the community. Meetings are held at various library branches at 7 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month, except for July and August. Library board minutes are accessible in our Documents Archive. |
Essex Region Conservation Authority |
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Essex County Council does not directly make appointments to ERCA, which was established in 1973 to manage the natural resources of this region in partnership with local municipalities and the province. Essex County's local municipalities each appoint two members to the board. Four members come from Windsor City Council and one member from the Township of Pelee. The board meets monthly at the Civic Centre. |
Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority |
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Five County Council members -- Warden Gary McNamara (ex-officio), LaSalle Mayor Marc Bondy, Amherstburg Mayor Aldo DiCarlo, Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald and Deputy Mayor Leo Meloche – serve on the board for EWSWA, which is a municipal agency created with Windsor to provide regional waste and recycling programs. The City of Windsor appoints an equal number of board members. A rotational system switches the balance of power between the city and county each year. The board meets at the Civic Centre at 4:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of every month. If the Monday is a holiday, the meeting is rescheduled for the second Wednesday of that month. Meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the EWSWA site. |
Food Policy Committee |
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Leamington Deputy Mayor Larry Verbeke is the representative on the Food Policy committee. |
Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island |
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Three County Council members – Warden Gary McNamara (ex-officio), Deputy Warden Nelson Santos and LaSalle Deputy Mayor Crystal Meloche – serve on the TWEPI board along with representatives from Windsor. There is no set schedule for board meetings, held at various locations in the city and county. |
Windsor Essex Community Housing Corporation |
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LaSalle Mayor Marc Bondy and Amherstburg Deputy Mayor Leo Meloche serve on the WECHC board, which provides well-maintained, safe and affordable housing for city and county residents. The city appoints the board, which consists of city and county councillors, tenant and community representatives. The board meets at noon on the last Thursday of every month. |
Windsor Essex County Environment Committee |
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Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald and Amherstburg Deputy Mayor Leo Meloche serve on the WECEC along with City of Windsor representatives. The committee provides advice and direction with an eye toward protecting the local environment. Agendas and minutes are available on the WECEC website. The committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the first Thursday of every month. Contact Information: 4155 Ojibway Parkway Windsor, Ontario N9C 4A5 Phone: 519-2537111, ext. 3290 Fax: 519-253-0464 |
Windsor Essex County Health Unit |
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Four members of County Council serve on the health unit board along with their colleagues from Windsor and provincial appointees. Warden Gary McNamara, Tecumseh Deputy Mayor Joe Bachetti and Lakeshore Deputy Mayor Tracey Bailey currently sit on the board. One vacancy needs to be filled. The health unit oversees the delivery of mandatory medical and wellness programs and service guidelines and promotes improved community health. Meetings are held at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month except for July and August. The location alternates between the Civic Centre and the Health Unit offices at 1005 Ouellette Avenue in Windsor. Meeting agendas and minutes are available on the WECHU website. |
Windsor Essex County Housing Advisory Committee |
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Warden Gary McNamara sits on this committee and is one of 16 voting members along with 8 non-voting members, including one from the County. County Council provides a nominee to Windsor City Council, which ultimately appoints the members. Created in 2001, this committee is an advocate for affordable housing and serves as an advisory body to City Council. The committee meets at the call of the Chair at 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. at City Hall. Phone: 519-255-6211 or 311 |
Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corporation |
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Lakeshore Mayor Tom Bain is the county's representative on WEEDC, a not-for-profit organization the County funds jointly with Windsor to promote regional economic development and create and retain jobs. The Windsor mayor is also on this board along with area business leaders. The board meets at 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of every month at the WEEDC offices at 700 California Avenue in Windsor. Meeting agenda and minutes are available on the WEEDC website. |
Windsor Essex Opioid Strategy Leadership Committee |
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Lakeshore Mayor Tom Bain serves on this committee, dedicated to reducing the impacts of opioid misuse in our community, along with leaders from local health and education fields. |
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