The Council is the 21-member governing body and board of directors that manages and administers College affairs. The policies developed by Council provide direction to the College and to staff.
May 8, 2019
- Council participated in an educational session provided by Michael Salvatori, CEO and Registrar of the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), regarding the OCT’s governance review and recent legislative changes.
- President Shelley Hale, RSSW, provided her report to Council.
- Registrar and CEO Lise Betteridge, MSW, RSW and Deputy Registrar Laura Sheehan presented their report to Council, which included updates on:
- membership and registration;
- College operations;
- digital communications;
- the public awareness campaign;
- recent publications, including Perspective and the Employer Communiqué;
- professional practice support and resources;
- Council elections in District Nos. 1, 2 and 5;
- complaints and discipline; and
- media and government relations.
- Council received the Statement of Financial Position as of March 2019.
- Council received the Statement of Operations as of March 2019.
- Council received the 2018 audited financial statements, as approved by the Executive Committee.
- Reports were received from the following statutory committees: Executive; Complaints; Discipline; Fitness to Practise; and Registration Appeals.
- Council made the following regulatory decisions:
- To approve the proposed $30 fee increase to the general registration and membership fees in 2020, with corresponding increases in other categories, and to communicate this information in Council Meeting Highlights.
- To refer the issue of delegation of the administration of naloxone to the Standards of Practice Committee.
- Reports were received from the following non-statutory committees: Standards of Practice; Election; Nominating; Finance; Governance; Corporations; and Titles and Designations.
- Council made the following governance decisions:
- To approve the Finance Committee’s proposed revisions to the College’s Long-Term Investment Policy which address ethical investing.
- Council members Vinita Puri, RSW and Lisa Seburn, RSW presented their professional development reports on board member training provided by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB).