Policy and budget decisions are made by the Board of Directors, which is comprised of nineteen (19) members appointed by our member municipalities. The number of representatives appointed are based on population as outlined in subsection 2(2) of the Conservation Authorities Act and ERCA’s Bylaws.
Board of Directors
Governance
The Essex Region Conservation Authority (ERCA) meetings are held on Thursdays in the Council Chambers of the Essex Civic Centre and begin at 6:00 p.m.
Minutes for each meeting are posted once they have been approved by the Board of Directors. Agendas are generally available one week prior to the scheduled meeting.
Delegations to any Authority meeting will be considered, if requested in writing at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, or if otherwise approved by the Authority Chair. Such written request must state the purpose of the delegation, and should be directed to admin@erca.org.
Delegations to any meeting of the Authority will be limited to one key spokesperson and will be allotted a maximum of five (5) minutes for their related presentation. The Chair has discretion to allow ten (10) minutes. The dates for scheduled meetings are as follows:
Board Meetings
Title | Date | Agenda | Minutes |
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Annual General Meeting | 2024-01-18 | Download | Download |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2024-02-15 | Download | Download |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2024-02-15 | Download | Download |
Board of Directors Meeting | 2024-03-28 | Download | Download |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2024-04-11 | Download | Download |
Source Protection Authority Meeting | 2024-04-11 | Download | Download |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2024-05-30 | Download | Download |
Source Protection Authority Meeting | 2024-06-20 | Download | Download |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2024-06-20 | Download | Download |
Source Protection Authority Meeting | 2024-09-12 | Download | |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2024-09-12 | Download | |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2024-09-26 | Download | |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2024-11-14 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2024-12-12 |
2024 ERCA Board of Directors Agendas and Meeting Minutes
- DateTitleAgendaMinutes01/19/2023Annual General MeetingDownloadDownload02/16/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload03/22/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload04/13/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload04/13/2023Source Protection AuthorityDownloadDownload05/10/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload05/10/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload06/15/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload06/22/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload08/03/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload09/14/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload09/14/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload10/12/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload10/30/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload11/09/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload12/14/2023Source Protection AuthorityDownloadDownload12/14/2023Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload12/14/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload12/22/2023Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload
- DateTitleAgendaminutes01/20/2022Annual General MeetingDownloadDownload02/17/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload03/08/2022Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload03/29/2022Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload04/14/2022Source Protection AuthorityDownloadDownload04/14/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload05/31/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload06/23/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload07/12/2022Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload09/08/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload10/27/2022Executive Committee MeetingDownloadDownload11/10/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload12/08/2022Source Protection AuthorityDownloadDownload12/08/2022Board of Directors' MeetingDownloadDownload
ERCA Board Past Agendas and Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes and agendas for past meetings may be available upon request. Please direct your inquiry to admin@erca.org
Financial Information
As the funding received from the Government of Ontario in 2023 ($573,707) did not exceed $1,000,000 and is less than 10 per cent of the Authority’s gross revenues for the year, the Authority is not considered a public body employer for the purposes of the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996, in 2023.
Audited Financial Statements
ERCA Fee Schedule
Strategic Plan
The annual General Meeting was held on January 18, 2024. View the Annual Report.
Annual General Meeting
Cost Apportioning Agreements
Municipal Services Agreements
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Dennis Rogers
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Thomas Neufeld
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Joe Bachetti
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Tania Jobin
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Dayne Malloch
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Michael Akpata
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Sue Desjarlais
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Katie McGuire-Blais
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Jason Matyi
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Molly Allaire
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Peter Courtney
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Tracey Bailey
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Ryan McNamara
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Anthony Abraham
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Larry Verbeke
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Angelo Marignani
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Kieran McKenzie
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Mark McKenzie
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Jim Morrison
Chair: Jim Morrison Vice Chair: Sue Desjarlais
CAO / Secretary-Treasurer: Tim Byrne