Governance
Board of Directors
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.
Chair: Molly Allaire Vice Chair: Jim Morrison
CAO / Secretary-Treasurer: Tim Byrne
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Angelo Marignani
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Kieran McKenzie
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Mark McKenzie
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Jim Morrison
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Dennis Rogers
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Thomas Neufeld
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Bill Dunn
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Larry Verbeke
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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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Dayne Malloch
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Katie McGuire-Blais
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Jason Matyi
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Michael Akpata
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Jeff Renaud
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Joe Bachetti
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Tania Jobin
Board Meetings
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:
2025 ERCA Board of Directors Agendas and Meeting Minutes
Title | Date | Agenda | Minutes |
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Annual General Meeting | 2025-01-23 | Download | Download |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-02-13 | Download (Amended) | Download |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2025-02-27 | Download | Download |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2025-03-19 | Download | Download |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2025-04-10 | Download (Amended) | |
Source Protection Authority Meeting | 2025-04-10 | Download | |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-04-10 | Download | |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2025-05-28 | Download | |
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-06-19 | Download | |
Executive Committee Meeting | 2025-07-02 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-09-11 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-11-13 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-12-11 |
ERCA Board Past Agendas and Meeting Minutes
- TitleDateAgendaMinutesAnnual General Meeting01/18/2024DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting02/15/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting02/15/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors Meeting03/28/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting04/11/2024DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority Meeting04/11/2024DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting05/30/2024DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority Meeting06/20/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting06/20/2024DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority Meeting09/12/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting09/12/2024DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting09/26/2024DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting10/24/2024DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority Meeting11/14/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting11/14/2024DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting12/12/2024DownloadDownload
- TitleDateAgendaMinutesAnnual General Meeting01/19/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting02/16/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting03/22/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting04/13/2023DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority04/13/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting05/10/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting05/10/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting06/15/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting06/22/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting08/03/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting09/14/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting09/14/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting10/12/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting10/30/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting11/09/2023DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority12/14/2023DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting12/14/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting12/14/2023DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting12/22/2023DownloadDownload
- TitleDateAgendaMinutesAnnual General Meeting01/20/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting02/17/2022DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting03/08/2022DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting03/29/2022DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority04/14/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting04/14/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting05/31/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting06/23/2022DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting07/12/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting09/08/2022DownloadDownloadExecutive Committee Meeting10/27/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting11/10/2022DownloadDownloadSource Protection Authority12/08/2022DownloadDownloadBoard of Directors' Meeting12/08/2022DownloadDownload
Meeting minutes and agendas for past meetings may be available upon request. Please direct your inquiry to admin@erca.org
Financial Information
2025 Approved Budget Discussion & Analysis
2025 Approved Detailed and Summary Budgets
Audited Financial Statements
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.
Cost Apportioning Agreements
Municipal Services Agreements
Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting was held on January 23, 2025. View the Annual Report.