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 | 2025-01-23 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-02-13 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-04-10 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-06-19 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-09-11 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-11-13 | ||
Board of Directors' Meeting | 2025-12-11 |
2025 ERCA Board of Directors Agendas and Meeting Minutes
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- 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
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
Reports
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