Item - 2019.HU3.1

The Board of Health Budget Committee recommends to the Board of Health that:

1.  The report (August 28, 2019) from the Medical Officer of Health be received for information.

This report provides an update to the Board of Health Budget Committee on Toronto Public Health's (TPH) 2019 Operating Budget.

As of June 30, 2019, in comparison to the Operating Budget approved by Council, TPH's gross expenditure was underspent by $1,430.6 thousand (1.3 percent) and revenues were lower than budgeted by $1,316.8 thousand (1.5 percent), resulting in a net favourable variance of $113.7 thousand (0.5 percent).

TPH is forecasting an operating budget variance for the year ending December 31, 2019 of $2,486.0 thousand (1.0 percent) underspent for gross expenditures, $2,475.7 thousand (1.3 percent) lower than budgeted for revenues, which will result in a net favourable variance of $10.3 thousand.