Paramedic Services Committee

THAT the Paramedic Services Committee minutes of March 18, 2026, be approved.

THAT the Paramedic Services Committee convene In Camera to discuss S.239(2)(d) Labour relations or employee negotiations (RPT-0172-26 - OPSEU Collective Bargaining).

THAT report RPT-0095-26 Paramedic Services Unit Hour Utilization and Activity (UHU/UHA) be received as information.

THAT Staff Report RPT-0206-26 “Update to Paramedic Services 2027 Budget Timeline” be received as information. AND THAT the County of Brant and the City of Brantford Finance Teams be directed to implement the revised Paramedic Services Budget timelines, as follows:  October 1, 2026 – Paramedic Services Committee to prepare and recommend a draft budget to the Councils for the following calendar year (“Draft Budget”).  December 18, 2026 – Draft Budget to be presented to City Council, at which time City Council may approve the draft budget in principle, or identify questions, comments or concerns with the draft budget. Notice to be sent to County by December 18.  January 13, 2027 – County Council to review draft budget, with consideration of any approval, questions, comments or concerns raised by City Council. County Council may either approve or amend and approve, creating the “County-Approved Budget”. This County Approved Budget to be included in both the City and the County annual budget process.

After making inquiries of the Chief of Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services, Lyndsey Longeway, and other appropriate officers of the HSP, and subject to any exceptions identified on Appendix 1 to this Declaration of Compliance, to the best of the Paramedic Services Committee’s knowledge and belief, the HSP has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in effect during the Applicable Period. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the HSP has complied with: (i) Article 4.8 of the Agreement concerning applicable procurement practices; (ii) the Connecting Care Act; 2019 AND that the Mayor of the County of Brant sign the attached Declaration of Compliance on behalf of the Paramedic Services Committee, and that the Declaration of Compliance be forwarded to Ontario Health.

THAT the consideration of the implementation of the addition of a 12 hour ambulance starting October 1, 2026 be

THAT Committee receive the 2025 Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services Annual Report as information.

THAT Paramedic Services Committee receive report RPT-0171-26 Construction Status Update 9 on Brant-Brantford Paramedic Services Headquarters, for information.

THAT report RPT-0194-26 Paramedic Services Statistical Package to be received as information.

THAT the budget to actual variance report at April 30, 2026, for Paramedic Services, as attached, be received as information.