I support Lethbridge’s Integrated Fire and EMS system. Let me be perfectly clear and repeat that: I support keeping Lethbridge’s Integrated Fire and EMS system. So do my colleagues on City Council.
Creating sustainable long-term cost reductions, finding efficiencies to mitigate pressures while maintaining service levels, and keeping any potential tax rate increases to reflect inflation will be City Council’s goals next month when debating the City’s next Operating Budget.
Mayor Blaine Hyggen says the City’s next Capital Budget will be fully centred on needs rather than wants. At its Community Issues Committee (CIC) meeting on Wednesday, Lethbridge City Council took the first major step towards its next Capital Budget.
The City of Lethbridge is prioritizing safety, reliability and long-term affordability as it plans for the largest infrastructure project in the City’s history: significant upgrades at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The City of Lethbridge will not accept Emergency Health Services (EHS) – Alberta’s new contract conditions due to the significant financial impact it would have on Lethbridge taxpayers. However, the City is keeping the door open for further discussions or a future procurement process that could allow Lethbridge to continue its integrated Fire and EMS model.
Understanding the magnitude of a decision that could impact the City’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS), City Council will have further discussions regarding the Province’s new EMS costing model.
Service level changes, external decisions from other levels of government, inflationary increases, and funding allocation to community groups will all be top of mind for City Council as they head toward approving a 2027 Operating Budget.
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