Council this Week: Highlights from the September 10 County Council agenda - 20250910

Ambulance response times, Official Plan updates and more

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Ambulance response times

Oxford County Paramedic Services brings forward its annual response time performance plan next council meeting. The plan shows that Oxford met its response time targets in 2024, and that Oxford’s response time targets remain in line with many other Ontario municipalities. It is also noted that with high population growth in Oxford’s communities, provincial targets for acute emergency calls could be impacted in future years. The addition of ambulance hours in Woodstock has had a positive impact on response times this year.

Oxford County paramedics responded to 23,065 emergency calls in 2024, an 8.5% increase over 2023.

PS 2025-05: 2026 Land Ambulance Response Time Performance Plan

Official Plan updates to improve development processes

Oxford County Council receives an update on proposed changes to the implementation polices contained in the Official Plan next council meeting. Implementation policies include the various community planning tools and related details that are used when processing applications for development and implement the objectives of the Official Plan, such as requirements for zoning by-law amendments, subdivisions, public consultation and more. The report notes that a number of changes to the Planning Act have occurred in recent years, and updating the Official Plan will help improve planning requirements; provide greater consistency and efficiency for development processes; and support improving policies and tools for the County and area municipalities. The report also seeks Council’s direction to begin the formal Official Plan Amendment process, which includes broad stakeholder consultation.

CP 2025-236 – Updating the Implementation Policies of the Official Plan

Other reports and presentations

• Delegation: Settlement Services at Community Employment Services re: Welcoming Week (September 12-21, 2025) - Hayley Matheson
• Public meeting and report CS 2025-258: Application for Official Plan Amendment - OP 25-06-5 Jacob Hiebert
• CAO 2025-04: Green Municipal Fund Grant Spending
• CAO 2025-05: Delegation Policy Updates and By-Law Appointment
• PS 2025-06: Dedicated Offload Delay Nurses Program Funding
• PW 2025-49: Renewable Natural Gas Pipeline, Oxford Road 59

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