The Municipality of Wawa's moving forward with two fire service-related reports.
In their meeting last night, Wawa Municipal Council accepted a staff recommendation to award the Loomex Group with the contract for both a Fire Services Review and a Community Risk Assessment.
Noting they're required by legislation, Fire Chief Kevin Sabourin explains the two projects.
Sabourin notes the request for proposals expected the reports to be delivered by the end of October, though that could be adjusted, if needed, as it would still put the municipality ahead of the legislated deadline.
While the budget had one review happening this year and the other next year, Council agreed to combine them - Treasurer Manuela Batovanja noted a number of other communities have done so - with the total project now budgeted $49,000 this year, a slight savings compared to what was expected when it was two separate items.
Council also agreed to plans for a "refresh" on the Municipal Strategic Plan, which stemmed from the Municipal Transformation Report prepared by Municipal Government Wayfinders in 2021, during the previous Council term - this "refresh" was noted to be a chance for the current Council to review the plan and give their own "stamp of approval".