Mayor to send reconciliation letters after audit finds ambulance billing errors

The committee discussed a procedure to pay (or recoup) ambulance revenue for partner communities after an audit and billing‑vendor changes produced reporting errors. Chair (S1) said the mayor directed staff to send corrected letters to partner municipalities with the most accurate numbers and offer payment arrangements if needed.

Staff and the chief described how a reconciliation spreadsheet will be used to compute what is owed. A committee member (S7) said staff prepared a spreadsheet for reconciling owed amounts and that two outstanding vendor reports were expected to produce a final figure. The mayor will decide on repayment arrangements and bring matters back to the council if needed; until then, staff will not send inaccurate billings and will communicate with the affected communities about repayment options and the new procedure designed to prevent future overcharges.