2025 Budget - Emergency and Risk Management

The Emergency and Risk Management Division works in collaboration with federal departments, provincial ministries, municipalities, agencies, and organizations to promote emergency preparedness and to protect the City from emergencies and disasters related to natural, technological, and human caused hazards and risks.

The Division provides leadership in the development and implementation of plans, procedures, education programs, training, and exercises in accordance with the Ontario Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act. The City is a designated Host Community under the Provincial Nuclear Emergency Response Plan and works closely with the Province of Ontario, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Association, Ontario Power Generation, Durham Region, and the City of Toronto on the nuclear planning portfolio.

The Division provides leadership and guidance for Corporate Risk Management, Business Continuity, Labour Disruption Contingency Planning, Employee / Workplace Emergency Response, and the Fleet Operations Collision and Incident Review Committee. The Division also administers the Corporate Insurance Program including annual insurance procurement, claims handling, and insurance provisions for contracts for all City Departments and the Peterborough Police Service. The Division works with the insurance broker, claims adjuster, insurers, and legal counsel on approximately 130 claims files annually.

Highlights

The 2025 Division budget reflects an increase in tax requirement primarily due to salary and benefits with the addition of an Emergency and Risk Management Assistant in May 2024. The position supports all core business functions in the Division.

In 2024, the City received an unbudgeted Nuclear Emergency Management Transfer Payment of $66,774 to fund expenses related to nuclear emergency planning and response. The City will apply for funding again for 2025 but this has not been included in the budget. Additionally, the Province launched the Community Emergency Preparedness Grant (CEPG) program in late 2023, and the City was awarded $49,950 in 2024 to improve its emergency response capabilities. This was one-time funding as applications are limited by the province.

Interactive Budget

Explore the City's budget using the interactive OpenBook feature, including expenses by department and division as well as a breakdown of what a typical residential property taxpayer pays per $100,000 of assessment.

• Expenses page - Emergency and Risk Management in OpenBook

The full budget information is available in the Draft 2025 Budget book.