THAT the Community Health Care Committee recommends to Council:
a. THAT the shared costs be included in 2025 budget deliberations for the hiring of a new Health Care Professional Recruitment Coordinator;
b. THAT leftover funds from the 2024 joint position be put into the Town’s Physician Recruitment Reserve;
c. THAT further partnerships be explored with other municipalities and organizations to further jointly fund the role and/or give the ability to expand the role;
d. THAT the amounts under the incentive matrix be increased to $______ to put the Town in a better, more competitive position;
e. THAT Town staff be directed to create a marketing and communications plan targeted at recruiting health care professionals to the Town of Tillsonburg;
f. THAT the Town continues to support the annual Western University “Discovery Week” activities;
g. THAT the Town continues to build relationships with existing physicians and other care providers;
h. THAT the Town continues to support the Oxford OHT and the Primary Care Network in their efforts to start up a temporary “clinic” within Tillsonburg for un-rostered patients; while supporting advocating efforts for funding to expand primary care locally into team-based care; and
i. THAT the part of the remainder of funds in the Physician Recruitment Reserve for 2024 in the amount of $2,062.08, subject to no additional physicians being eligible for funding in 2024, be used towards purchasing swag to further enhance recruitment efforts.