It appears the Brockville Police Service is staying put.
The OPP presented its costing proposal to take over policing duties for the city on Wednesday night at a special meeting at the Brockville Memorial Centre.
The OPP’s proposal was asking for $7.3-million per year, an extra $100,000 higher than the current 2017 budget for the Brockville Police.
There would’ve also needed to be a three-year transition period, with the first year of that transition costing the city $8.3-million.
The OPP made it clear to the city that they could not provide 24-hour service at the detachment, a feature city councillors specifically asked for. The city would also lose the income the Brockville Police Service currently brings in from doing criminal record checks, which amounts to about $1-million per year.
Within the proposal but not included in the cost, the OPP also said they would need a new headquarters, stating the current Brockville Police building did not meet a number of their standards as it is too close to a gas line and railroad tracks.
After hearing all of this, City Councillor and Police Services Chair Jane Fullarton put forward a motion to reject the costing proposal, a decision she described as an easy one to make.
A final vote on the matter was scheduled for April 12th, but the motion to reject, which will take place on February 14th, will eliminate the need for the vote, effectively ending the process.
