Ingersoll Saving Money on OPP Bill

Friday, 6 December 2024 06:11

The Town of Ingersoll will save $418,824 on its bill for OPP services in 2025.

INGERSOLL - The Town of Ingersoll will have some relief when it comes to its budget for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP).

Solicitor General, Michael Kerzner sent a letter to Mayor Brian Petrie outlining the changes that would be on the bill for OPP services. The province and OPP came to a new collective agreement, which increased the financial responsibilities by a wide margin for the municipalities that use the OPP to police their communities. The province realized the extreme change and decided to step up.

Below is a list of changes that will help reduce the total bill for Ingersoll and other municipalities.

A 3.75 percent reduction of the total 2023 reconciled costs to all communities to approximate the full (100 percent) impact of the Ontario Provincial Police Association (OPPA) salary increases, excluding the 1 percent increase that was built into the 2023 estimates; and a 44 percent reduction on overtime 2023 reconciled costs to all communities; a 10 percent reduction of 2025 invoice amounts to all communities to approximate the full (100 percent) impact of the OPPA salary increases excluding the 1 percent increase that was already built into the 2023 estimate.

The changes from the province will be providing relief to the OPP-policed municipalities to the tune of over $77,000,000.

For Ingersoll, the bill statement for 2025 came in at $2,863,370, but with the changes there will be an estimated $418,824 in relief. With that, the new statement for next year for OPP services will be $2,444,546.

Mayor, Brian Petrie says seeing the changes has brought enormous thanks.

"On behalf of the hard-working residents of Ingersoll I want to thank the province for responding to this issue in a truly meaningful way. It is very much appreciated."

Ingersoll remains committed to the highest level of public safety, and making sure the OPP detachment continues to be supported.