Two Windsor Police reports were on the June 26 agenda:

15.1 WPS 2022 Amherstburg Annual Activities Report
15.2 WPS Q1 Amherstburg Annual Activities Report

Deputy Mayor Gibb asked if anyone from Windsor Police Service Amherstburg detachment was there. He mentioned the average number of tickets increased in 2023 and wondered if there’s more enforcement and asked or has everyone started speeding three times as much?

Staff Sergeant Caffarena stated that since around October they are enforcing more.

Gibb said that was fantastic to see and that it’s much appreciated because that was one of the biggest things knocking on doors – everybody’s speeding on everyone’s street so hopefully the illustrious reporters in the room get the word out that Amherstburg detachment is on the prowl, so Drive Safe. Listen to the audio.

During the February 8 WPS contract renewal discussion, Gibb said, in part, he felt the Windsor Police Amherstburg detachment does a great job protecting Amherstburg and every indication he sees is that the people of Amherstburg are happy with it. So he personally felt that they’re going to have to vote to go with the recommendation. Listen to the audio.

Gibb made the motion to receive the report and go forward with renewing the Windsor Police contract for the next five years.

The December 5, 2022 recommendation, and subsequent council motion, was to extend the deadline to renew to March 31, 2023 so public consultations could be held.

If public consultations had been held prior to contract renewal, Gibb could have shared road safety concerns he heard from residents; and those residents would have had an opportunity to do the same. And maybe before the next contract renewal term, an OPP costing will be obtained, as it was supposed to be, so Amherstburg taxpayers could save $2 million annually for all the amenities we currently go without.