OPP Looking At Policing Costs

The Ontario Provincial Police are deferring contract renewal discussions with municipalities.
It’s a response to an announcement by the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services to come up with a new billing model for how municipalities pay for policing.
The province says the new model will give municipalities more control over policing costs and help them tailor crime prevention strategies particular to their needs.
It intends to solicit input from municipalities this fall
Municipalities whose contracts expire before January 1st of 2015 are being given options to consider until the new billing model takes effect.