Municipal Councils Approve Joint Steering Committee to Explore Police Services Amalgamation

The Councils of the Town of Hanover and the Municipality of West Grey have directed their respective

Police Services Boards to form a joint steering committee which will investigate the possibility of

amalgamating the two Police Services of the municipalities. The two Councils approved this direction at

regular Council meetings which were each held on Monday, October 19,2015. The request for the

formation of this steering committee was made on behalf of the West Grey Police Services Board and

the Hanover Police Services Board by their respective Chairs.

The two Police Services Boards will act as equal partners in this investigation with the Steering

Committee being co-chaired by the two Chairmen of the Police Services Boards. The Chairmen are Kevin

Eccles of the West Grey Police Services Board and Warren Dickert of the Hanover Police Services Board.

The report that was presented to both Councils stated that An amalgamation of the two services would

create the potential for significant savings through items such as eliminating duplication and combining

infrastructure and management resources. lt could also provide a more effective Police Service by

creating the ability to offer additional or expanded programs and by increasing the capacity to provide

specialized services.””