Windsor cuts some bylaw officer jobs under council-approved restructuring, union says
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Windsor is cutting the number of officers available to enforce city bylaws as it restructures the department, according to their union.
The city had officers that specifically enforced building bylaws like complaints about lighting, swimming pools, fences and building permit inspections.
They worked separately from officers enforcing bylaws related to noise complaints, animal control, use of fireworks and snow removal complaints.
CUPE 543 administrator Angela Sbrocca said the city is combining these departments and cutting the number of officers down from 18 to 15 officers total.
"Bylaw enforcement was already a crunch department, they have a lot of work," said Sbrocca.
"This is going to be a lot of pressure and work on those remaining."
The restructuring is part of a plan city council approved during the in-camera portion of the city's 2026 budget process earlier this year.
Mayor Drew Dilkens was unavailable to comment on the decision.
A spokesperson initially said no one from the city could answer questions about the decision because it was related to human resources.
When pressed for details about how this would affect front line services, CBC News was sent a two paragraph statement.
"Front‑line services will continue, with enforcement responsibilities remaining in place and supported through a unified approach," reads the statements sent by city spokesperson Jill Braido on behalf of city administration.
"The budget decision focuses on how those services are organized internally to support consistent, coordinated, and effective enforcement across the city, while being fiscally responsible to Windsor taxpayers."
Sbrocca said one of the major concerns is the amount of cross-training required to get officers up to speed on the various building bylaws the officers will need to enforce.
"The employees themselves, they're excited to learn new opportunities, but they come with different education, experience and requirement," said Sbrocca.
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