The new Amherstburg Council has ordered CAO John Miceli to pay severance to all three of the Amherstburg police staff who are leaving.
Miceli had raised the concern that two of the three were departing before the end of the collective agreement December 31st.
Under terms of the collective agreement that would have meant they weren't eligible for the severance package that had been negotiated.
In a closed door meeting council voted to pay those two departing employees their severance.
The cost of the packages for the three departing employees is estimated at about $700,000.
Miceli says it's his job to make sure these kinds of issues are raised before council.
"In regard to those two individuals, if they left the organization prior to December 31st, if they were actually eligible for severance because the collective agreement still runs until December 31st"
He tells AM800 News the final amounts will depend on a review of the employment records of the employees.
"We'll have to look at the accuracy of the records of the police service. And with regards to sick time, because it's all part and parcel of what we had to pay out. Sick time, vacation time, lieu time we need to verify all those numbers"
Miceli says this outcome is significantly better than the initial amount that was expected.
"The police board was suggesting anywhere north of $2-million so it's a significantly less amount, the contract's still going to save the taxpayers of Amherstburg millions and millions of dollars. And we're going to have an equivalent if not better service"
Miceli says this is the final detail to be ironed out before the Windsor Police Service begins officially operating in Amherstburg.