Media Release: Budget to Include 3% Tax Increase to Fund Rising OPP Costs

MEDIA RELEASE

Budget to Include 3% Tax Increase to Fund Rising OPP Costs

December 11, 2025

(GREATER NAPANEE, ON)  The Town of Greater Napanee will budget $4.8 million for its annual OPP contribution in its 2026 budget.

The increase in OPP funding is an increase of $475,000 over 2025 levels and represents a 2.9% increase on the Town’s tax levy. The billing figure includes a base rate for policing as well as a projected amount for service calls the OPP is anticipated to make based on previous years' calls.

The fees are set by the OPP under a set billing model, with an annual increase capped at 11%, meaning the maximum rise in billing figures a municipality can incur is 11% of the previous year’s total.

Broken down in a cost per property, the billing includes an average of $607.31 per household, including:

•         $203.05 for base service
•         $313.46 for service calls
•         $28.36 in overtime payments
•         $54.05 in court security costs
•         $2.08 in prisoner transportation costs
•         $6.32 in accommodation and cleaning costs

According to the annual billing statement, the municipality's costs would have been an additional $694,111 had the provincial government not set an 11% billing cap for 2026.