Windsor and LaSalle are looking for residents to sit on boards, including police boards

Want a say in how Windsor is run? The City is taking resident applications for 10 boards and committees, from the Police Service Board to the Library Board and YQG. Police board applications close Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m.; the rest close Dec. 1.

Topics: Public safety

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The City of Windsor is asking residents to apply for 10 volunteer boards, commissions and committees for the new term of council, and the first deadline, for the Windsor Police Service Board, is Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 4:30 p.m. The City announced the recruitment on Nov. 3, 2026.

Which seats are open

The City is recruiting for:

Committee of Adjustment

International Relations Committee

Windsor Licensing Commission

Property Standards Committee

Windsor Accessibility Advisory Committee

Windsor-Detroit Tunnel Corporation

Windsor-Essex Community Housing Corporation

Windsor Police Service Board

Windsor Public Library Board

YQG Board of Directors

The deadlines

Applications for the Windsor Police Service Board close Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. Applications for every other board and committee on the list close Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

Why the police board matters

The Windsor Police Service Board sets policy for the Windsor Police Service. In the City of Windsor's words, the board's mandate is "to set policy and to maintain an adequate and efficient police service, working with the community, city council and the police service."

Council fills four of the board's seats: the mayor or a designate, two members of council, and one resident who is neither a councillor nor a City employee. The other seats are filled by the province, which runs its own application process.

LaSalle is recruiting too

The Town of LaSalle is taking applications for its Accessibility Advisory Committee, By-law Appeal Committee, Committee of Adjustment, Court of Revision and LaSalle Police Services Board for the new council term. LaSalle's deadline is earlier: Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, at 4:30 p.m.

How to apply

Windsor's application forms are on the City's ABC recruitment page, and printed copies are in the main lobby of City Hall, 350 City Hall Square West. LaSalle's forms are on the Town's Boards and Committees page.

Council makes the appointments to Windsor's boards and committees.

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