The City of Windsor is once again considering outsourcing its caretaking work.

A report prepared by administration suggests the city could save more than an estimated $900,000 annually by outsourcing the work at several facilities. It will be presented at council Monday night.

The report also suggests the outsourcing could be done in three phases or all at once. Outsourcing could begin immediately at Huron Lodge, if council approves, or the long-term care facility could be excluded from the plan all together and the city could start outsourcing at several other facilities.

However, starting with Huron Lodge results in the "maximum possible long-term savings resulting from outsourcing," the report says.

The report also says the plan is to not displace employees or lay them off.

"As noted throughout this report, this budget savings may be delayed at the outset until enough attrition occurs to ensure no displacement of staff," the report reads.

Instead, staff suggests replacing unionized employees who retire with contracted employees.

Several CUPE locals slammed the report in a joint news release issued Friday.

"What we have here is a repackaged motion that was already discussed in a public forum with consultation and input from the community in November – council listened to the community, voted to defeat the motion to outsource public services, and that decision needs to be respected," said Mark Vander Voort, president of CUPE Local 543, which represents the 'inside' municipal workers. "Less than four months from the defeated vote, a similar motion, dressed up in sheep's clothing, is being reintroduced to council. This is a sham and shame on those on council who are plotting behind closed doors to bring this back to the floor of the city chamber."

The original motion to contract out caretaking services was defeated on November 16, 2015, after some public and a lengthy debate.

After more than two tense hours of presentations and debate, the motion was defeated 6-5.

"We live in a democracy. Council spoke and voted to invest in public services by keeping the caretaking services in-house," Rob Kolody, president of CUPE Local 82, said in the same release. "One cannot just revisit an already defeated motion within weeks and repackage it and reintroduce it to council within months of a defeated decision so it can be approved. This is not how democracy works."

You can read administration's report below: