While not a municipal responsibility, Belleville will continue to fund in part headhunting efforts to bring new doctors to the city from its Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation reserve fund proceeds.

Ahead of losing millions in revenue thanks to provincially ordered unplugging of speed cameras on Friday in the city, Belleville council agreed on Monday to realign how it spends OLG monies received quarterly for hosting Belleville Shorelines Casino.

The city has received roughly $22.3 million in gaming revenues from OLG since 2018, cash that is set aside in a reserve account held by the city to spend across a variety of categories.

Belleville will now allocate 10 per cent of OLG funds to doctor recruitment by reducing economic development funding from 10 per cent to five per cent while

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