The city of Montreal has filed another grievance against police officers stemming from a decrease in handing out tickets.

In September both parties went before the Labour Relations Board after the city complained about a substantial drop in the amount of tickets being handed out by officers.

At that time the union told the Board that there had been no directive to stop handing out tickets.

Instead the Police Brotherhood argued the cause was likely due to having more officers directing traffic at construction-heavy intersections, which would prevent them from patrolling traffic for scofflaws.

Now the city has filed a new complain and attached a dollar figure.

The city of Montreal says that since June, officers have handed out $12.85 million fewer in contraventions when compared to last year.

Yves Francoeur said the complaint is pointless because nothing has changed: officers are still spending time directing traffic.

He said though, that given the ongoing disputes with the city and the province, officers are not feeling motivated to seek out drivers who are breaking the law.

Police officers are upset by incoming provincial legislation that would force them to contribute more to their pension plans.