on september 7, 2010 boyd announced he would be stepping down as chief of the edmonton police service, effective as of december 31, 2010. in his departure statement, he cited the latest survey showing 89 percent citizen satisfaction in the police, a six percent increase from two years ago, while mayor stephen mandel said that boyd had "done a remarkable job for the last five years". although boyd's contract was renewed in 2008 and would have run until the end of 2011, he and his wife margo wanted to move back to ontario to be close to their ailing parents.