City hopes to add more police in 2015
KAMLOOPS – If the city wants to be considered for new RCMP officers in 2015-2016 a decision will need to be made this week.
City council is being asked to authorize a letter of ‘Approval in Principle’ for two new officers. It is believed these officers would be required to help support the proposed nuisance abatement bylaw and ‘other resource requirements’ though the new officers would only be required if council does choose to adopt such a bylaw.
The city funds 90 per cent of police services with the other 10 per cent coming from the federal government. The federal fiscal year does not line up with the city one, which is why a letter about planning and is not a formal approval, is required now.
Two new officers would increase the overall police budget by $304,327, or 1.4 per cent.
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cops in bylaw now too…hmmm, naw…not becoming a police state is it? sure way to get more cops shot is to create more in your face legislation.people being squeezed to death from constant legislation designed to harass otherwise peaceful people creates strain that more and more oftenleads to animosity towards cops…first the shooting in Alberta last months, and of course the one in Moncton should send a clearmessage that society requires less legislation and interaction with cops, not more. but hey, when has government ever listen to reality and facts?