Surrey香蕉视频直播檚 top Mountie Brian Edwards is set to present before city council Monday a 香蕉视频直播渇ramework for maintaining the RCMP as Police of Jurisdiction in Surrey.香蕉视频直播�

Council will consider a corporate report, of the same name, asking the politicians to endorse a proposed framework containing Surrey香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播減riorities, goals and objectives for policing in 2023香蕉视频直播� and direct staff to present a 香蕉视频直播渇inal plan香蕉视频直播� for maintaining the Surrey RCMP as the city香蕉视频直播檚 police force for council香蕉视频直播檚 endorsement at its Dec. 12 council meeting.

香蕉视频直播淭his report provides a framework for the City to maintain the RCMP as the Police of Jurisdiction in Surrey,香蕉视频直播� the corporate report states. 香蕉视频直播淭his framework will guide the development of the final plan to maintain the RCMP as the Police of Jurisdiction in Surrey which will be presented to Council for endorsement on December 12, 2022, should Council endorse the recommendations of this report.

Monday香蕉视频直播檚 corporate report 香蕉视频直播� by Surrey香蕉视频直播檚 manager of community services Terry Waterhouse, manager of finance Kam Grewal, and manager of corporate services Rob Costanzo 香蕉视频直播� states that a 香蕉视频直播減roject team香蕉视频直播� will oversee development of the final plan which, if approved by council on Dec. 12, will be submitted to Public Safety Minister and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth for consideration by Dec. 15.

At council香蕉视频直播檚 last meeting on Nov. 14 Mayor Brenda Locke香蕉视频直播檚 Surrey Connect majority on a 5-4 vote directed city staff to prepare a plan toward that end.

The project team is comprised of Edwards, Waterhouse, consultants Tonia Enger and Dr. Peter German 香蕉视频直播� who has held high positions including the RCMP香蕉视频直播檚 national director general of financial crime and president of the International Centre for Criminal Law Reform 香蕉视频直播� with senior members of the RCMP and city staff providing 香蕉视频直播渟trategic and administrative support.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淭he Plan, if endorsed, will provide a comprehensive update on the status of the transition to date and highlights the significant amount of work still required,香蕉视频直播� the report coming before council on Monday states. It also notes the contractual requirement for the RCMP to continue to be the city香蕉视频直播檚 police of jurisdiction is 香蕉视频直播渁lready in place.香蕉视频直播�

It notes that the number of Mounties assigned to the Surrey RCMP 香蕉视频直播渉as not been reduced and remains香蕉视频直播� at 843, with 58 of those assigned to Lower Mainland District Integrated Teams and 香蕉视频直播渘ot located香蕉视频直播� within the Surrey RCMP detachment.

香蕉视频直播淎s such, the Surrey Detachment strength is considered 785 Members, although 51 of these positions are not currently funded,香蕉视频直播� the corporate report states. It adds that 香蕉视频直播渁s of this date,香蕉视频直播� 168 Surrey Police Service officers are 香蕉视频直播減roviding policing services to Surrey residents香蕉视频直播� under the RCMP香蕉视频直播檚 command.

While 香蕉视频直播渟ome preliminary discussions香蕉视频直播� on legal agreements have been held, 香蕉视频直播渟ubstantive details have not been worked out, nor have agreements been drafted,香蕉视频直播� the corporate report notes. 香蕉视频直播淪uch agreements may require approval of all parties, and likely Cabinet endorsement at both the Federal and Provincial levels. Based on the experience of prior negotiations, it is reasonable to assume the negotiations of these legal agreements will take 6 - 9 months.香蕉视频直播�

Meantime, the budget and 香蕉视频直播減ractical implications of a holding pattern on deployment and demobilization while these legal agreements are prepared and signed off are significant and will require the City to continue to fund through most of 2023 a complement of non-deployed SPS police officers far in excess of the City香蕉视频直播檚 ability to pay,香蕉视频直播� it continues.

The priorities, goals and objectives for policing in Surrey in 2023 include development of a staffing plan to provide employment, 香蕉视频直播渨here possible,香蕉视频直播� to civilian and sworn SPS officers who are integrated into the Surrey RCMP 香蕉视频直播渢o allow for continued and enhanced career development opportunities,香蕉视频直播� as well as develop and implement an Infrastructure Plan which will see the current information systems and equipment assets purchased on behalf of the SPS, repurposed by other entities within the City of Surrey.香蕉视频直播�

The objective for 2023 is to maintain a minimum service level of 734 RCMP officers 香蕉视频直播渁s soon as possible to ensure adequate and effective policing in 2023 and beyond香蕉视频直播� and to 香蕉视频直播渄evelop and implement a plan for SPS to provide Assigned Officers to support香蕉视频直播� operation of the Municipal Police Unit香蕉视频直播� as the RCMP 香蕉视频直播渟taffs up to full funded strength consistent with an agreed staffing plan.香蕉视频直播�

And then there are the financial considerations. The city香蕉视频直播檚 policing operations budget for 2023 will include funding for the RCMP contract, city police support services and SPS. The financial plan it adopted for 2022 香蕉视频直播� 2026 allocates a combined budget of $202.4 million for fiscal year 2023, for policing operations, with proposed budgets to be presented to council 香蕉视频直播渓ikely in early in 2023.香蕉视频直播�

香蕉视频直播淭o finalize the budget requirements for 2023,香蕉视频直播� the corporate report notes, Surrey 香蕉视频直播渞equires approval香蕉视频直播� from Farnworth of its intention to stick with the RCMP..

香蕉视频直播淭his will allow staff to determine a proposed start date for the implementation of the plan. Collaborative work with the RCMP and the SPS will then take place to determine the cadence of RCMP ramp up and SPS ramp down and confirm corresponding budget allocations required.香蕉视频直播�

Surrey 香蕉视频直播渆nvisions香蕉视频直播� a decision from Farnworth in January 2023 decision 香蕉视频直播渁nd a ramp up of RCMP and ramp down of SPS beginning in March

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Meanwhile, the Surrey Police Board香蕉视频直播檚 next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 30. The agenda for that meeting on that day.

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