TAMRMS#: B06
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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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RCMP Crime Analyst Authorization
Presented by: Aaron Giesbrecht, Acting Director, Emergency Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That in accordance with Article 5 of the Municipal Police Service Agreement, the Mayor be authorized to formally request the Federal Government to increase the RCMP authorized complement of the St. Albert RCMP Detachment by adding 1 full-time support staff employee in a crime analyst position and that the total approved number of municipal employees be reduced by 1.00 when the RCMP fills the federal crime analyst position.
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SUMMARY
This report speaks to the request for Council to replace the vacant municipal employee crime analyst position with a federal RCMP employee crime analyst position in an effort to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of local analyst services.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In order to put forward the formal request to the Federal Government to add a federally employed Crime Analyst to the St. Albert RCMP detachment, a formal resolution of Council is required.
In accordance with the RCMP contract, the City is required to employ and provide all support staff (including analysts) that are deemed necessary by the RCMP to deliver on the obligations of the contract and local policing priorities that are set.
A local Crime Analyst was deemed necessary and the City has had this position in place since 2012. Although we have had periods of employee retention, over the last 5 to 6 years, a number of factors have emerged that have resulted in ongoing recruitment and retention challenges. These realities have resulted in reduced crime analyst services being provided to the local RCMP members which has reduced the RCMP's effectiveness and efficiency in preventing and solving crimes.
While reviewing these challenges, the RCMP has advised the City that an alte...
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