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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Policing Committee Recommendation: Increase to St. Albert RCMP Authorized Member Complement
Presented by: Aaron Giesbrecht, Acting Director, Emergency Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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1. 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 10 additional members, for a total of 85.
[If the above motion is approved, then Administration recommends approval of the following motion.]
2. That Schedule O6 of City Council Policy C-FS-01 Financial Reserves be amended to increase the ceiling of the reserve from the equivalent of the estimated cost of 8 RCMP officers to 9.
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SUMMARY
This report speaks to the recommendation from the Policing Committee for Council to increase the authorized RCMP member strength by 10, in an effort to address staffing shortages and increase the total number of RCMP officers providing services to the community.
Supplementary to this, should Council increase the authorized RCMP member compliment, Administration is recommending that the RCMP Contract Expense Reserve ceiling be increased as a result of moderately increasing the risk of exceeding the annual operating budget associated to the RCMP contract.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On November 7, 2023 Council passed the following motion:
AR-23-544
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 five additional members, for a total of 75.
That Schedule O8 of City Council Policy C-FS-01 Financial Reserves be amended to increase the ceiling of budgeted RCMP officers from six to eight.
On October 3, 2023 Council passed the following motio...
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