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2009 Budget Directions
“Safer Tomorrow Than Yesterday”
Police Services Board
September 4, 2008
Commitment made – promise kept
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Three year budget plan 2008-2010: proposed and
approved
2008 Budget – it will be balanced
2009 Budget – will deliver on last year’s
commitment and manage new pressures
Delivered for the Board and residents in year 1
Budget 2009 will allow us to remain the safest city
(over 500,000) in Canada
OPS Budget Directions
Police Tax Rates
2009 Operational Priorities
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Be relevant to community
– Right people, right place, right time
– Respond to “Quality of Life” calls for service
Increased officer visibility on foot and in schools
Crime reduction and crime prevention
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Reduce street crime
Develop restorative justice in schools
Continue targeting serious crime
– Street Crime Unit
– Guns and Gangs
– Direct Action Response Team
– Beat Squads
Crime Rates
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Ottawa mirrors national trend of reduced overall
crime rates (-4%)
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Violent crime up (+2%)
Property crime down (-7%)
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Fear of crime remains unacceptably high,
especially for vulnerable sectors
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Highlights need for continuation of targeted
enforcement
Responding to and resolving citizen calls
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10,000 more calls from the public in 2007 (+3%)
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Priority 1 / emergency calls up 6%
More time spent by patrol officers responding to/
resolving public’s calls for assistance
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1,600 more hours required in Jan-June 2008 vs. same
time in 2007 (+2%)
Quality of Life Successes
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Street Crime Unit and DART target street level criminality
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Drugs, prostitution, minor thefts
In excess of 1,600 charges (340 persons including 10 repeat
offenders)
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High number of marijuana grow houses and organized
crime arrests and seizures across city
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With our community partners, cleanup and closing of
downtown crack houses in our neighbourhoods
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Graffiti management partnership with City
Citizen Satisfaction
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Positive feedback from community meetings and
Councillor “ride-alongs” and Town Halls
Satisfaction with Police Services
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2008 Survey coming this Fall
2007 Survey = 75%
2006 Survey = 84%
Satisfaction with
Fighting Crime
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2008 Survey = 66%
Population Per
Police Member
1) Ratio based on 2006 population
and total police service members,
sworn and civilian
2) Source: Statistics Canada 2007
Service
2006
Ratio
Toronto
316
Montreal
328
Vancouver
357
Edmonton
415
Calgary
438
OTTAWA
486
Hamilton
492
Peel
501
Durham
532
York
549
Gatineau
591
Halton
597
Police Costs Per Capita
$325
$305
$285
$265
$245
$225
$205
$185
$165
$145
$125
2003
$320
Toronto
Edmonton
Calgary
Hamilton
Ottawa
Durham
2004
2005
$273
$244
$220
$217
$211
2006
Source: Statistics Canada 2007
2009 Policing –
More Complex, Regulated, and Changing
Impaired Driving – Alcohol and Drugs
Yesterday: Ten years ago Impaired Driving (alcohol) took 2-3
hours to process
Today: Legislation, case law and increased penalties have
made this the most litigated offence in the Criminal Code.
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Officers need 3-5 hours to process with increased workload as more
complex cases go to trial
Tomorrow: Bill C-2 tackles Impaired Driving by Drugs.
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Increased workload as officers are trained as Drug Recognition
Experts and in Standard Field Sobriety Testing. Future case law will
also have a workload impact.
Policing the Nation’s Capital
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Ottawa averages 185 National Capital events per
year, with another 200+ unplanned events
Each requires intelligence gathering, threat
assessment, and policing/public safety strategy
Need direct funding from Federal Government,
consistent with 2008 recommendation of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Ottawa Size and Geography
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City of Ottawa is 2,796 square kilometres
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Greater than Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton,
and Vancouver combined
90 kilometres from East to West
Ottawa’s area is almost 80% rural
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More farmland than any other City in Canada
Working with communities in suburban and rural areas
to increase their satisfaction with police services
2009 Budget Directions
Proposed Recommendations
Police Services Board
September 4, 2008
Financial Framework
Approval Received for 2008 – 2010
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Ensure budget bases keep pace with the
pressure of delivering quality policing services
Provide for growth needs
Provide for imminent large scale capital projects
Seek out more new funding sources
2009 Budget Directions
Recommendation - Summary
Incremental Requirements
Labour Costs
Materials & Supplies
Operational Improvements
Less: Efficiencies and User Fees
Less: Assessment Growth
Net Tax Increase Requirement
Police Tax Rate Increase
Impact to Average Residence
Increase in FTE
$ Millions
$11.40
1.80
0.90
(0.65)
(3.50)
$9.95
5.7%
$27.00
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Policing is a people business
Labour costs constitute greater than 80% of
gross spending.
Capital
Formation
8%
Staffing
81%
Equipment
& Supplies
11%
Primary Cost Driver = Labour Costs
Existing Incremental Staffing Costs
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Estimated economic increases, increments,
responsibility pay, provision for retirements, benefits
No planned increase in Overtime Budget, in light of
2008 comprehensive management review
Growth in Staff Complement
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$9.0 M
$2.4 M
Full year impact of 2007 sworn hiring
30 sworn officers and associated equipment
15 civilian members for frontline support services
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Courts, cellblock, crime analysis, dispatch, records checks
OPS Constable Salary Progression
Excluding Negotiated Economic Increases and Benefits
2007 Rates
Base Salary
Annual %
Increase
Cumulative %
Increase
Year
Progression
Year 1
4th Class
$ 37,600
Year 2
3rd Class
$ 52,900
41 %
41 %
Year 3
2nd Class
$ 58,800
11 %
56 %
Year 4
1st Class
$ 73,400
25 %
95 %
Year 8
3% Responsibility
$ 75,600
3%
101 %
Year 17
6% Responsibility
$ 77,800
3%
107 %
Year 23
9% Responsibility
$ 80,000
3%
112 %
Other Cost Drivers for 2009
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Fuel price increase could be 30%, or more
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Other Inflationary / contractual increases
$800,000
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leases, vehicle maintenance, utilities
Major Projects funding for CIS
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$250,000
Large Integrated Projects ie. Scarecrow (planned)
Complex investigations (unplanned)
Operational objectives per Business Plan
Training, service improvements, new technology,
equipment, process reviews, employer of choice
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1.0 M
$650,000
Budget Efficiency Achievements
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Board approved annual budget efficiency
target of $500,000
Over $5.8 million identified and achieved
since 2004
Efficiencies can include:
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Doing business differently, process review
Leveraging investment in technology
Specific initiatives for 2009 under review
Seeking More New Funding Sources
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Federal funding for the security costs related to
the Nation’s Capital
Federal 2,500 Officer Program
Upload of court security function to Province
Threat assessment of events and conferences
Development Charge by-law update 2009
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Petition for funding for service vehicles
User Fee increases as per policy ($150,000)
Any new revenue achievements confirmed for
2009 will reduce police tax requirement
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2009 Capital Budget Plan
$15.9 Million Capital Needs Can be Completed
within 2008 Level Funding
Strategic
Initiatives
35%
Renewal of
Assets
65%
No Request for Increased Capital Funding
Millions
20
$ 16.4 M
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$ 11.4 M
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General Capital
2007
2008
Approved
Fleet Replacement
2009
Direction
2010
Forecast
Debt Servicing
2009 funding mix shifts to debt servicing, for West Division Station
2009 Budget Timetable for Approval
OPS Board: Tabling of 2009 Budget Directions
Sept. 4
OPS Board: Public Delegations and Approval of
2009 Budget Directions
City Council: Receipt of 2009 Budget Directions
Sept. 22
OPS Board: Public Delegations on 2009 Budget
Oct. 27
OPS Board: Tabling of Draft 2009 Budget
OPS Public Consultation Town Hall Meetings
OPS Board: Public Delegations and Approval of
2009 Budget
City Council: Approval of 2009 Budget
Sept. 24
Nov. 4
November
Nov. 24
Dec. 1 to 5
Recommendations
For Deliberation and Approval September 22:
 2009 Budget Direction for incremental tax
increase of no greater than $9.95 million, or 5.7%
on police tax rate.
 2009 Budget Timetable as listed in Table 6 of
report
 Forward report to Council for information
2009 Budget Directions
Thank you
Police Services Board
September 4, 2008