Transcript RCMP Provincial Budget

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GFOA Conference
Kelowna, BC
May 28, 2009
Max Xiao
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Policing Contract Overview
Police Act
Policing Agreements
Policing Structure in BC
Emerging Issues
The Police Act
Part 4 recognizes the RCMP as the Provincial Police
Force
Unincorporated areas & Munis with pop. < 5,000
If population > 5,000, policing responsibility delegated
to Municipality.
(Police Act 3(2) & Municipal Act Part 20)
Municipalities with population > 5,000 can:
Establish their own force
Contract with the RCMP through Province of BC
Contract with another municipal police force
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Provincial Policing Agreement
• Assigns the RCMP as the provincial police force.
• Sets out duties of RCMP members.
• Management of RCMP under direction of
Commissioner
• Province determines level of policing (but not below
minimum set by RCMP Commissioner).
• Resource requirements updated annually
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Contract Partners Share of Costs
Provincial (Population < 5,000)
70%
Municipal
 Population between 5,000 & 15,000
70% (Coop)
90% (Stand Alone)
 Population > 15,000
First Nations Policing
 Province
 Public Safety Canada
100%
48%
52%
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Overview of Contract Structure
RCMP
Public Safety Emergency Preparedness
Hon. Peter Van Loan
Province of BC
Sol. Gen. of BC
Municipality
Current Structure
Area
Staff
Budget
National RCMP
(HQ & 4 Regions)
~26,000
~$4 Billion
E Division (BC) RCMP
(One of 15 Divisions)
~9,000
~$1 Billion
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Policing within BC
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$ Millions
Total Policing Expenditures 2008/2009 Final1 $1103
Contract Policing1
• Provincial
• Municipal
• Federal Share1
$839
$309 * (70%)
$358 * (70,90%)
$172 (30%,10%)
Federal Programs1 & Corporate2
$264
1. Includes Employee Benefits 2. Corporate is approx 67 Million
* net of federal share 30% or 10%
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Emerging Issues
•Integration of specialized services and
managing spikes in cost
•Crime Reduction
•The Economy
•Cost of Information Technology
•Cost of complexity
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Cost Control / Cost Containment
Salary
Overtime, Leaves
Support Staff
Equipment
Innovation
Crime Patterns
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Thank You