AUMA Submission on Draft Police Costing Model
On September 6, 2019, the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General began consulting on a new, draft police costing model that would affect municipalities with populations under 5,000, as well as municipal districts and counties, all which do not currently pay directly for RCMP services. Consultations closed on October 15, 2019, and we are waiting to hear from the province on next steps.
The AUMA Police Act Working Group assisted in developing AUMA’s response to the call for feedback on the draft police funding model. The full submission can be viewed here.
AUMA was pleased to see that the draft police costing model considers both the demand for services and the ability of a municipality to pay for services by using population and equalized assessment to determine cost distribution. AUMA therefore supports the draft police costing model in principle. However, our full support depends on further action and commitments from the provincial government, which are outlined in our submission, along with additional key considerations.
If you have any questions about AUMA’s advocacy on this topic, please contact Kelly Santarossa, Senior Policy Advisor, at 780.409.4315 or ksantarossa [at] auma.ca (ksantarossa[at]auma[dot]ca).
For more information on the draft police costing model and the AUMA Police Act Working Group, please visit our Policing Hub website.
