Comment 62322

By Mr. Meister (anonymous) | Posted April 15, 2011 at 00:51:43

Actually the law does not prevent councilors from seeing the budget details, it simply gives the Police the right not to divulge the details if it so wishes. For example in Toronto the police budget is available on line.

Can the council simply refuse to pass the police budget until they see a number they can live with? I get the feeling that the police board is playing a big game of chicken and are betting that council blinks first. I would love to see the police live with a 0% increase. I understand that being a police officer is a dangerous job but no more so than other positions, like the armed forces.

Why are we paying them the high wages that we are? In 2008 at least 15% of the officers (124 of 787) were making in excess of $100,000. There is a long list of people trying to get on to the force. If we lower wages by 10% are we likely to see any loss of potential recruits or quality of service? (Thank you Hamiltoncatch.org)

Can the local police not confiscate property and cash from apprehended criminals, or is this reserved for provincial and national forces? Let them put some more effort into getting funding.

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