Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Proposed police budget rejected

Councillors send police budget back because of high increases

Police Chief Rick Bourassa speaks about
the Moose Jaw Police Service's proposed
2015 operating budget submission at the
Jan. 12, 2015 budget committee meeting.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy

Members of the Moose Jaw Police Service are going to have to re-examine their proposed 2015 operating budget.

At Monday’s budget committee meeting, in a vote of 4-3, the committee voted in favour of Coun. Brian Swanson’s motion to return the draft budget to the police commission because of excessive increases.

The proposed police service budget totalled $9.75 million or a 5.74 per cent increase over 2014. Police Chief Rick Bourassa said 86 per cent of the gross expenditures are related to salaries and benefits.

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