That the Board consider reducing the proposed 2024 net expenditure budget from $190,475,582.00, or 7.1%, to $188,392,344.00, or 5.9%, resulting from the approval of the following mitigation strategies:
- A transfer from the Police Contingency Fund reserve of $500,000.00 to fund one salary day, representing the leap day, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $500,000.00 or 0.3%;
- Reduce the budgeted fuel rate from $1.65 per litre to $1.51 per litre, thereby reducing the net operating budget of $180,327.00 or 0.1%;
- Reduce the civilian replacement pay budget by $150,000.00 or 0.1%;
- Remove the request to increase staffing by one Inspector Investigative Support position, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $238,744.00 or 0.1%;
- Remove the request to increase staffing by one IT Equipment Support Technician, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $122,119.00 or 0.1%;
- Remove the request to increase staffing by one Enterprise Project Coordinator, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $136,215.00 or 0.1%;
- Remove the request to increase staffing by one Crime Analysis Supervisor, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $165,968.00 or 0.1%;
- Remove the request to increase staffing by one Visual Content Creator, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $112,202.00 or 0.1%;
- Remove the request to increase staffing by one Digital Evidence Management System Clerk, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $96,041.00 or 0.1%;
- Approve a staggered implementation on the hiring of 20 frontline officers - 10 effective July 1, 2024, and 10 effective September 1, 2024, thereby reducing the net operating budget by $381,625.00 or 0.3%; and
- Submit the amended consolidated 2024 operating budget of the Service and the Board to Regional Council for approval.