Intergovernmental affairs committee wants to avoid surprises like $5.374 million bill city had to pay for retroactive compensation
The exclusion from an RCMP contract negotiation that left Prince George stuck with a $5.374 million bill for retroactive compensation is one of the action items on the city’s intergovernmental affairs committee 2025 workplan.
Municipalities had been warned about the potential one-time cost, and the City of Prince George set aside $5.269 million to cover most of the cost by the time the contract was ratified. “I wish somebody federally would take it on in a public way, with a federal election coming on,” said Coun. Brian Skakun. “The current Liberal government is not paying much attention to this and this is a huge issue across the country. We’re just blowing in the wind here.”
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