Claims Surrey RCMP not locally accountable are ‘unfounded’ and ‘laughable,’ Edwards tells council
Surrey city council has directed city staff, as Mayor Brenda Locke put it, to make “a 180” degree turn on the policing transition to the Surrey Police Service from the Surrey RCMP.
“I want to begin by clarifying a few things,” he told council. “I have respected process and authority through this entire transition whether that decision was to replace the RCMP or to maintain the RCMP. I have always been extremely measured in my comments. This has been difficult at times. Often, I was bursting to set the record straight or to advocate to maintain the RCMP. But my job is to lead policing for this city – it is the job of others to decide who polices the city.
“I think this is a waste of time and money,” Elford said, adding that Surrey transitioning to its own city police force is the “opportunity of a lifetime.”Council is debating a corporate report, of the same name, asking the politicians to endorse a proposed framework containing Surrey’s “priorities, goals and objectives for policing in 2023” and direct staff to present a “final plan” for maintaining the Surrey RCMP as the city’s police force for council’s endorsement at its Dec.
“The Plan, if endorsed, will provide a comprehensive update on the status of the transition to date and highlights the significant amount of work still required,” the report coming before council on Monday states. It also notes the contractual requirement for the RCMP to continue to be the city’s police of jurisdiction is “already in place.”
Coun. Rob Stutt asked Annis if she thinks the process is biased. “That’s not what I’m saying,” she replied. The Surrey Connect majority defeated Annis’s motion. The priorities, goals and objectives for policing in Surrey in 2023 include development of a staffing plan to provide employment, “where possible,” to civilian and sworn SPS officers who are integrated into the Surrey RCMP “to allow for continued and enhanced career development opportunities,” as well as develop and implement an Infrastructure Plan which will see the current information systems and equipment assets purchased on behalf of the SPS, repurposed by other entities within the City of...
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