In a letter, the he Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board said while it understands the inflationary pressure the city is under, it is not prepared to amend its own draft budget as requested.
The City of Victoria’s desire to limit a property tax increase to 6.9 per cent this year suffered a blow at the hands of the Victoria and Esquimalt Police Board Friday.
Victoria council directed staff to rewrite a draft budget to limit any tax hike for 2023 to 6.9 per cent after the first draft budget would have required a tax increase of as much as nine per cent. He said removing items from the budget would “conflict with our legislative requirement to provide adequate and effective policing.”
The city’s updated financial plan also indicated parking rates on the street and in parkades could be increased and proposed spending could be trimmed. Only eight people took part in a public meeting Thursday to offer their thoughts about the proposed budget.
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