‘The province is not upholding its duty, particularly when it comes to public safety’: Councillor
Penticton city councillors took aim at the B.C. government Tuesday, May 21, over what they believe are excessive local costs for public safety as a result of provincial downloading.
Councillors Amelia Boultbee and Ryan Graham presented a notice of motion directing staff to quantify the public safety costs including for ambulance, police, fire, and bylaw, as a result of provincial downloading.
“We see this in the millions of dollars we spend, particularly in bylaw which is essentially making up for the fact that we still don’t have enough police officers.” Anthony Haddad, city manager, said the heads of various safety departments will work closely together over the next two months to get “a true sense of what the costs are,” as a result of provincial downloading.
Boultbee said she wants the city to forward the report to the B.C. government when it is completed, which is expected to be by the time council meets on July 16.
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