Edmonton police budget needs audit, accountability: lawyer

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A criminal defence lawyer is calling for an independent audit of the Edmonton Police Service after city council approved increasing funding for the department on Wednesday.

after city council approved increasing funding for the department on Wednesday.

The exact dollar amount for next year’s police budget is not currently known, because it will be calculated later this year with the most accurate population growth and inflation numbers.However, Stacey Padbury, the city’s chief financial officer, has offered a hypothetical calculation of what the budget could be. Funding would start with 2023’s EPS expenditures of $422.9 million, add $10.8 million to account for population growth and inflation, and add $3.

Ward Nakota Isga Coun. Andrew Knack said there hasn’t been a city-run audit done at EPS since 2017 and asked if the police department or the Edmonton Police Commission would be open to one.

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