Victoria council voted for a smaller increase in the Victoria Police Department budget than the police force was asking for on Monday night.
As part of the 2023 budget discussion, Victoria’s council has decided to keep its budget increase in line with inflation, which is 6.96 per cent, and asked VicPD to do the same – which is lower than the police department’s original ask of 9.55 per cent.by refusing to reduce its budget, which is almost $70 million for 2023, and maintaining its ask of an increase of 9.55 per cent.
Now, Victoria council has reaffirmed its position to keep the increase for 2023 to 6.96 per cent, and suggested a number of items that the police department not add this year in order to keep the increase in line with that. "I think that the Police Act is an example of poor governance structure, it was inherited by the current provincial government, it's not the fault of that government, but it sets up the illusion that city council is in charge of the police budget, which it is not," Thompson said.
On the same evening, the Greater Victoria School Board was considering a letter from the Greater Victoria Teachers' Association asking the board to end the School Police Liaison Officer program.Sign up for our newsletter to get breaking news and daily digests sent to your email.The letter notes that research done by the B.C. Teachers' Federation and reports by various organizations and civilian review committees found a negative effect on marginalized people in schools, and the B.C.
"In this underfunded system, police have, at times, been used to fill gaps in school supports, by taking on a variety of roles, including supporting the work of school counsellors. The presence of SPLO’s not only harms many marginalized students, but also does nothing to solve the broader systemic issues caused by underfunding and austerity."
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