Lethbridge committee recommends increases to police budget through 2026
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On Thursday, a Lethbridge committee unanimously recommending police funding of more than $2 million in 2023, increasing to more than $4 million each of the following three years.
The City of Lethbridge’s economic committee began day four of budget deliberations with police funding.
On Thursday, the committee unanimously recommending police funding of more than $2 million in 2023, increasing to more than $4 million each of the following three years.
“We have an obligation to the citizens of Lethbridge. We need to assure them they are and will be safe no matter where they are — downtown or anywhere else,” said Coun. Nick Paladino.
“We came up with an action plan and I think as we circled around and spoke, one of the top things we discussed was community safety. This is a way that we can get to that point of community safety,” Mayor Blaine Hyggen said.
That follows emergency service discussions from Wednesday, which could see 13 firefighters hired over the next three years. Those positions would be grant-funded, depending on contract negotiations with Alberta Health Services.
The initiatives would add almost three-quarters of a per cent annually to property taxes.
Some of the funding would adjust for the $1 million that was cut from police in 2021-22.
“We’re obviously happy with the support that we’ve received from council,” said LPS Deputy Chief Gerald Grobmeier. “We think it’s a very balanced approach.”
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