Saskatoon Police Service $300K under budget for 2022
Global News
Total revenues for the year for the Saskatoon Police Service came in $772,000 higher than budgeted, but expenditures were $472,000 over budget.
In a year of deficits and cuts, the Saskatoon Police Service is seeing a surplus, according to its 2022 year-end financial report summary.
The report, which is part of Thursday’s Board of Police Commissioners meeting agenda, showed the police service ended the year $300k under budget.
It’s noted in the report that $285,400 will also be going into the SPS Fiscal Stabilization Reserve, and $240,000 will be going into the SPS Equipment and Technology Capital Reserve to help deal with unforeseen circumstances and fund future projects.
Total revenues for the year came in $772,000 higher than budgeted, but expenditures were $472,000 over budget.
Funding from the provincial government was $584,900 higher than anticipated due to more responsibilities related to the Internet Child Exploitation program, and the beginning of the Saskatchewan Trafficking Response Team.
Money from the federal government was also higher, coming in $316,500 more than anticipated due to officers being sent overseas to help train locals in policing techniques.
General revenue for the police service was $129,400 under budget, with the report noting that the criminal record check revenue has not reached pre-COVID-19 levels yet, which is the main factor in the decreased revenue.
Total expenditures were $472,000 more than budgeted, with staff compensation exceeding the budget by $1,664,400, other expenditures coming in $1,717,900 under budget, and the transfers to the two reserves.
