How To Fund The Vancouver Police Department

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1 VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTION ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT REPORT DATE: November 6, 2012 POLICE BOARD MEETING: November 21, 2012 BOARD REPORT # 1297 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Vancouver Police Board DCC Warren Lemcke, Commanding Support Services Division 2013 Operating and Capital Budget RECOMMENDATIONS: THAT, the Vancouver Police Board approve the 2013 operating budget totalling $218,986,894, which is exclusive of any unknown contractual salary increases that may arise from on going collective agreement negotiations, for submission to City Council under Section 27(1) of the Police Act, and THAT, the Vancouver Police Board receive for information that there is no new 2013 capital budget submission to City Council under Section 27(1) of the Police Act. POLICY: Section 27 of the Police Act states that: (1) On or before November 30 in each year, a municipal police board must prepare and submit to the council for its approval a provisional budget for the following year to provide policing and law enforcement in the municipality. PURPOSE: To submit to the Vancouver Police Board for their approval, the VPD s 2013 operating budget for submission to City Council and to advise that there is no 2013 capital budget submission. BACKGROUND: The Police Board Finance Committee reviewed and supported the VPD s 2013 preliminary operating budget totalling $222,222,066 and the 2013 capital budget of $170,000 during the Finance Committee s meeting on September 21, 2012.

2 Since that meeting, City staff presented the Budget Outlook Report to City Council on October 3 and have determined a high level position for the City s 2013 overall total budget. Following that report, the City s Finance Committee set and allocated the budget targets for all City departments and Boards. The City s Finance Committee has allocated the VPD a 2013 operating budget target of $218,989,439 and a 2013 capital budget target of $700,000. At the October 24 Police Board in-camera meeting, the preliminary budget of $222,222,066 was presented along with a verbal update of the VPD 2013 operating budget totalling $218,989,439. Subsequent to the Board meeting, further minor adjustments of $2,545 were made by the City for other city department allocations, resulting in a final 2013 operating budget of $218,986,894. The City s final 2013 operating and capital budget is scheduled for City Council approval on December 11, DISCUSSION: 2012 Base Budget (Appendix 1) The City s Finance Committee has allocated the VPD a 2013 operating budget target of $218,986,894. This represents an increase of $6,016,963, or 2.8%, from the VPD s 2012 operating budget. A summary is provided in appendix 1. This increase is just adequate to fund known salary increases. The civilian s Teamsters and Exempt staff contracts expired on December 31, 2011 and the Vancouver Police Union s (VPU) contract will expire on December 21, There is no provision in VPD s 2013 budget for any salary increases. City has confirmed that where a collective agreement or contract has expired and subsequent wage increases are unknown for a given budget year, no budget provision for increases is built into the Department s or Board s operating budget for that year. Instead, the City provides for these increases by creating a provision in City s general government accounts. Once contracts are ratified, sufficient budget to cover the full costs of the wage settlements are transferred from the general government accounts to the affected Department or Board. New funding has also been provided to implement the Community Safety Officer (CSO) program and to augment the existing funding for training for the Public Safety Unit members as recommended in the Riot Review report. Except for the new funding for the CSO program, 2013 will be a status quo budget which means VPD would continue to hold 57 sworn vacancies and approximately 20 civilian vacancies. While new funding has been provided for the CSO program, several items remain unfunded including the correction of the Granville Entertainment District funding ($253,000), a restoration of mandatory training ($270,000) and operating costs for Information Technology capital projects approved by City Council in prior years ($350,000). These total $873,000 and will have to be absorbed within the existing budget. 2

3 The City s Finance Committee have advised that there will be no further adjustments made to this budget target and that VPD has the opportunity to allocate this envelope of funding to meet its operating needs. The total allocated budget of $218,986,894 is $3,235,172 less than the preliminary operating budget of $222,222,066 presented to the Board Finance Committee. VPD Management will manage the budget by re-prioritizing, scaling back or deferring programs and expenditures while ensuring public safety is not compromised Capital Budget The Police Board Finance Committee supported the VPD s 2013 capital budget of $170,000 during the Finance Committee s meeting on September 21, This request was to allow for paddock improvements at the Mounted Squad facilities. The project includes a new paddock, fencing, security gates, a fire suppression system and an enhancement to the existing surveillance camera system. With recent arsons in Stanley Park, there was an urgency to proceed with this project immediately; therefore, this project was submitted as an emerging priority in October 2012 through the City s quarterly capital review process for immediate funding. The Capital Review Oversight Committee (CPOC) endorsed this project and as of the date of this report, it is awaiting City Manager approval. The City s allotted 2013 capital budget of $700,000 is to allow for a carry forward of any unused capital budget for projects not yet completed in For VPD, the main project that will be carried into 2013 is the Jail and Interview CCTV system. CONCLUSION: The VPD s 2013 operating budget is $218,986,894. While there is no new 2013 capital budget submission, the 2013 capital budget allocation is $700,000. Author: Nancy Eng Telephone Date Concurring: Warwick Wright Telephone Date

4 VANCOUVER POLICE BOARD Appendix BUDGET 2013 BUDGET 2012 BUDGET 2013 CHANGE % CHANGE REVENUES RECOVERIES Federal Government $ (139,100) $ (139,100) $ - 0% Provincial Government (120,000) (120,000) - Secondments (8,937,340) (8,721,834) (215,506) 2% Other Local Governments (138,700) (138,700) - 0% Other Recoveries (2,423,480) (2,368,310) (55,170) 2% (11,758,620) (11,487,944) (270,676) 5% REVENUES Fees (1,071,200) (1,071,200) - 0% Grants & Donations (180,200) (180,200) - 0% Unclaimed Cash (200,000) (200,000) - 0% Other Revenues (254,700) (254,700) - 0% (1,706,100) (1,706,100) - 0% TOTAL REVENUES AND RECOVERIES (13,464,720) (13,194,044) (270,676) 5% EXPENSES PAYROLL Sworn Salaries 135,826, ,682,846 5,144,104 4% Sworn Overtime 6,481,030 6,378, ,850 2% Sworn Overtime - Court 1,387,090 1,365,110 21,980 2% Statutory Holidays 5,388,100 4,902, ,350 10% Liquor Callouts 839, ,170 13,300 2% 149,922, ,155,056 5,767,584 19% Civilian Salaries 19,656,430 19,599,088 57,342 0% Casual & Temp Salaries 2,217,470 2,217,470-0% Civilian Overtime 228, ,100-0% 22,102,000 22,044,658 57,342 0% Fringe Benefits 32,693,260 32,559, ,113 0% TOTAL PAYROLL 204,717, ,758,861 5,959,039 19% FLEET OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE 9,394,390 9,304,670 89,720 1% BUILDING MAINTENANCE 348, ,000-0% LEGAL 682, ,500-0% CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION FUND 3,050,850 3,005,670 45,180 2% TELEPHONES 458, ,000-0% UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT 5,269,460 5,237,050 32,410 1% TRAVEL & TRAINING 1,391,600 1,259, ,900 10% COMMUNITY POLICE CENTRES 1,005,600 1,005,600-0% OTHER OPERATING COSTS 6,306,404 6,277,014 29,390 0% 27,906,804 27,578, ,600 14% TOTAL OPERATING COSTS 232,624, ,337,065 6,287,639 33% Reserve Adjustment (173,090) (173,090) - 0% TOTAL EXPENSES 232,451, ,163,975 6,287,639 33% TOTAL BUDGET $ 218,986,894 4 $ 212,969,931 $ 6,016, %

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