1. SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE 2015 OPERATING/CAPITAL BUDGETS
BRADFORD WEST GWILLIMBURY / INNISFIL POLICE SERVCES BOARD

2. FINANCIAL SUMMARY
OPERATING $16,026,958 Court Security Provincial Funding $ (98,141) NET OPERATING $15,928, 817 TOWN OF BWG $ 7,457,344 CAPITAL $ 641,200 TOWN OF BWG $ 320,600

3. BUDGET PRIORITIES
Continued operational cost containment, efficiencies and budget reductions to offset impact of increases to taxpayer
SSPS Efficiencies Working Group
2014 Organizational Review
Status quo service levels
Capitalization of assets (e.g. moving vehicle leases from operating budget to capital budget)
Long term planning (e.g. multi-year forecasting)

4. OPERATIONAL BUDGET CHALLENGES
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
COURT SECURITY
TECHNOLOGY
Eligible retirements by Year % Attrition Rate = Replacing 40% of membership
74% are uniform staff
Individual retirement dates are unknown until notice is served
Priority will be given to hiring new recruits
Ontario Police College basic training: limited capacity, 60 days, 3 sessions per year
Higher rank officers will be required to maintain balanced experience levels on frontlines

5. HUMAN RESOURCES
Organizational Review revealed 40% of membership eligible to retire by 2020
Potential retirees = 74% uniform staff + 100% senior management team
Priority to hire new recruits to replace retirees to capitalize on lower salaries
Maintain balance of experience and expertise to frontline service
No new additions to current complement of frontline officers despite population growth
Budget supports overlap costs of replacing 3 officers in 2015
Hiring of Deputy Chief replacement deferred to April/May
Banked Time Payout (to eliminate unfunded liability in current dollars not future dollars)

6. 2014-2015 COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT
$145,000 annual savings relating to benefits, overtime management, “banked” time elimination, etc.
$125,000 payout to decrease unfunded liability of banked time
2015 Salary Increases
2% Uniform
1.5% Dispatch
0% Records
Special Constables $750
Overall cost impact over 2 years = +2.97%

7. COURT SECURITY Provincially mandated service
Unanticipated security enhancements implemented as requested by Ontario Court of Justice
Reduction of Provincial funding by $13,000
Municipal contribution required for 2015 Court Bureau operation costs = 85%

8. TECHNOLOGY
Acquisition of NICHE system (law enforcement information technology) =
$137K increase to operating budget
$120K one time start up cost
Benefits
Access to Police Information Portal (PIP) to assist in criminal investigations & security coordination of large scale multi-jurisdictional events
Improved response to police record checks
Up-to-date GIS mapping for mobile patrol vehicles
Next Generation 911 support – electronic data storage
Improved access to Sex Offender Registry
IT support
System Security

9. NET TAX LEVY IMPACT TO BWG RATEPAYERS*
OPERATING + CAPITAL (UNFUNDED BY RESERVES)
-0.52%
*Based on information received by Town of BWG, January 20, 2015