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| Themes on contract policing by the RCMP for BC municipalities make for a report for UBCM members prior to the September convention |
As the delegates get closer to the September convention at UBCM, the municipal organization has some reading material for mayors, councillors and municipal staffers to look over, that by way of an updated report relates to Policing by the RCMP in British Columbia.
The report features a range of topics including the transition to a municipal force in Surrey, as well as the pace of recruitment for open positions across the province.
A task of detachment replenishment that has provided for some challenges in recent years.
The update also provides notes on the latest round of collective bargaining negotiations towards the next contract for members of the RCMP in BC.
A wider overview of the Collective Agreement progress is available here.
The good news for municipal governments from the latest negotiations, is noted that it likely won't have the same impact as the first one did on communities.
The RCMP’s first Collective Agreement included a significant retroactive cost to contract partners (covering 2017-2021) that the federal government was unwilling to absorb. It is unlikely that the second Collective Agreement will include a similar financial increase, given that the first Agreement aimed to bring the RCMP salaries in line with other comparator police agencies in Canada.
That increase was part of the budget planning for the City of Prince Rupert over the last couple of years.
The UBCM notes also indicate that there is some progress towards a revival of the RCMP auxiliary program in BC.
Cross posted from the North Coast Review.
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