The City Police budget pretty much broke even for the year and the Police Commission was told there was adequate funding for the job to be done as it should. Salaries were 490 thousand dollars over budget but that was more than offset by 625 thousand dollars recovered through city police officers taking part in peacekeeping missions abroad and Point Lepreau pays 50 thousand dollars a year to have members of the Emergency Tactical Unit on call. Mayor Ivan Court tells CHSJ News the police department could get alot more revenue if it was paid for work that is really a federal responsibility. He estimates that could be as high as 2 million dollars a year or even more.
Common Councillor Peter McGuire, who is also a member of the Police Commission, says the current way the province funds the city is inadequate.
