While the budget that went before the board on Thursday includes funding to hire hundreds of new officers, the total complement of uniformed personnel is not expected to increase significantly due to expected retirements and other departures from the service. In 2018, the Toronto Police Service doled out an additional $22 million more than forecast in premium pay and in 2019 it is expecting to incur $52.4 million in premium pay costs, which would be an increase of 19.4 per cent compared to last year. Some of the tasks that that they will perform include basic report taking, assisting with crime scene security, canvassing for witnesses and evidence collection and processing, among other things. webmaster@newstalk1010.com, 299 Queen Street West 416-384-5858, Advertising ON © 2019 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc. 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After proposing its budget be increased by nearly four per cent next year, the Toronto Police Service has been given a green light to move forward. The proposed budget submitted by Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders to the police board Friday has a total of $1.076 billion, an increase of $40.8 million over the 2019 budget. After months of advocating for a significant reallocation of police funding, the announcement is made that police are instead asking for an $8 million increase, mostly for salaries and benefits. With the new special constables and retirees, Saunders said frontline officers will have more time to deal with serious calls. In the report, Saunders says that the hiring freeze and an increase in retirements have resulted in a nine per cent reduction in uniformed officers since 2015. M5V 2Z5. "We are investing in both our uniform and civilian people and serving our communities. The budget request represents a $30-million increase over 2018. 416-872-1010 | 1-877-518-5151 (toll-free long distance), Send a Text “Because we want to make absolutely certain that we are putting the resources in place, uniformed and otherwise, that will make sure that we can keep the community safe. Robin Wentzel was last seen at around 10 a.m. Saturday in the Qualicum/Graham Park area near Baseline Road and Greenbank Road. A reminder that 9-1-1 is only for emergency calls.All COVID-19 calls must be directed to Toronto Public Health at 416-338-7600, or visit toronto.ca/coronavirus.. Non-emergencies can be reported by calling 416-808-2222. "There’s no doubt that the frontline men and women have seen higher pressures,” Saunders said of the past year. mike.bendixen@newstalk1010.com, Looking to advertise with us? The Toronto Police Service has released its proposed budget for 2020, which includes a 3.9 per cent increase over 2019. City council on Monday rejected a move to ask the Toronto police to cut its budget in 2021 by at least 10 per cent, following weeks of protests calling on them to defund the police. “As the number of deployed officers decreases, the service has to heavily rely on premium pay to help ensure public safety is not compromised. Speaking with reporters ahead of today’s TPS board meeting, Mayor John Tory said that he is fully supportive of providing additional funding to help the service hire additional officers and civilian personnel, particularly in light of a violent 2018 in which there were a record 96 homicides. The proposed budget submitted by Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders to the police board Friday has a total of $1.076 billion, an increase of $40.8 million over the 2019 budget. Submit reception reports to CFRB 1010 or CFRX 6.070 MHz by going to this link: Sask.
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