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.!T1 Z 2 1 imiiQ=l W .Ômaday, Janumy 1, 180 ETS SAY DE.2 mJfU*âI ~. M UAl I ( 1 i i Police spending.review soug'ht Ashbroo D B BAD MRUME Zellers (P). iTî~nIf 1 . By ail accepted stand arts. 1191109 Regional police do a pr"y cosat-etlective job.' Howeser. Burlinglon regional councti- lor Rnis Macanarc déesni't accept tise cur- rent standard and liast calleti for; a eéotprc- isensi ve ivicat of lise bencismaridng. MI".Maclssgc's position has evolveti over neyerai years observing iit-fighting between tise Haltonhiolice services isoa"d which sets the police budget. and the regiwpil council. which is beset with provincial fianding cutbacks. For neyerai ycam police have quoied thse à- THE[X DE-ALERS .HOLIDAY -RATE BREAK' Min- w Oct 19% V31De [ioanowug op ALL '96 and '91 O CvhiclçS in Stock. I heu', Asîrua Van Chevrolet Cavalier Sedan 1(anada's l Scllingî Cari Pontiac Sýinfire Coupe $20,00, ý3.311 .36 $21.000 4,219.20 Corilýir> hcs.viigsw hi.6 Spe L G iAC i.i.i'i 3648 U mns. 914.40 48 AlOI Chv t.. L on, Sedlan Ponsîe (;rand Am Serdan Murîy, ahis Holiday Rate Betak won tISt CAC «04U onin Eanipi i. M20,80id 3ý9% AP15, oum.n~ ps n iff.84088to48 wiat99 CoN tbor- rodin ta $1.M8324 ToWa o41gs44.ti a 2.11326 Emauçb.2, 82S.90Na 3.1% APfl, ltu Mit pa0,9at a 116W63 36 fi48.1.19 CI ttovimi 12000Ttl ageo .27.04080l Eauçl 3, 830MO N 3.9% APRII.I wUi"&NyphSwiU4 Sm 83toi48oo.d CON ono,Q" la 12.449.44. ToWa obg.onta8.4444ý Bat 44ga for cond»m.5 de". DOM. pryiafo Mn bu mqt~6 O.AiluU D»d. Ths avatu MM bltaI's oDe196 ratios of officers Io poipulatio. wisch is low compared i0 th ne ranoio "aaY mqnicipaliIies. ta "City andi regional employecs are net justifieti by tise number of people in (tise city. If we dîd we'd lic lyncheti.' saiti Msr. Macissac ~Il migli le one of many lacrorn but il's flot lise sole determinanlt Mr. Maclsac suggested ihe nu ,mlcrs andi types of crime needti lu li considerei as well as tise numbers of cais for poilfe service. He suWilsted laking nsi) accoumS tse elfect of isen techno!uîgy pn pislis.ing -and tise use of eivilian emplilyces Il's my uriderstandinit lhaith 1kumher ot civulians employed hy the Hallon force sN higier Iian in surrniondin~-gis lic said. "Id lîkelio gel tise enlîre picture hisu lise way the +semn is curnently %isuitireti is I difficult 14, gel tise sýle pictuwl Mr' Maclssa& saîid liallon police chiet, Pler Campbell agreed lu ZI wîih tin to try lo hamnmer oui à def 1'n motisîv tur e calculait n tise numbher iii olicers nwees saiy lor Lh Halion force. lialton llv5we svill add îtlicr' te, thiscr ranks in jise coming year. a cost tabich pusiset polit ung cosqs higiser (han lasi yeae. 1*d bce quite content t0 base tise fial àiv (on tise hWgatil but 1 don't seed toha v. iC~ saîid Mr. Maclssac, "WisocseritJoe bas tise final %a> sisould bce clecitet hy tise Vui- ILî Tisere bas le lie a direct accîsmntahiluls- hetwee .n spendîng dMIars anti joli secuilis Currenily the police services huard gisu s tise final noti on thse annpai police budget. ls osembers are Largely appoinîrd hy thce pruîsncial goseronnrent Tse He councillor% alsu sit on tise huiardý -Regiongl appointees do, nol u.împn..e tise majority III tise huard antd lei's face it. people join ibese httJes anti tiseir represen*- talion acquires a lîfe of ils 0wn.'. MNr Macissac sid. -lis partty a fonctioni of husain nature. Once you gel invoiil in isoard dotauxl and purposes you stail tri lose your obectlviiy lits humannature Iii wanî t0 fitlin. Mr. Maclsac pîîînîed iu lise recentlY releaseti Whou Dues Wbai report hy Davidi Crombie and saip it recommendeti police reform. He re44'erated isis desîre lIo sec accountshîlîty in tise system. Nil suid tise prosvice must address tise issue lor Ilatre lu kc any action. Foc ail tise noise Vve matie *on these issues.' l'n isankfol Peter Campbsell sç our cbîef He bas co-operateti a great deal," saiti Mr. Maclssacý Hallon.. sN loeky toî hase hilm, lie bas sympatisy d ilhe big picturr. Mr. MaçIssac saîid tise nexi siep iî for. simn¶e dialogue to bc sel up atîis qhL police .sersices huard t0 estahsi a more realislle, mieîhoti for measuning tise neeti for police sevcsHe said Cief C'ampbell bas com- mitted 10 explore tisesmfethuîdol6gy Mr. Maclssac saylik dioesn't think thuc wili kc any major change s Io police ser- vicesuntil lise çÈrutjcural questions sur- round fng municpal refono atc worodtÉ. SHARON PRESSÉ R4LLS Barrtýtr,& Solicitor Sute 301 206 MaIn Streqt East MIItoflr FAROLY L.AW à DVORCE IIIIIII a Mo&