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WATERILX) CHIONICIE - maxim.» November 13. 2013 - l i > e o o - Regional police propose 4.7% budget Increase for next year BYBlulACKson Police services board members included a retroactive 2.7 per cent of about$l35 million. redeployed to frondine patrol from _ Forth! Chronicle still want Torigian and his staff to wage increase for 2012, followed by Last year‘s budget process other units ofthe service. Whittle the budget down to a 0.9 2.7 per cent and 2.95 per cent resulted in the planned reduction “We will have fewer hands in ocal police are doing “less per cent tax rate increase, in line increases in 2013 and 2014, respec' of the equivalent of eight first-class investigative files . . . so we'll be a with less.‘ according to chief with the goal set by the Region of tively. constables. But so far, only five little longer on a case. a little longer “ Matt Torigian, But regional Waterloo's administration and Under the new contract agree- have left. Also in 2013. retirement on afile,” Torigian said. taxpayers can still expect to pay finance committee. merit. a first-class constable earns packages were offered to senior Overall, police board members about $15 more per household for That will mean cutting close to more than $90,000 per year, up officers Three superintendents and were pleased with what they saw policing in 2014. $1 million, to bring the total base from the previous salaryof$83.000. one inspector chose to retire before initially and will consider further A preliminary budget described budget for policing under $141 mil- Salaries and benefits presented lan. I. 2014, bringing the number of revisions at next month's meeting as a “status quo" option was pre» lion in the 2014 preliminary budget senior officers from 16 down to 13. “This is only oneâ€"third of the sented to the police services board The draft budget notes that amount to about 512875 million. up “We are doing less with less. but regional budget. so you have to add last week adjustments to the base budget more than $6 million over2013. we're doing it in a way that we feel the other two»thirds in and that tarv It would result in a 4.7 per cent include a negotiated salary settle- That represents almost the still allows us to meet our strategic get is 1.9 per cent and that’s going increase to the police budget. merit, including changes to benefit entire budget increase. with about priorities and not compromise to be much more difficult than the translating to a 11 per cent hike on costs. Earlier this year, local police $141.5 million being proposed for community safety."stnted'l‘origian. police budget objective is,” said the regional tax levy. readied an arbitrated contract that 2014, compared to the 2313 budget Earlier this year, 33 ofioers were police board chairTom Galloway. . ‘ g5 M F" . ., .sz* ”.7: ._â€".t.\ .. c. Region of Waterloo . i i ‘ ‘ ‘ L; _I 5L ...L_:L ‘J -. L. ‘ 2 _ 1‘ - r * a PUBLIC NO I ICE ,_ _ _ . V _ (s, 7:, w__,_ \ J ;] I ‘71V'fir‘i‘ffii/‘l:.fj’/’ PUBUCINPUTMEEHNGSONTHE . 1 1‘ 1.ng .LJ'LLi. ‘ L; 2014 REGIONAL BUDGET m d ’ ' ’ ‘ . ,; g , 'id“ 7 . Public input meetings are scheduled to gather input on the 2014 Regional Budget. The meetings ‘ - y 3 ' i LL" 'III [let PaCkag :4 . will be held on: t. . , “ . a» '7, ’1..â€" _" .‘ "a"; mam, NOVEMBER 20. 2013 : Ni; 1; is ~ :9 ofnew Ouflander. RVR or tensor 6m”‘"“ " V 1‘ " 7 0 l 11 ES FWD" and I," ~ . , 2014 ut an er WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 11, 2013 V, " Mill”. owgnd“ '. i . . 6:00 pm. V t 2.4mm V ‘ , BOTH MEETlNGS WlLL BE HELD AT‘ ' ‘ CLIMATE Cm REGlONAL COUNCIL CHAMBER ‘ gwgoom 10/053 m 750 FREDERICK STREET, 2ND FLOOR, KITCHENER WITH MEN”. it you are interested in Regional serv1ces you may Wish to attend ‘ HEATED FRONT SEATS Final budget approval for water and wastewater user rates is scheduled for Wednesday. December 11. 2013 at 12 00 p m and final budget approval for all other Regional services is “u" 4 scheduled for Wednesday. January 15 2014 at 3 00 p m hidmelnslmlw 1o [WK + HST M rm t be 0 mm M W nded d - :mfflrw" 1.9%for84mthsorallincashl 0 ice 0 ese mee ings is mg given in accor ance w e umcrpa as ame an ~m_w Y EAR purchase price MmmHST the Region ‘5 Notice Policy ‘ Please vrsrt our websrte for more information on the Regional Budget http/Mww regionotwa- ‘ tenoo ca/regionalgovemment/budget asp or pick up a budget package after November 15, 2013 2013 La ncer SE Awe g Fl) 0 (33:15 {Q R D ‘ at the CounCil £1 Administrative Serv1ces Office, l50 Frederick Street, 2nd Floor. Kitchener To SE Awe Features Include: . ‘, . . .V : , _. , E speak to 3 Finance Department stall person regarding the budget. please call Cheryl Braan at ‘ 2 4i. 00H( MW'EC HYUNDER ENGINE (168 HP) ' ' 519-575-4705 e al C8 @r terloo ca ‘ °’ m ' ’33" ”mm i . ALL-WHEEL comm iiwo wmi You are welcome to attend any of the scheduled budget meetings or the Comic” meetings For DRIVE MODE SELECT“? a copy of the budget schedule please VlSll our website, as above You Will only be allowed to ‘ mm SPOILER register as a delegation at the two public meetings on November 20th and December 1101,2013. ‘ m STABIUZER BAR Please call the Council d Administrative Sewices Office, 519675-4420 to register to speak at the putilicmeeb'ngsby 4.30pm onMonday, November 18th(lortheNovember20thmeeting) and .. Monday, December 9th (for the December 11th meeting) :71 if you require accessrble semices to parhcrpate in these meetings, please contact the CounCil and ‘ "a m {a "$1,: ' w...“ n . , ,â€" Administrative SerVices office by the Friday prior to the meeting '1» .' m or a m COS [MImN-im _ h a; , ., mcommiisr ........... ‘ mm 1‘, " _’ mmhuuhmâ€"nin-Hunâ€"nmmmnauw . y . ' i _ . ‘ alswlâ€"IKM fishâ€"umMn-u Regional Clerk - - . - All comments and information received from indiwduals. stakeholder groups and armies regarding the budget are being collected to assist the Region at Waterloo in making a deci- sion, Under the Humans/Act. personal information such as name. address, telephone number, ' and property location that may be included in a submmm becomes part of the public record r ; 527 King St N ‘ Questions regarding the collection of this intormatlon should be relerred to Cheryl Braan. as 1- ‘ Waterloo - ‘ l m ‘ _L,‘, _ 7 7 www.h:wi§itsubl_slil.gonl Across from Conestoga Mall j