4omBisumo WeTI believe.. in helping. Anyone. Anywhere Police seeking $5.8 million budget hike for next year By Christna Consansso onp rt ' er ago.leýdabek CAN~ADIAN CHAMPION STAFF nri -itrKgeae ((Iw ýv ilt.[1v n pardd vtg bag tkeý23Iprý 1falon kigitinil Fiiarc lîs-kin g fo r a $i51 8mullionu iidgî'î ni rt-,.i al 20 12 IîLC- i liti-f Uails rkitIl 'ti1I a>-tuh irt.gisit tiîi-.s [-iilc ilimaticf foi pîî n V'As ic p iii iii do more fui re uiir Il -bc s.wIi diurng 1 h- rs uli iniao and linante b udgetî inc-cting 1 hie 2012 lunding rquesi -,how% a $ 122 2 million budget e.spendîiiue Last ycar, alter regional cîsuncil apprcssed a (i Ye cw ent police budget hilie, the Lhief was asked 10 kccp futurr budget increases arsund the rate of inflaton Comring in %wuih a 3 2 pM cent incoeasc for 2012 - and $1 2 million losever thîn what s- foirt-u-îsied li iM I 1 - dîif just that. ]bhe huifiit w.îs aîpprovedi by the commit- bc and si il hi' furw,îrded to tht' budlget revew iiwn'iiî i, hefi re goiing io wiciu'îi% oiîi .l foi lIna lir~î tlcc'enificr 14 (,iiiiss '".iit)n is tht' pnîmerst mcn item on the ftud>,c. itiuikilt iîip altîtut 85 pXt rni ViI expenses ai SI0 L'46 millioni - a $66( million increasi f ror 2011 Of the tnt-e, $2 3 mil- lion is relatcd to coniraci settlements. The- agreemreni runs unul Liecember 31 and atwerd- cd wuage increases of 9,2 per cent user thoee ycaîs. About $1.15 million Ls alloîrued fo new es includtng 14 unilormi cvfficers, onte civil- ian posiîttin and fisc cisiltan contraci poi- Crrtwell said changes in the justice systemn anad timc-consummng "The tie speni b> police (in invesigaions, court preparaikins and tak-ing a cars' ihnsugh the )ustic:e ssiem *has sk>-rtxtcled. 1~~ h- e th Sle, -i * Visit us in dowrîtown Milton before Dec. 151h, 201110o find ouI how Itou c receive a Manutacturer s Rebaf e on set W HunIer Doi.iglas producf s Hunterflougi Sdredlule a free in home consultation todlayî /' mrt, Aî-.nsî iv a àfiittiîý11 siiilcnu csali tikc- Q(10c [-,rtiici tmoreî iîîîc L riiutcll -aud lie js'i ai i~u ,--I 'iii thiti iiiiig- ilic uplihufitig if iourt wsi iLirv ail lrisîiicîr :rin-spoitioutn iii, front tIse ns uniLialtice ti, th'iPonce - . hxi bt-gimni April 1liton contiitius tii 'ainctin the- losse oflicer io population and cosi per captta ratitis oif neghbounng police fores 'VS- coninue lis have otof the lowest crme rates uni thet soutirs. said Croîscîl -1 dont iaie fuil t-redit lor thai. bit oui service dlisery modef plais a roîeý Ilurfingîcin Loicilîsti Pauil Sfsturitat iaisedc cciicîris abtîst thtie wpîîlî c pt popul;iitcui ratii t'- Iialiink pipulation coninuecs nol tri pitilauton pressiiiabl reflet is the nature il cOliie as ir exsss %Whai s th- prishalsility the- nature tif crmes setîl change if we gios dri- matically?' Ceno-eIl saud that ctsuld s-cr weîl he a real- îty in Halt-te. 'lis niot nIs popcilaii gi-owth, but alsot higher dctsiy gnswtbh patter% and dcinographîs changes, he -aid. addîng thai the grîwtb could iivoIlv an iscîcase to the- offcet ratiii The 3 2 per c-cnt Porlice buîdgt tn-i-ase wcîuld rt-suit in a regional tax increase uf about $14. hnngmng tht- a-t-rage regttrnal taxes piiid in ialicin tobuiti $1,3 18, a 1 I pt-r cent increrasc [nîmn 2011 Christina mmîsas can lie reie d ai ccommisso@mlionscanadanichampion.corn. ,n Inside Todayts Champion an lebt lis Zyi( DATELINE COMMJNMT 7 SPORTS 1 CLASSIFIE 22 v. AEGV90-7-0