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Ottawa’s police Chief Charles Bordeleau wants to hire 10 officers to help fight increasing gun violence in the city.
The plan has the support of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, the chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, said Watson in a memo to fellow councillors on Tuesday.
Bordeleau plans to bring a report to the Ottawa Police Services Board at its June meeting. The officers would be added in October 2018.
The 10 officers would add $660,000 to city costs in 2018, said Watson, including $435,000 for staffing from October to December and $225,000 for vehicles and mobile data terminals.
However, the city is expected to take advantage of federal funding aimed at helping municipalities reduce gun, crime and gang violence, said Watson. While final details have not been announced, the federal government says it will commit $327.6 million over five years, and $100 million annually thereafter, to those initiatives.
The funds are expected to be available in April 2019, said Watson “We also understand the funding formula will be based on population and crime rate, adding more certainty to the funds we could expect to receive.”
The extra officers would investigate shootings, conduct covert investigations into people and groups involved in shootings, and offer community-based programs aimed at prevention and intervention.
“Hiring these 10 officers will reinforce our efforts to deal with the increase in shootings and gun violence we are seeing,” said Watson.
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The plan has the support of Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson and Coun. Eli El-Chantiry, the chair of the Ottawa Police Services Board, said Watson in a memo to fellow councillors on Tuesday.
Bordeleau plans to bring a report to the Ottawa Police Services Board at its June meeting. The officers would be added in October 2018.
The 10 officers would add $660,000 to city costs in 2018, said Watson, including $435,000 for staffing from October to December and $225,000 for vehicles and mobile data terminals.
However, the city is expected to take advantage of federal funding aimed at helping municipalities reduce gun, crime and gang violence, said Watson. While final details have not been announced, the federal government says it will commit $327.6 million over five years, and $100 million annually thereafter, to those initiatives.
The funds are expected to be available in April 2019, said Watson “We also understand the funding formula will be based on population and crime rate, adding more certainty to the funds we could expect to receive.”
The extra officers would investigate shootings, conduct covert investigations into people and groups involved in shootings, and offer community-based programs aimed at prevention and intervention.
“Hiring these 10 officers will reinforce our efforts to deal with the increase in shootings and gun violence we are seeing,” said Watson.
jmiller@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JacquieAMiller
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