In the media release, PAPS chief Jon Bergen said, in part, his members respond to an average 50 calls during each 12-hour shift.
“If a base tax is approved it would allow for additional police resources in Prince Albert equipping us to deploy members to more proactive and preventive policing initiatives that would better balance the work load of our front-line members and enhance our overall service to the community,” he said.
According to council documents, the new tax would generate $554,505 in 2021.
The city has already approved a $17.4 million dollar police budget for 2021. Policing accounts for 25 per cent of the city’s entire general fund budget.
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