RESIDENTS are being asked to pay more to enable Dorset Police to enhance its service and recruit new officers. Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner is proposing an increase to the precept - the element of a monthly council tax bill that funds policing - of £1.25 per month. Police & Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill said the increase would enable the force to deliver a balanced budget and pay for additional costs, some of which have been created as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. If approved, the figure would see those living in a Band D property paying an additional £15 a year for policing.