New West council backs down on proposal to freeze police budget after police board disapproves
Posted: Feb 02, 2021 4:00 AM PT | Last Updated: February 2 New Westminster's police budget is proposed to rise from $30.8 million in 2020 to $32.5 million in 2021. (CBC) A rare proposal in British Columbia to freeze the amount of money given to a local police department was quickly scuttled by New Westminster after its police board said it didn't approve of the idea. New Westminster council voted 5-2 on Monday evening to accept the city's police board argument they could not hold its budget at the same $30.8 million figure as 2020, due to increases in collective wages and targeted funds tow...