Surrey Police Union says 2-officer cop cars won't increase costs
Union says Mayor Brenda Locke is circulating ‘misinformation’
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Union says Mayor Brenda Locke is circulating ‘misinformation’
Union says Mayor Brenda Locke is circulating ‘misinformation’
The mayor of Surrey has accused the city's municipal police force of running a $26 million budget deficit last year – a claim the Surrey Police Union characterized as "misinformation."
Mike Farnworth says Brenda Locke is undermining transition from RCMP to SPS, meanwhile Locke insists the province doesn’t have the authority to dictate what happens with policing in Surrey
The Surrey Police Union said the city is refusing to pay the newest 10 SPS recruits, by keeping them out of the city’s payroll system. That’s forcing the union to cover their cheques, for now, at a cost of $18,000 so far.