Craig SlossI think that reallocating the unspent portion of the police budget is only part of the solution -- really, the Region should stop budgeting for a surplus at all and proactively allocate that money to preventative services. What other municipal agencies budget for a surplus position? #WaterlooRegion #PoliceBudget https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/two-waterloo-region-councillors-call-on-waterloo-regional-police-to-share-some-surplus-funds-as/article_a06a8f2f-2a0c-5cca-bb5f-d08cbab64ae2.html?source=newsletter&utm_content=a01&utm_source=ml_nl&utm_medium=email&utm_email=46DC9CBF949AF9B3B3B3EDCDC454C110&utm_campaign=wrhp_161991
Two Waterloo Region councillors call on Waterloo Regional Police to share some surplus funds as region sets on a challenging 2024 budget process
Waterloo Regional Police Chief Mark Crowell says taking police reserve money is a move to ‘defund the police,’ calling the action ‘imprudent and destabilizing’