THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF NELSON

REQUEST TO APPEAR AS A DELEGATION

DATE:
November 21, 2016 Committee of the Whole
TOPIC:
Nelson Police Board Delegation (20 minutes)
PROPOSAL:
Provisional Police Budget for 2017
PROPOSED BY:
Nelson Police Board Budget Committee
_____________________________________________________________________
ANALYSIS SUMMARY:
In compliance with the Police Act, the Nelson Police Board is required to have an
approved provisional police budget for 2017 by November 30, 2016. Chief Constable
Burkart will present the budget accompanied by Police Board Directors Liz Edwards
(Municipal representative), Am Naqvi and Hilda Taylor (Provincial representatives).
BENEFITS OR DISADVANTAGES AND NEGATIVE IMPACTS:
This presentation is a legislated requirement and provides information to Council and
the public. The Nelson Police Board has provided the Provisional Budget for 2017 and
will speak to this at the meeting.
LEGISLATIVE IMPACTS, PRECEDENTS, and POLICIES:
It is within Council mandate and authority to hear the delegation.
COSTS AND BUDGET IMPACT - REVENUE GENERATION:
The 2017 Nelson Police Board budget requires Councils approval. The Nelson Police
Board budget will be approved by Council during the Citys annual 5-year Financial
Planning process.
OPTIONS AND ALTERNATIVES:
1.
Receive and thank the presenters
2.
Receive the proposed 2017 budget
3.
Refer to staff with direction
ATTACHMENTS:
2017 Pre-reading package
2017 Budget presentation
RECOMMENDATION:
That Council hears from the Nelson Police Board Budget Committee and receives the
2017 provisional police budget for the Nelson Police Department.
AUTHOR:

REVIEWED BY:

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DEPUTY CORPORATE OFFICER

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CITY MANAGER

Pre-Reading Package - Provisional Budget 2017

OUR MISSION

Preserve the quality of life in our

community.
Prevent crime, preserve the peace and
protect lives and property.
Enforce the laws of Canada in a just,
impartial and equitable manner.

OUR VALUES
Integrity
Respect

OUR VISION
A safe community
f
through policing excellence.

Innovation
Compassion
Accountability

Sharing Success in the Future

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

The Nelson Police Board is comprised of 6 Directors, all

residents of the City of Nelson.
4 of the Directors are appointed by the Province of British
Columbia, and 1serves as a municipal representative, appointed
by City Council. The Mayor serves as the 6th Director and is the
Police Boards Chair.
Directors are selected from all facets of our community.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

Elected November 15, 2014

Deb Kozak is the first woman to serve as Mayor of the City of Nelson.
She has served three terms on City Council and is the President of the
Association of Kootenay Boundary Local Governments. Deb chairs the
Columbia River Treaty Local Governments Committee and is passionate
about the future of the Columbia Basin. In her capacity as mayor, Deb is a
Director of the Regional District of Central Kootenay and serves on the
Recreation Commission. She is one of the founding members of the
Nelson and Area Economic Development Partnership.
Deb is a community builder who has worked in both the private and nonprofit sectors and has served on volunteer organizations at local,
provincial and national levels.
Deb was born and raised in Saskatchewan, and completed her education
in Saskatoon. She has lived in Nelson for over 30 years, where she and
her husband Peter raised two children, Terry and Laura. In 2014, the
family joyfully welcomed granddaughter Aizlinn.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

Nelson Police Board

Director Elizabeth Edwards

Appointed September 15, 2016 Municipal Appointment

Liz Edwards has been living in Nelson for the last fourteen years,
having moved from the lower mainland.
She is currently employed as a clinical pharmacist at Kootenay Lake
Hospital and a fitness instructor at the Nelson and District Community
Complex.
Liz completed her pharmacy degree at UBC followed by her hospital
pharmacy residency at St. Pauls Hospital where she started her
pharmacy career before moving to Nelson.
Being active and involved in the community is important to Liz; she has
been the swim director for the Nelson Cyswognfun Triathlon for the
past 10 years as well as having volunteered with the Nelson Nordic Ski
Club.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

Appointed July 21, 2011 Provincial Appointment

Born and raised in Saskatchewan, Barb began her
career in the Federal Government in her hometown
of Wynyard. She transferred to British Columbia in
1972 and later transferred to the Provincial
Government where she worked for Ministry of
Transportation and Highways as a Financial Officer
and ended her career in Nelson as the Government
Agent.
Barbara is now retired and lives with her husband
Grant, also retired, in Nelson. She has served as a
Director on the Kootenay Lake Hospital Foundation.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

Nelson Police Board

Director Amed Naqvi

Appointed June 30, 2016 Provincial Appointment
Amed Naqvi is a retired Partner with Berg Naqvi Lehmann, Chartered
Accountants in Nelson. Active in the community, he is a Director of
Kootenay Savings Credit Union.
In the past, Mr. Naqvi served as Vice Chair with the Community First
Health Cooperative, President of the Nelson Golf and Recreation Society,
and President of Kootenay Lake General Hospital, to name a few.
Professionally, he served as President and Council member for the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC. In 2004, he received the
Fellow of Chartered Accountants. Mr. Naqvi holds his Bachelor of
Commerce and is a designated FCPA/ FCA.
Mr. Naqvi serves on the Board of Directors of the Columbia Basin Trust
as Finance & Audit Committee Chair.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

Appointed June 22, 2012 Provincial Appointment

Born in Scotland, Bill grew up in Ontario, Canada where he received an
Honours BA in English Literature at Trent University. Other degrees
followed over the years including a Bachelor of Education, a Masters
Degree in Educational Administration, and a Ph.D. in Educational
Leadership.

Bill began teaching in Fort St. John and moved to Nelson to become the
principal of L.V. Rogers Secondary School. He then served the school
district as District Principal for Distance Education, International Programs
and Technology, Director of Instruction, and ultimately Superintendent of
Schools until his retirement.
Bill now works out of his office in Nelson. He facilitates meetings and
speaks at conferences on a variety of topics such as team building, time
management, and decision making or presenting his keynote address,
Head, Hands, Heart: What Every Organization Needs to Know. Bill
received an Outstanding Community Leadership award for his work as
Vice President of the BC Seniors Games in 2011. He is a Master Trainer
for True Colors International.
Bills wife, Brenda, is also a teacher and they have two adult daughters
who live in Vancouver.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

Appointed June 22, 2012 Provincial Appointment

Hilda has lived in the City of Nelson for the past ten years. She is has
recently retired as Branch Manager, Kootenay Insurance Services Ltd.
Recently she had served as negotiator on behalf of Kootenay Insurance
Services management in collective bargaining.
Hilda has twenty years of experience as an insurance broker working
throughout various parts of the province, including Terrace, Kelowna
and the Kootenays. Prior to her move to Canada in 1978, she lived in the
Republic of Ireland. She worked for Meath County Council first as a
clerical officer, then assistant staff officer and finally, town clerk of a
small municipality. Her education and experience while living in Ireland
gave her a good grounding in legal procedure and legislation. She lived
there during a time of political upheaval, an experience that made her
more keenly aware of the tragic consequences of the breakdown of
political systems.
Hilda has been an active volunteer in the various communities in which
she has lived. She was a secretary for Kelowna Minor Hockey,
volunteered for many soccer and hockey teams through the years and
she is currently serving as Director of the Granite Pointe Golf Club. She
is deeply interested in and committed to the well-being of the
community of Nelson.

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

19 Nelson PD has an Authorized Strength of 19 sworn personnel.

18 positions are presently filled.
2 In addition, we have 2 sworn members seconded to the
Integrated Road Safety Unit (IRSU) (All costs recovered)

7 - Reserve Police Officers

4 Full-time Police Dispatchers and 4 Part-time Dispatchers

2.5 - Bylaw Enforcement Officers

1 - Court Liaison/Bylaw Adjudication Clerk

1 - Executive Assistant ~ Department General Secretary

2 - Victim Services Unit staff (Integrated NPD/RCMP Program)

1 Restorative Justice Coordinator

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

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2017 Budget Presentation to

Council - Backgrounder
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Police to Population Ratio (2015/16 Statistics)

Canada
1 officer:
British Columbia
1 officer:
Nelson
1 officer:

520 persons (192 officers per

100,000 population)
529 persons (189 officers per 100,00 population)
585 persons (taxpayer based per 10,532 population)
Approx. 1000 persons (Core City based)

Criminal Case Burden per Member

o

Nelsons case load of 50 per member is high in comparison with other comparable
independent municipal police services such as Central Saanichs case load of 19 and Oak
Bays case load of 21.
Calls for service are up slightly YTD

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

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o
o

Provide a safe, crime-free community for citizens of all

ages
Reduce the rate, impact and fear of crime
Provide redress for victims, resolve conflict and promote
social harmony
Create proactive initiatives for drug and traffic
enforcement, community interaction, consultation, and
education; and to increase police presence in downtown
core.
Consult with the Police Board, City Council and all
impacted community groups and/or stakeholders as
regards our goals and objectives.
2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

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All Members, in addition to their other duties, coordinate programs and partnerships engaged
in by all regular and reserve members of the Department, including:
ICBC Programs

Emergency Services Camp

Bicycle Safety Program and Rodeo

Nelson Police Charity Fishing Derby

Provincial Aggressive Driving Campaign

School Lectures and Sports Events

Enhanced Provincial Counterattack Campaign

Violence Against Women in Relationships

(VAWIR) Committee

Traffic Safety Committee

Nelson Police Reserve Park Patrol

Emergency Preparedness Committee

Anti-Graffiti Program

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)

Fraud/Loss Prevention

Nelson Committee on Homelessness

Nelson Mental Health Committee

Street Culture Collaborative

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

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24/7 service call response & public assistance counter

2017 One Beat officer on each Platoon

General Investigation Section (major & serious crime)

Community Policing Program

Integrated Regional Victim Services Program

Regional Detention and Remand Facility

West Kootenay Integrated Road Safety Unit (2 sworn members)

By-Law enforcement (Parking & Animal Control) (2.5 officers)

Reserve police officers (citizen volunteers, Park Patrol) (7 Reserves)

Restorative Justice (.5 P/T Coordinator)

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

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Challenge #1- Safe streets protection of our citizens and their property - injuries to
members due to NPD being under strength and the increase in street level
violence/mental health.
Opportunity: The approved authorized strength will allow for a safer community by
means of an enhanced deployment of police officers on our streets.
Challenge #2 Provincial policing standards review.
Opportunity: Provides an opportunity for NPD to accomplish a service delivery that is
comparable to other municipal police services.
Challenge #3 Bylaw adjudication and/or other bylaw processes add duties and tasks
to Court Liaison Officer and Dispatchers.
Opportunity: Effective deployment of approved civilian position funding
Challenge #4 Costs associated to expired collective agreements.
Opportunity: Collective agreement is expected to be in place by early 2017 to
alleviate unnecessary stress on our members, Police Board and the City.
Challenge #5- - Present Police Radio System does not meet the needs of the department
Opportunity Will provide police officers with an emergency services quality radio system,

making the members and our community safer through better interoperability with our law
enforcement partners (consultants report pending).
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2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

$2,202,612

$2,292,808

$2,353,558

$2,424,159

$2,579,309

$2,628,013

$2,812,168

$2,843,909

$2,994,854

$2,924,528*

+4%
($91,724)

+4%
($90,196)

+3%
($60,750)

+3%
($70,601)

+4%
($155,150)

+2%
($48,704)

7.0%
($184,155)

1.1%
($31,741)

5.3%
($150,945)

-2.3%
(-$70,326)

2017 Provisional Request

$ 3,178,291*
*Actual increase in budget approximately
$253,763 or 8.7% includes increase of one
sworn member, one civilian member and
anticipated general salary increase.

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Wages and benefits for police rose 38% over the ten year period
leading into 2017 yet our officers are still the lowest paid of the
municipal departments. These increases have eroded each
dollar given to us for operations and other initiatives (collective
agreement expired 2012 negotiations ongoing)
Wages and benefits currently represent approximately 86 cents
out of each budget dollar
Recent increase in our sworn strength by 1 member after 20
years of status quo
Recent increase in our civilian administrative support strength by
1 member after 30 years of status quo

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Costs Per Member - The Core City Phenomenon

Downloading of Provincial Responsibilities

In 2016 the average cost per municipal officer = $194,874 which is a per capita cost
of $365.
In Nelson, with the requested 2017 budget increase, the average cost per member is
estimated at $182,732 with a per capita cost of $312 (based on 10,532 citizens).
If the core city factor was considered, and more citizens paid for the policing they
receive, the per capita cost would be much lower.
The Nelson Police Department:
o

Polices more people than they are funded for by taxpayers alone

Undertakes an urban rather than rural style of policing

Works in a City that provides a tremendous amount of centralized core services

for a great number of marginalized citizens, many of whom do not live in Nelson
Polices a city that has four busy seasons, during which visitors and residents
from around the Kootenay region come to Nelson
Is affected by the provinces downloading of costs for policing services onto
municipalities. This has added to the workload and responsibility of many other
City departments as well
Has an increasing workload associated with the supervision and management of
the bylaw department, including the bylaw adjudication process.
(Source: Police Resources In British Columbia )
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Funding for mandated training for all NPD police officers in

accordance with provincial policing standards to minimize
liability for the City of Nelson
Police Accountability - Costs for our participation in
Independent Investigations Office (IIO) and/or OPCC
investigations is significant
Increasing costs of the on-going Provincial Policing Standards
Review
Negotiations re the expired Collective Agreement(s) for sworn
personnel
Potential Costs Associated to a new radio system

2017 Budget Presentation to Council - Backgrounder

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o
o

Work with the Police Board to determine priorities for 2016 Strat Plan.
Further expansion of the Beat Officer positions to address various public
order, street and traffic and community safety bylaws
Effective deployment of additional civilian members to accomplish
administrative tasks on behalf of police personnel, to maximize the time
operational officers are actually out in the community and to reduce
workloads on existing sworn/civilian staff.
Continue to enhance communications and accessibility between the
Departments personnel and the citizens of Nelson, by the use of the new
website and by utilizing social media strategies, tools and best practices.
Initiate new, and enhance existing, public outreach programs for the benefit
of vulnerable citizens of all ages

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NELSON POLICE DEPARTMENT

2017 PROVISIONAL BUDGET

Police Board Directors Liz Edwards, Am Naqvi and Hilda Taylor

Chief Constable Paul Burkart

BC POLICE ACT
SECTION 27(1)

Pre-Reading Package

Our Power-Point
Presentation

Presentation Components

Receipt by Council of the

2017 Provisional Budget

Questions Arising

Where your tax dollar goes:

Nelson Municipal
Library, $0.04
Rec & Community
Services, $0.11

Reserves, Debt, $0.02

$0.04
Corporate Services,
$0.18

Police Services,
$0.22

Operations,
$0.21

Fire Services,
$0.12

Other Protective
Services, $0.06

*20% of General Budget Expenditure

THE NELSON POLICE DEPARTMENTS BUDGET

GOOD VALUE OVER THE YEARS
TAX DRAW BY DEPARTMENTAL FUNCTION:
2003 =
2005=
2010=
2013=
2015=
2016=

20.00%
20.60%
21.35%
22.17%
22.11%
22.13%

AN INCREASE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5% IN A DECADE

Nelson Operational Expenditures

2016
Other Adjustments
0%

Amortization
13%

General Gov
9%

Police
Protection
9%

Other
Protective
Services
5%
Solid Waste Mgmt
and Recycling
1%
Health, Social Services
and Housing
0%

Other Services
32%

Transporation and Transit

12%

Sewer
Services
4%

Parks,
Recreation
and Culture
9%

Water Services
4%

Development Services
2%

Nelson Police Department & Comparator Departments (Police Services Division 2014)
Comparator

Population

Authorized
Strength

Citizens per
Officer

Criminal Code
Offences

Crime Rate

Case Load Per

Officer

Nelson PD

10,532

18

585

856

81

50

Cost Per
Citizen/Adjusted w/o
Federal Discount
$312 (est. for 2017)

Central Saanich
PD

15,794

23

687

428

27

19

$233

Oak Bay PD

17,448

23

759

479

27

21

$258

Castlegar

7,864

13

605

218

28

17

$220/$270

Trail

7,527

14

538

693

92

50

$285/$349

Notes:
The a/m two independent Municipal police services are recognized by Police Services Division (PSD) as legitimate comparators for the Nelson Police
Department.
What is not factored into these statistics is the fact that Nelson is a core city. Oak Bay and Central Saanich are not. Our street, bridge and traffic studies
have shown that we police a population of approximately 16,000 citizens (and more, depending on the season) on a daily basis. If we did factor in the
core city phenomenon, that would mean a citizen per officer rate of 888 citizens as opposed to the 585 a/m.
StatsCan 2015 Canadian cop to pop average is 192 officers per 100,000 citizens (or 518 citizens per officer) NPD would have 19 police officers.
The Nelson Police Department works with one of the highest crime rate and highest case load per officer of all 11 independent police services in BC.
Trails RCMP contract increased by 5.51% with no increase in civilian or sworn strength. In their slide presentation to council, they included the
following statement With the recent court decision allowing RCMP Members to bargain collectively, there could be further cost pressures.

Crime Severity Statistics - 2015

Crime Severity Index

Clearance Rates

City

Total

Violent

NonViolent

Total

Violent

NonViolent

Nelson

80.31

71.15

83.48

42.92

103.74

25.27

Trail

74.2

52.16

82.06

40.25

86.05

29.65

Castlegar

43.89

41.08

44.83

28.13

50.24

20.75

Cranbrook

75.89

95.97

68.43

32.22

57.42

27.21

Oak Bay

32.24

7.69

41.11

22.8

75.54

19.21

Central
Saanich

32.77

23.92

35.92

36.77

81.28

25.99

PROVISIONAL BUDGET 2017

2016 YTD

2016 Budget

2017 Budget

Police Revenues
Police Prisoner Recovery
NPD Staff secondment recovery
Traffic fine sharing
Other revenue

Total

135,892
118,607
127,881
8,950
391,330

180,000
198,500
121,000
31,117
530,617

180,000
222,320
121,000
31,117
554,437

Total

334,028
46,723
380,751

382,989
62,900
445,889

390,649
52,900
443,549

Total

2,375,698
153,172
52,178
2,581,048

2,654,879
284,000
70,377
3,009,256

2,939,802
279,000
70,377
3,289,179

Net Total

2,570,469

2,924,528

3,178,291

Police Admin
Salary & Benefits
Supplies & Services

Police Operations
Salary & Benefits
Supplies & Services
Building expense

2017 Funding requests

Restorative justice coordinator
$

20,000
20,000

12,500
?
12,500

2017 Capital requests

RTIC
Radios

Questions
Receipt of the 2017 Nelson Police Department Provisional Budget