BC’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General announced in July 2023 that the City of Surrey will maintain a municipal police service and not revert back to an RCMP-only police service.

This session will compare and contrast the transition plans, timelines and budgets:

• Reconciling the public support and the statistical data for a municipal police service
• Highlighting elements from the proposed policing model
• Staffing levels and community partnerships
• Financial projections
• Maintaining existing assets versus acquiring new
• Managing active investigation files amid the transition