‘Do not increase’: Halifax residents speak out against proposed police budget – Global News

November 23, 2023

Dozens of speakers showed up to a Halifax Board of Police Commissioners meeting on Wednesday night to show their displeasure towards proposed changes to the Halifax Regional Police budget.

The proposed 2024-25 operating budget is slated at $96,743,400, a 4.8-per cent increase from the previous year. According to Chief Don MacLean in a presentation to the board, the proposed $4,398,400 increase is crucial to the force.

The budget would add a dozen new patrol constables, additions to the community response office, hate crime unit and more.

MacLean said his force had seen an increased population in recent years, coupled with crime on the rise and significant weather events in previous years that had plagued the force.

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