Esquimalt council has voted not to renew the 10-year Police Framework Agreement that governs policing in Victoria and Esquimalt.
Desjardins said the agreement has been challenging for both municipalities, which are making decisions on one budget despite having vastly different needs. The township believes a new service delivery model can be chosen and provided to the province for approval before the existing agreement expires at the end of December 2023.
Esquimalt tried to break away from the forced marriage a decade ago but was rebuffed by the province. While Esquimalt approved the core police budget, it did not approve funding for 10 new personnel — four civilian positions and two officers for the Assertive Community Treatment team, two officers who would be part of a co-responder team with Island Health, a cultural liaison officer to build bridges with the Indigenous, Black and people of colour communities, and a sergeant to work on cybercrime.
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