Project Summary-Revised - Additional RCMP members (N-054)
A project-specific summary detailing the necessity and cost of increasing the RCMP member count for the West Shore detachment.
Project Summary-Revised
Priority: Strategic Project Name: Additional RCMP members Reference: 1-2-02000-310 / CC 800-06 Submitted by: K. Anema, CAO
Executive Summary
The RCMP completed the GDSA study to establish the appropriate complement of RCMP members for the West Shore detachment. The estimate for View Royal RCMP members is proposed to increase to 13.35 members effective in the year 2022 and to 13.55 in 2024.
Council confirmed the addition of an RCMP member starting November 1, 2022, during the 2022-2026 Financial Planning budget workshops. The addition is funded by the Police Operating reserve.
Business problem and opportunity
The RCMP completed the GDSA study to establish the appropriate complement of RCMP members for the West Shore detachment.
Proposed project objectives
To establish the required level of RCMP members to provide the level of service described within the GDSA study:
- A twelve (12) minute response time to urgent calls,
- 35 percent Calls for Service time; and,
- Two (2) units free from calls to respond to an emergency.
Business risks
Without an increase in manpower service level objectives may not be met.
Proposed sources of funding
Police operating reserve
Costs and benefits
| Costs | FY1 | FY2 | FY3 | FY4 | FY5 | 5-year Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital | 0 | |||||
| Operational | 23,240 | 143,000 | 176,000 | 181,000 | 185,000 | 708,240 |
| Total | 23,240 | 143,000 | 176,000 | 181,000 | 185,000 | 708,240 |
| Benefits | |
|---|---|
| Tangible | |
| Intangible |
Recommendation
THAT the Committee recommend the 2022-2026 Financial Plan include a 1.0 FTE increase starting in 2022 to be funded by RCMP operating reserve.
Additional Information
Average of 2017 and 2018- Members
| Current Members | AVG % | # of 90 baseline positions | growth Rate % | #of member increase | Member totals | Member Increase by | Total Members by 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colwood | 16.6 | 18.0% | 16.2 | 15% | 2.42 | 18.59 | 1.99 | 18.6 |
| Langford | 47.05 | 49.1% | 44.2 | 25% | 11.04 | 55.22 | 7.72 | 55.05 |
| View Royal | 10.35 | 14.4% | 12.9 | 5% | 0.65 | 13.58 | 3.23 | 13.55 |
| Provincial | 7 | 17.4% | 15.6 | 0% | 0.00 | 15.64 | 0.00 | 7 |
| Totals | 81 | 98.8% | 88.9 | 45.0% | 14.12 | 103.03 | 12.94 | 94.20 |
Proposed Increases
| Year: | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEMBERS | 85 | 88 | 91 | 93 | 94 |
| Colwood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Langford | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| View Royal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Assume an increase of 1.0 FTE starting November 2022 per Council direction during 2022 budget workshops. Assume inflation at 2.5% per year. RCMP contract cost for 2022/23 at 100% is $203,416 and at 70% is $142,391 exclusive of overtime and other costs. Funding from operating reserve is based on the equivalent of 1.5 full-time member cost each year, allocated first to non-core costs relating to RCMP member increases.