Letter dated May 6, 2024 from T. Mandewo, UBCM President, Re: 2024 AVICC Resolution - Modernize the Police Cost Sharing Formulas and Ban on Rodent Glue Traps
Acknowledgement of resolutions regarding RCMP funding frameworks and a province-wide ban on rodent glue traps.
May 6, 2024
Mayor Sid Tobias Town of View Royal 45 View Royal Avenue Victoria, BC V9B 1A6
Dear Mayor Tobias:
Re: 2024 AVICC Resolution(s)
UBCM is in receipt of the attached resolution(s) endorsed by your Council. Your resolution(s) received endorsement at the 2024 AVICC Spring Convention.
As such, the resolution(s) will be included in UBCM Resolutions Book for the 2024 UBCM Convention in September.
Please contact Jamee Justason, Resolutions and Policy Analyst, if you have any questions about this process, email: jjustason@ubcm.ca.
Sincerely,
Councillor Trish Mandewo UBCM President
Enclosure
Modernize the Police Cost Sharing Formulas
View Royal
Whereas inflation, officer burnout, rising equipment costs, and rapidly increasing officer salaries have made the existing cost sharing formulas and RCMP policing costs unsustainable for local governments;
And whereas the Province’s housing legislation, including Bill 44 and Bill 47, could potentially lead to increased policing costs, while Bill 46 will allow for police facilities to be funded through development cost charges, but will not help address the issue of police capacity:
Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to work with local governments to develop a new RCMP funding framework that gradually increases the cost-share rate for local governments at the 5,000, 10,000, 20,000 and 40,000 population thresholds.
And be it further resolved that the above amendments be implemented immediately, prior to the 2026 federal census.
Convention Decision:
Ban on Rodent Glue Traps
View Royal, Saanich
Whereas glue traps are an ineffective method for controlling rodents as they fail to address the root causes of an infestation, including access to food and shelter, and they cause fear, pain and distress for captured animals, including rodents and non-target animals like birds, bats, small mammals, amphibians, reptiles, and household pets;
And whereas most users are not capable of humanely killing trapped animals, leaving them to suffer for hours, and even days, before dying of suffocation, dehydration, starvation, exhaustion, or exposure:
Therefore be it resolved that AVICC and UBCM ask the Province of British Columbia to implement a province-wide ban on the sale, purchase, and use of glue traps.
Convention Decision:
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