Whereas municipalities and rural areas in Northern BC continue to experience intense growth due to the expansion of resource development; And whereas there has been little to no increase for decades in Provincial policing resources to support to growing rural areas serviced out of combined post detachments located within municipalities: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM call on the provincial government to mandate the RCMP to conduct an analysis of all combined post detachments in the province to ensure that there is adequate resourcing for provincially funding RCMP members and administrative support staff.
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Government is aware of the potential impacts that resource development can have on local services. Ministry staff have looked at various models across government and continue to assess potential impacts in order to be ready to address them as needed. The Ministry will be looking at the outcomes of the Provinces Community Readiness Project as a source of best practices that can be used to mitigate the impacts that major industrial developments have on public safety. In addition to this cross-government work being undertaken, Ministry staff and the RCMP continue to work to identify and adequately plan for potential impacts of major development projects on policing and police resources. Ministry staff continue to liaise with the RCMP to ensure adequate and effective services are delivered as per the Police Act and the Provincial Police Service Agreement. This includes ensuring that resource levels for each portion of an integrated provincialmunicipal detachment are commensurate to workload demands and accountable to the jurisdiction they are assigned to.
Assistant Commissioner, Criminal Operations Officer, E Division Core Policing, RCMP Although the funding of such positions is the responsibility of the Province, I can speak to the processes involved in making resourcing determinations and requests for personnel. Over the last two years, the RCMP has transitioned to the General Duty Staffing Analysis GDSA methodology as one tool used to assess resourcing needs. The methodology is now in place and data is currently being compiled in several communities. Along with environmental assessments of specific detachment areas, it is felt that our approach can provide an accurate assessment of resourcing requirements. In addition, each year the RCMP prepares a Multi-Year Plan MYP, pursuant to the terms of the Provincial Police Service Agreement. The Plan prioritizes requests for new positions and involves a rigorous internal process which includes submissions by local and district commanders, including GDSA recommendations if available. Areas in need of support are then included within the MYP and presented to the Province. Any new funding is distributed according to the prioritized areas of need. I would encourage all municipal and area representatives to continue to work with their detachment commanders in identifying priorities and providing feedback to assist the above processes in accurately reflecting local policing requirements.