Hello Police

Right on Councillor Peter! I supported Councillor Ron Dowling the last term with this and voted in favour the last time. Sorry Ron, was just the two of us! This time I was very supportive again. I feel the Crime Prevention Committee, Management (Chief) and the Police Union should be involved in developing the terms of reference. Long overdue and nice to see a policy story in the paper instead of tabloid stuff like councillors now making 5.00 an hour instead of 2.50.

Police service to undergo review
Summerside Police
Published on April 1, 2011
Published on April 1, 2011
Mike Carson
SUMMERSIDE - The long-awaited review of the city's police service will get under this year after city council voted to approve $60,000 in the 2011 municipal budget for an independent study.
The department has not undergone a review since amalgamation 16 years ago and previous efforts by former city council police committee chairmen were scuttled by council because it was felt the costs were too high.
With the election of new councillors last November, that attitude changed and the money allotted is seen as an investment in the department and in the safety for residents and police officers, rather than an expense.
Councillor Peter Holman said the review is long overdue.
"I think it is critical that it be done for the department," Holman said. "I've a meeting with the head of the union for the police services as well as a couple of the officers on the board and they're very much in favour of this review being done."
The committee chairman said all aspects of the department will be under review.
"We're going to be looking at the total operation of the department," Holman said. "Manpower right down to equipment, training, morale issues, working shifts, that type of thing. We're doing a total review."
Holman said this will be an independent review of the department from top to bottom.
"I've been speaking with a company in Calgary in regards to getting information as to the costs associated with doing the review," he said.
A time frame for the when the review will be completed has not be set.
"But we do want to get it done as quickly as possible. I expect we would probably see it within the next three months get started."