Farnworth chides Surrey for not sharing report prior to policing vote
Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has once again turned up the heat on Surrey council with a second letter as Mayor Brenda Locke’s Surrey Connect majority intends to retain the RCMP as the police of jurisdiction rather than continue transitioning to the Surrey Police Service.
“It is troubling from a public safety perspective that Ministry officials are prevented an opportunity to provide advice regarding the suitability of the proposed plan to meet the mandatory and non-negotiable conditions,” Farnworth’s second letter to council reads. “It is also contrary to the good faith that Ministry Officials and City staff have been operating in to ensure that all relevant information is presented to Council to make an informed decision.
Farnworth warned that this could result in council voting on a plan that “may not” meet “mandatory conditions and obligations placed on the City for either police model” and expressed concern that should Surrey council “vote on a plan that does not adequately address the mandatory and binding conditions on the transition, this already precarious situation could become further destabilized in an expedited timeline.
Council is set to consider a “Special Council Agenda” this afternoon , during a meeting that is closed to the public.
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