SURREY, B.C. — The Surrey Police Service says it will continue hiring and deploying officers despite a vote by city council Monday to stick with RCMP and halt the transition to a municipal force.
Council voted 5-4 in favour of keeping the federal force, as Mayor Brenda Locke and the four councillors elected under her Surrey Connect banner made good on an election promise to end the transition.
However, the Surrey Police Service says it won't stop hiring unless directed by the province because it remains bound to meet targets outlined in the police transition plan through May 2023. "What about the governance model? What about the, you know, pros and cons of both the models, how they operate?"
Progress to date has centred around the secondment of Surrey Police Service officers into the detachment under RCMP command. All RCMP policies and procedures continue to be used, it says. "As a result, the City is paying for administrative overhead in two police agencies," the city report says.
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