BUDGET COMMITTEE
A G E N D A
Date of Meeting:Monday, March 1, 1999Enquiry:Ms. Betty Henderson
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Time: | 9:00 a.m. | Committee Administrator
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| Location: | Committee Room 1 | 392-8088
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City Hall, 2nd FloorFAX 392-2983
100 Queen Street
Toronto
DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO
THE MUNICIPAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ACT.
REPORT.
1.TORONTO POLICE SERVICE - 1999 OPERATING
Budget Task Force
(March 1, 1999)
Responding to the issues raised by the Budget Committee at its preliminary review meeting on
February 9, 1999, and the Budget Task Force at its meeting on February 12, 1999, wherein it
is recommended that:
(1)the 1999 recommended Operating Budget totalling $535.9 million (gross) and $522.9
million (net) be approved;
(2)the Toronto Police Service continue to identify options for the unspecified budget
reductions totalling $7.08 million required as specified in Appendix B;
(3)the Toronto Police Service, in conjunction with the City's Corporate Services
Department continue to explore bulk purchasing opportunities to realize long-term savings in
the budget;
(4)the Budget Services, in conjunction with the Toronto Police Service, benchmark the
administrative costs of the Toronto Police Service with the City's functions to determine
potential long-term efficiency savings through the consolidation of similar functions; and
(5)the Toronto Police Service report on potential revenue opportunities (e.g. fees for
cross-border services, diversion program etc.) prior to the completion of the 1999 budget
process.
ANY OTHER MATTERS.
