November 10, 1999

To: Budget Advisory Committee

From: City Clerk

Subject: Update on the Toronto Police Service Year 2000 Operating Budget.

The Policy and Finance Committee on November 10, 1999:

(1) referred the report (October 12, 1999) from the Toronto Police Services Board respecting the Board's 2000 Operating Budget, to the Budget Advisory Committee for consideration; and

(2) requested the Toronto Police Services Board to submit its year 2000 Operating Budget to the Budget Advisory Committee as all other Agencies, Boards and Commissions are required to do.

Background:

The Policy and Finance Committee on November 10, 1999, had before it a report (October 12, 1999) from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board advising of the following action taken by the Toronto Police Services Board at its meeting on September 23, 1999, during its consideration of a report (September 17, 1999) from the Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board, entitled "Update on the Toronto Police Service Year 2000 Operating Budget":

"(1) the Board approve the Toronto Police Service Year 2000 Operating Budget High Level Estimate as presented to the Policy and Budget Sub-Committee on September 15, 1999. That the Chief of Police forward the information to the City of Toronto for their preparation of preliminary estimates of the City's Year 2000 budget;

(2) the Board consider the possibility of including the capping of legal fees as a future bargaining issue; and

(3) the Board approve the following representatives, that being the Chairman, Board Member Sandy Adelson and Board staff, as part of the joint working group between the Board and the Service for the implementation of the Police Adequacy and Effectiveness Standards;"; and

recommending that the aforementioned report be received for information.

City Clerk

P. A. Morris/tk

Item No. 18

Attachment

Sent to: Budget Advisory Committee

Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board

c: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer