Gananoque Police Services Board Meets on Paid Duty Officers and Budget
In a meeting that took place last week, the Gananoque Police Services Board went over the issue of paid duty officers, with questions arising about their fee structure.
Police Chief Kai Liu introduced a new payment scheme which would now come with administration fee. According to Chief Liu, it’s common for third parties to hire the services of officers for paid duty. In previous years, these officers were paid directly from the organization. With the new payment structure, Liu says that everything will now go through town hall.
Third parties hire officers for a number of purposes, including providing security during private functions, school events, sports events, funerals, concerts, private parties, and grand opening celebrations of establishments and the like. Additionally, officers are also paid to control traffic and act as traffic escorts. Officers are paid for a minimum of 3 hours at the first class constable rate of $258. If a vehicle is required, then that will cost another $28.25.
Also discussed was the Police Services budget and the proposition to purchase BlackBerries for officers. With the service hitting a snag with their IT budget amount, the purchase of the smart phones will have to be delayed until next year.
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