Allocate police surplus to crisis and drug programs
General Committee makes recommendations; City Council makes the final decision.
Council approved this on May 30, 2022 as part of its consent agenda, without a separate vote. See the consent vote →
Councillor Votes
Full Resolution Text
That Council approve the recommendations outlined in Report CSSS22-004, dated May 9, 2022 of the Commissioner of Community Services as follows: a) That $245,000 held in city reserves representing 50% of the Peterborough Police Services 2020 surplus be allocated to support the following: i. $60,000 to the Peterborough Drug Strategy (PDS) to purchase a mass spectrometer for use at the Consumption Treatment Services (CTS) Site, along with training required to offer drug checking services in Peterborough; and ii. $185,000 to the Canadian Mental Health Association—Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (CMHA-HKPR) to offer an additional Mobile Crisis Intervention Team staff for 2 years in collaboration with Social Services and Peterborough Police Services; b) That the Commissioner of Community Services be authorized to sign any required funding agreements with PDS and CMHA-HKPR; and c) That the funding agreements specify: i. the negotiated program outcomes ii. the collaborative approach to be defined by the City and the PDS and the City and CMHA-HKPR iii. the annual reporting and evaluation processes.