MINUTES OF THE CITY OF GRANDE PRAIRIE

COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 11:30 A.m. - 12:30 P.m.

Council Chambers, City Hall

PRESENT

• G. Blackmore, Deputy Chair
• J. Clayton (virtual), Mayor
• G. Berg, Councillor
• W. Bosch (virtual), Councillor
• D. Bressey (virtual), Councillor
• M. O'Connor (virtual), Councillor
• K. O’Toole, Councillor
• W. Pilat, Councillor
• C. Thiessen, Councillor

ALSO PRESENT

• S. Bourke, City Manager
• D. Whiteway, Chief Financial Officer
• B. Glavin, Chief Operating Officer
• D. Lemieux, Chief Public & Protective Services Officer
• J. Freeman (virtual), City Solicitor
• A. Van Beekveld, Council Committee Coordinator

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1.

CALL TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order at 12:51 p.m.

2.

REPORTS

2.1

Projected Cost Comparison - GPPS and RCMP

D. Whiteway, Chief Financial Officer, presented Committee with the projected cost comparison between the GPPS and RCMP. The decision to transition from RCMP contracted policing services to a municipal police service will allow the City to provide modern, professional, and locally accountable police services that will enhance public safety within the city, at a lower cost.

• MOVED by W. Pilat

  Committee receive this report for information.

  For: (9)

  D. Bressey, Mayor J. Clayton, W. Pilat, C. Thiessen, K. O’Toole, G. Berg, G. Blackmore, W. Bosch, and M. O'Connor

  CARRIED (9 to 0)

2.2

2025 Policing Services Budget and 2026-2028 Policing Services Projections

Dan Wong, Chair of the Grande Prairie Police Commission, and Dwayne Lakusta, Chief of Police, presented Committee with the 2025 Policing Services Budget and 2026-2028 Policing Services Projections. As the Grande Prairie Police Service builds up, and the RCMP contract winds down through the transition, service levels are anticipated to increase while costs remain consistent.

• MOVED by M. O'Connor

  Committee receive this report for information and refer this matter to budget deliberations.

  For: (8)	D. Bressey, W. Pilat, C. Thiessen, K. O’Toole, G. Berg, G. Blackmore, W. Bosch, and M. O'Connor
  Absent (1)	Mayor J. Clayton

  CARRIED (8 to 0)

3.

ADJOURN MEETING

The meeting was adjourned at 1:36 p.m.