Cost Recovery Initiative for Policing at ‘For-Profit’ Events (Details)

Name of province/ territory:

Quebec

City/ Region:

Repentigny

Description of Initiative:

Sharing of financial costs associated with extra police presence to maintain public order at events held by 'for-profit' organizations.

Initiative Key Objectives:

Offer police presence and services to for-profit organizations without raising city taxes for citizens.

Section Responsible for Implementation:

Emergency management and special events

Key Contact:

Guy Bélair
belairg@ville.repentigny.qc.ca

Groups/ Agencies/ Key Partners Involved:

  • community groups
  • other police services
  • private agencies/corporations
  • other Repentigny city services

Level of Involvement (consultative - information sharing) and/or cooperative - direct involvement):

Consultative (criminal record checks) and cooperative (event planning).

Amount of Time Initiative has been in Place:

Since 2007.

Reason for Undertaking the Initiative:

To avoid raising taxes and to introduce the user pay concept. Demand was growing for public order services.

Resources Required to Implement this Initiative:

N/A

Method of Implementation:

Phased in.

Key Outcomes of the Initiative:

The outcomes include the following:

  • positive response from most 'for-profit' organizations;
  • overtime portion of the municipal budget has decreased; and
  • our approach has not increased city revenues as such. It enables us to charge 'for-profit' organizations for the policing services they need for specific events.

Availability of a Communication Strategy:

No

Key Messages used to Publicize the Initiative:

N/A

Forms of Evaluation by which the Initiative will be Assessed:

  • quantitative
  • qualitative

Evaluation Completed or Community Feedback Received:

Yes

Summary of the Outcomes:

N/A

Summary of the Performance Measure Data Collected:

N/A

Economics of Policing Pillars:

Further Details:

Reduction in overtime costs and, therefore, saving for taxpayers.

Additional Comments or Suggestions:

The policy is further to Montreal police developments in marketing of services.

Record Entry Date:

2013-08-01

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