The board also approved a total of $300,000 to be spent on CCTV cameras, which will be placed across the city to act as a crime deterrent and investigative tool
New CCTV surveillance cameras will be placed in all parts of the city and an additional four front line officers will be added to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, as part of a $1.7-million budget increase approved by its board on Thursday.
Adding the additional four officers — one per platoon — will hopefully help to alleviate some of that pressure, said Stevenson. Some other factors are pushing the budget increase, including travel and training, a canine succession plan, as well as inflation. Additionally, $110,000 is being put into a fund intended for future building costs and $150,000 will spent by the department to match an equal amount offered by the province for CCTV surveillance cameras.
Like with the installation of Automatic Licence Plate Readers earlier this year, a full privacy impact assessment will be conducted. In a separate report to the board, Stevenson noted a number of key crime stats so far in 2022 have shown a marked decrease over the same period last year, while the total number of calls for service have been relatively steady.
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