City of Surrey's 2022-2026 Financial Plan

DEPARTMENTAL OVERVIEW POLICINGTRANSITION

MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Policing Transition Department is to conduct the work necessary to ensure an effective and efficient transition of police services from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service (“SPS”). The Surrey Police Board (“the Board”) and SPS are responsible for leading the work to make SPS the police of jurisdiction in Surrey with the Policing Transition Department’s support regarding key municipal policing responsibilities.

KEY PROGRAMS AND SERVICES

The Policing Transition Department’s programs and services include:

• Supporting the transition from the RCMP to SPS through the work of the Surrey Policing Transition Trilateral Committee (“SPTTC”);

• Supporting the development and delivery of all policing operations support functions that the City provides to RCMP and SPS including the leadership of the RCMP Support Services civilian staff;

• Advancing various community services and wellbeing initiatives; and

• Implementing the Pandemic Response Package which aims to enhance existing City services for vulnerable and unsheltered persons in Surrey.

The 2021 Accomplishments, Future Initiatives, Goals & Objectives, and Performance Measures for RCMP Support Services are located within Part II: RCMP subsection of this chapter.

2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

PUBLIC SAFETY

• Provided ongoing secretariat services for the SPTTC and sub-groups to support the transfer of policing services from the RCMP toSPS; • Supported the deployment of the first group of fifty (50) SPS officers into the municipal police unit as part of the first phase of the transition; • Completed legal agreements between the Province, the RCMP, SPS and the Board to support the implementation of the first phase of the transition;

City of Surrey | 2022—2026 Financial Plan | General Operating Fund | Police

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