Whereas Corrections BC has a fixed quarterly budget to reimburse RCMP detachments for all provincial prisoners kept in local government owned RCMP buildings; And whereas this funding allocation per prisoner fluctuates in accordance with the number of prisoners kept each quarter, but does not reflect the true operating cost to the local government for keeping these prisoners: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the Province of BC to fully fund the costs to keep prisoners in locally owned RCMP buildings.
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Currently municipalities are reimbursed an average of 250 per personday for housing provincial prisoners in municipal lockups. BC Corrections has met with municipal leaders and police detachments at their request to discuss the Keep of Prisoners KOP funding model and will continue to review any options brought forward by municipalities and police. While the overall KOP budget and municipal funding formula is fixed, BC Corrections has indicated it would be open to discussing proposals to revise the current model that has been endorsed by the Union of BC Municipalities UBCM. Though municipalities have previously requested an increase in the KOP reimbursement rate, UBCM has not made any proposals of how to revise the current model. Funding decisions are ultimately the responsibility of the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General. BC Corrections, Court Services Branch and the RCMP will continue to engage in discussions to identify opportunities for efficiency in prisoner holding and transport within the current funding model.