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Dollars-and-sense talk between police and counties “Our job is public safety,” said Inspector Mulhearn. “I believe it’s our job to address problems in municipalities. I don’t believe we are a revenue-generating agency.” Inspector Di Rinaldo echoed that sta- tement.
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won’t be known until the end of the year. $e POA projections do not a#ect the counties budget because the UCPR does not keep any of the ticket revenue. It just acts as collector and distributor for the muni- cipalities. Both Inspectors Mulhearn and Di Rinaldo noted various factors may a#ect the number of POA tickets issued. People may be more careful about following tra%c laws and other regulations, police programs like the annual R.I.D.E. counterattack against drunk drivers or the seatbelt safety campaign, and also changes in the number of o%cers available to enforce tra%c laws and other regulations. Both noted that police also use discretion in deciding whether or not there is a need to issue a ticket. UCPRmayors all indicated appreciation for the explanation and also support for the work of the OPP in Prescott-Russell. “We will not be looking to you to generate funding,” said Hawkesbury Mayor Jeanne Charlebois. “We are just trying to get a feeling as to what is happening,” said Mayor Fernand Dicaire of Alfred-Plantagenet Township. Russell Township Mayor Pierre Leroux asked both detachment commanders to let the counties council and local mayors know if either or both detachments required sup- port in dealing with the provincial legislature on police sta%ng and other issues. “If you ever need help from us,” he said, “to do some lobbying.”
Police are meant to do police work, not earn money for the counties. $at was the main lesson for mayors on the United Counties of Prescott-Russell council (UCPR) when they met with the commanders of the OPP detachments for Prescott and Russell counties during the Oct. 14 committee of the whole session.$e topic was the decline in the Provincial O#ence Act (POA) revenues for municipalities. Inspectors Pietro Di Rinaldo of Russell detachment andMikeMulhearn of Hawkes- bury both had the same answer. It’s not the job of the police to earn money for muni- cipalities.
“Our goal is public safety,” he said, noting that fewer infractions means fewer tickets. “If people are compliant, revenues are down.” In 2001 the provincial government down- loaded the POA revenue portfolio to local governments. UCPR Finance Director Louise Lepage-Gareau noted that it was one of the few downloads that provided actual revenue tomunicipalities instead of adding another expense item to their budgets. POA revenue is the money from tickets which police issue for speeding and other
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infractions of the Highway Act. Other pro- vincial regulations might also be possible sources of POA revenue but the bulk comes fromenforcement of tra%c laws when "nes are involved. $e UCPR is responsible for collecting and distributing POA funds as net revenue tomember municipalities.$e distribution share is based on the percentages of the UCPR property tax requisition through the municipal levies. During the past few years there has been a di#erence in the amount of anticipated POA revenue and the actual tally of money shared between municipalities in the UCPR. $e 2014 projection was $1.272 million in POA ticket revenue anticipated but the actual amount collected by the end of the year was about $979,000.$e estimate for this year is $863,000. Whether that will hold true or not
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