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I would like to see Nenshi take another run at the Police budget. We have the most expensive costs in terms of dollars per officer and crime in general has been decreasing for years everywhere regardless of policing methods employed. So its time to cut one of the biggest expenditures.

This years increase though appears to hold the line on tax increases in terms of real dollars. Assuming you take one time flood expenses from the reserve the increase drops to 3.1% after the so called 52 mil is returned.

So this means year over year increase is only 3.1% or roughly inflation. If I am correctly accounting for the 52million and the reserve then it looks like the city is asking for just an inflationary increase.

It bothers me that an inflationary increase isnt always included in the discussion as it makes city politicians look bad compared to federal or provincial counterparts. If I get a 3% pay increase the feds increased their tax take by more than 3% by doing nothing. The city has to raise taxes by 2-3% just to break even.