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Sudbury police budget increases 12.6% to $94M for 2026, with new hires, body cameras, and reduced grants.
The Sudbury Police Board has approved a $94.062 million budget for 2026, a 12.6% increase from 2025, using $720,000 from reserves to offset cuts.
With 99% of the budget fixed, only 0.74% is set for training and 0.26% for discretionary spending.
The service will replace body armour and add body cameras but will not raise overtime funding.
Grant money is expected to drop from $4.63 million in 2026 to $4.157 million in 2027, impacting programs like RIDE.
The force has 451 full-time staff, including 303 officers, with 47 non-deployable.
In 2024, it handled 64,752 calls, 85% non-criminal.
The board aims to hire 30 new officers to offset attrition.
A citywide survey on community concerns is ongoing.
The budgets will be presented to city council on November 12.
El presupuesto de la policía de Sudbury aumenta un 12.6% a $94M para 2026, con nuevas contrataciones, cámaras corporales y subvenciones reducidas.