WHEREAS the Province of Ontario has experienced a significantly increased demand for shared services to meet public safety needs, and

WHEREAS these increased demands for shared services are the result of public safety requirements beyond the normal and anticipated capacity of any given police service, and

WHEREAS a constant and unified approach to mutual aid and operational assistance is necessary to meet these increased demands, and

WHEREAS police leaders in Ontario recognize the need for multi-service preparedness and cooperation for all significant demands, including but not limited to, political, legal, social , and environmental exigencies.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police calls on the Provincial and/or Federal Government, as the case may be, to support financially police service engaged directly or indirectly with public safety requirements beyond the capacity of police services requiring assistance.