Hamilton Police Budgets
The Hamilton Police Service Board is committed to being accountable
to our community.
According to the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA) a municipal board shall submit operating and capital estimates to the municipality that will show, separately, the amounts that will be required to:
(a) comply with the CSPA and the regulations, including the amounts required to provide the police service with required equipment and facilities, having regard for the various ways that the board can discharge this obligation; and
(b) pay the expenses of the board’s operation, other than the remuneration of board members.
The Hamilton Police Service BOARD Budget
Starting with the 2026 budget cycle, the Board will now be presenting its budget separate from that of the Hamilton Police Service.
In past years, the Board's budget was built into the Police budget. The Board recently made the decision to separate both budgets for the upcoming budget cycle (2026), to show a clear delineation between what costs are associated with running the Board (governance) versus running the Police Service (operations).
The Board's budget shows the costs associated with performing its duties as noted in the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.