The Moose Jaw Police Service plans to transfer nearly $230,000 from one account to another as part of continued upgrades to its information technology (IT) infrastructure.
During its recent meeting, the Board of Police Commissioners unanimously approved the transfer of $229,564 from the police service’s equipment reserve control account to its operating budget.
The police service (MJPS) signed an agreement with WBM Technologies in March to have the technology company update the MJPS’s IT infrastructure, while the police board motion at that time approved money from the existing 2021 operating and equipment reserve budgets, explained Deputy Police Chief Rick Johns.
Purchasing new computer equipment was needed because of the requirement for upgrades, he continued. Since these items were not in the equipment reserve account at the time, the initial funding came from the operating budget.
However, funding is now available in the equipment reserve control account. Meanwhile, these IT items will be added to the equipment reserve account to begin depreciating for their eventual replacement.
“We transferred most of our infrastructure over already. We’re now working on a hardware refresh on new computers and screens because many of which are long past (their) end of life,” Johns added. “And we’ve been really pleased with the 24/7 service we’ve been receiving.”
The next Board of Police Commissioners meeting is Tuesday, Dec. 14.
