It took hours of debate, but Halifax's Board of Police Commissioners approved a revised police budget Thursday night. Regional council rejected the original proposal on Feb. 25.
The Halifax Board of Police Commissioners says it needs more financial support and a clearer understanding of its power in order to make the changes to policing that the public wants to see.
The subcommittee of the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners will take on reviewing each of the 36 recommendations in a recent report on defunding the police.
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