AMOUNT OF MONEY EPS SPENDS ON COMMUNICATIONS BEING QUESTIONED

In May Councillor Micahel Janz requested details related to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) on communications, public relations, government relations, lobbyists and campaigns.  EPC chairman John McDougall noted there are 19 full-time employees and EPS spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard said said corporate communications has an annual budget of about $2,746,619.

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University of Alberta criminology professor Temitope Oriola does not believe that an organization of the size of the EPS requires 19 persons employed full-time to manage their communications.