Mayor Ellis Asks Belleville Police Board to Revisit Its 2026 Budget Request

Mayor Ellis asks Belleville Police board to revisit its 2026 budget request

Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis has asked Belleville Police Services Board to revisit its proposed 2026 budget to reduce a 15 per cent increase the city will be asked to pay in the new year.

Mayor paints dire financial picture for Limerick in Budget 2026

SERIOUS structural problems which have been building up for years in the budget of Limerick City and County Council can no longer be ignored. This was the stark message to Council members from Mayor John Moran at the opening of last Friday’s 2026 Budget meeting. The draft Annual Budget for 2026, he said, was prepared in very difficult circumstances for the Council, leaving tough choices to be made by elected members. Mayor Moran thank councillor…

Mayor Ellis asks Belleville Police Service to reconsider 2026 BPS budget

Mayor of Belleville Neil Ellis has asked the Belleville Police Service to reconsider the 2026 BPS budget. The comment came this afternoon at Belleville City Hall. “I just want to comment in light of the operating budget of the Belleville Police Service. It was adopted by the board of which I am a member. It had a 15% increase, compared to Council’s mandate of 5%,” he said. “I said in open session at the police board that the process would be for…

Belleville mayor asks for another look at 2026 BPS budget

Belleville Mayor Neil Ellis says he has spoken to the chair of the Belleville Police Services Board and the Chief of Police for the Belleville Police Service to reconsider and look at the 2026 Police Services budget once again. Ellis made the announcement during a meeting of Belleville City Council on Monday. The Belleville Police Services Board put forward its 2026 budget during last Thursday’s meeting, calling for $33,524,718 in funding for th…