Mayor Charlie Clark is advocating for changes towards how the Saskatoon Police Service runs day to day operations and deals with serious internal investigations. This as calls continue for defunding police in Canada.

Clark made two motions before the Board of Police Commissioners on Thursday. First he requested that Police Chief Troy Cooper look into response rates for calls that are not directly related to violence or public safety but to mental health, addictions and family breakdown. Clark asked for information on partnerships and programs that have been created in the past 10 years that contribute to a more integrated system of response between police and community partners. Clark also asked the board to advocate to the provincial government for partnerships, processes and funding that can better meet the urgent needs of the community.

The second motion requested the board advocate to the provincial government for the continued reform and modernization of the public complaints commission process. Clark hopes to see an independent serious incident response team developed to eliminate the possibility of a police service investigating a police officer. Both motions were moved at the meeting for further advocacy, research and discussion.