Umkomishinala wamapolisa kunye noLwaphulo-mthetho uLisa Townsend uthe amapolisa angaphambili kulo lonke elaseSurrey azakukhuselwa kulo nyaka uzayo emva kokuba kuvunyelwene ngokunyuka kwerhafu yebhunga kwangoko namhlanje.
Ukonyuka okucetyisiweyo koMkomishinala okungaphezulu nje kwe-5% yecandelo lobupolisa lerhafu yebhunga liya kuqhubeka emva kokuba amalungu ePaneli yamaPolisa kunye nePaneli yoLwaphulo-mthetho evotele ukuxhasa isindululo sakhe ngexesha lentlanganiso eWoodhatch Place eReigate ngale ntsasa.
Izicwangciso zohlahlo lwabiwo-mali lulonke lwamaPolisa aseSurrey luchazwe kwiPhaneli namhlanje kuquka inqanaba lerhafu yebhunga ephakanyiselwe ubupolisa kwingingqi, eyaziwa ngokuba ngummiselo, oxhasa uMbutho kunye nesibonelelo esivela kurhulumente ophakathi.
UMkomishinala uthe umsebenzi wamapolisa ujongene nemingeni ebalulekileyo yezemali kwaye i-Chief Constable yayicacile ukuba ngaphandle kokunyuswa komyalelo, uMkhosi kuya kufuneka wenze ukunciphisa okuya kuthi ekugqibeleni kuchaphazele inkonzo kubahlali baseSurrey.
Nangona kunjalo isigqibo sanamhlanje siya kuthetha ukuba amaPolisa aseSurrey angaqhubeka nokukhusela iinkonzo zangaphambili, evumela amaqela amapolisa ukuba ajongane nale miba ibalulekileyo eluntwini kwaye athathe umlo kwabaphuli-mthetho kwiindawo zethu.
Ilungu lobupolisa le-avareji ye-Band D Council bill yeRhafu ngoku iza kumiselwa kwi-£310.57– inyuso ye-£15 ngonyaka okanye i-£1.25 ngenyanga. Ilingana malunga nokunyuka kwe-5.07% kuwo onke amabhanti erhafu ebhunga.
Ngeponti nganye yenqanaba lommiselo omiselweyo, amaPolisa aseSurrey axhaswa ngesiqingatha sesigidi seeponti ezongezelelweyo. UMkomishinala uthe iminikelo yerhafu yebhunga yenza umehluko omkhulu kwinkonzo amagosa ethu asebenza nzima kunye nabasebenzi ababonelela kwi-county kwaye babulela abahlali ngenkxaso yabo eqhubekayo.
Iofisi yoMkomishinala yenze udliwano-ndlebe noluntu kulo lonke uDisemba nasekuqaleni kukaJanuwari apho abaphenduli abangaphezu kwe-3,100 baphendule uphando ngeembono zabo.
Abahlali banikwe iindlela ezintathu zokukhetha - nokuba baya kukulungela ukuhlawula i-£ 15 eyongezelelweyo ngonyaka kwityala labo lerhafu yebhunga, inani eliphakathi kwe-£ 10 kunye ne-£ 15 okanye inani elingaphantsi kwe-£ 10.
Malunga ne-57% yabaphenduli bathi baya kuxhasa ukunyuka kwe-£ 15, i-12% ivotele inani eliphakathi kwe-£ 10 kunye ne-£ 15 kunye ne-31% eseleyo yathi baya kukulungele ukuhlawula inani eliphantsi.
Abo baphendule kuphando bachaza ukuqhekeza, ukuziphatha okuchasene noluntu kunye nokuthintela ulwaphulo-mthetho ekuhlaleni njengeendawo ezintathu zamapolisa abangathanda ukubona amaPolisa aseSurrey egxile kuzo kulo nyaka uzayo.
Umkomishinala uthe nangona ukunyuka komyalelo kulo nyaka, iPolisa yaseSurrey isafuna ukufumana i-£ 17m yokulondoloza kwiminyaka emine ezayo - ngaphezu kwe-£ 80m esele ikhutshwe kwiminyaka elishumi edlulileyo.
"Amagosa ongezelelweyo angama-450 kunye nabasebenzi bobupolisa abasebenzayo baya kuqeshwa kuMkhosi ukusukela ngo-2019"
Umkomishinala uLisa Townsend uthe: “Ukucela imali eyongezelelekileyo eluntwini kulo nyaka ibe sisigqibo esinzima ngendlela emangalisayo kwaye ndiye ndacinga ixesha elide malunga nesindululo endisibeke phambi kwamaPolisa kunye nePhaneli yoLwaphulo-mthetho namhlanje.
“Ndiyazi ukuba iindleko zengxaki yokuphila zibeka uxinzelelo olukhulu kwimali yomntu wonke. Kodwa inyaniso ebuhlungu yeyokuba ubupolisa bukwachatshazelwa kakhulu yimeko yemali ekhoyo ngoku.
“Kukho uxinzelelo olukhulu kumvuzo, kwiindleko zamandla nakwipetroli kwaye ukunyuka kwamaxabiso okuthe kratya kuthetha ukuba uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lwamaPolisa aseSurrey luphantsi koxinzelelo olukhulu ngendlela engazange ibonwe ngaphambili.
“Ukonyulwa kwam njengoMkomishinala ngo-2021, ndazibophelela ekubekeni amapolisa amaninzi ezitalatweni zethu kangangoko ndinako nanjengoko ndikwisikhundla, uluntu lundixelele ngokuvakalayo nangokucacileyo ukuba yiloo nto abafuna ukuyibona.
“Amapolisa aseSurrey kungoku nje asendleleni yokugaya amapolisa angama-98 ongezelelekileyo esisabelo sika-Surrey kulo nyaka kwinkqubo karhulumente yokunyuswa kwesizwe endiyazi ukuba abahlali bazimisele ukuyibona kwiindawo esihlala kuzo.
“Oko kuya kuthetha ukuba ngaphaya kwama-450 amagosa ongezelelweyo kunye nabasebenzi bobupolisa abasebenzayo abaza kugaywa eMbuthweni ukusukela ngo-2019 endikholelwa ukuba iza kwenza amapolisa aseSurrey aqine kakhulu kwisizukulwana.
“Mkhulu umsebenzi onzima owenziweyo ekufuneni la manani ongezelelweyo kodwa ukuze kugcinwe la manqanaba, kubalulekile ukuba sibanike inkxaso efanelekileyo, uqeqesho kunye nophuhliso.
“Oku kuya kuthetha ukuba singakwazi ukubakhupha ngakumbi kwiindawo esihlala kuzo ngokukhawuleza ukuba sigcine abantu bekhuselekile ngala maxesha anzima.
“Ndingathanda ukubulela wonke umntu othathe ixesha lokuzalisa uphando lwethu kwaye asinike izimvo zabo malunga nobupolisa eSurrey. Abantu abangaphezu kwe-3,000 bathatha inxaxheba kwaye baphinda babonisa inkxaso yabo kumaqela ethu amapolisa kunye ne-57% exhasa i-£ 15 epheleleyo ngonyaka.
“Sikwafumene amagqabantshintshi angaphaya kwe-1,600 malunga nezihloko ezahlukeneyo eziza kunceda ukwazisa iincoko zeofisi yam noMbutho malunga nezinto ezibalulekileyo kubahlali bethu.
“Amapolisa aseSurrey enza inkqubela kwezo ndawo zibalulekileyo kuluntu lwethu. Inani lokuqhekezwa okusonjululwayo liya lisanda, kugxininiswe kakhulu ekwenzeni uluntu lwethu lukhuseleke kwabasetyhini namantombazana kwaye amaPolisa aseSurrey afumene iwonga eligqwesileyo kubahloli bethu ekuthinteleni ulwaphulo-mthetho.
“Kodwa sifuna ukwenza ngcono nangakumbi. Kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo ndiye ndaqesha iChief Constable uTim De Meyer omtsha kwaye ndizimisele ukumnika izixhobo ezifanelekileyo azidingayo ukuze sikwazi ukunika uluntu lwaseSurrey ngeyona nkonzo ibalaseleyo kuluntu lwethu.”