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Edmonton police chief disputes union claims about 'top heavy' executive, civilian spending

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Outgoing Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee is disputing claims from the head of the police union that the service is top heavy and spending too much on civilian employees.

In an editorial for the Edmonton Police Association’s December newsletter, Curtis Hoople took issue with what he described as “excessive” spending on civilian and executive positions.

The back-and-forth comes after several years of at-times-tense debates about police funding.

McFee said the number of frontline officers is at a five-year high and defended the even split in EPS leadership.

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