London police tap savings to reduce next year's budget by $1.5M

London police will draw $1.5 million from reserve funds in an effort to reduce next year’s operating budget and save taxpayers money.

London police will draw $1.5 million from reserve funds in an effort to reduce next year’s operating budget and ease the burden on city taxpayers.

The city’s police board held a special budget meeting Thursday when the seven-member body approved a $1.5-million reduction to the force’s 2026 operating budget of $195 million.

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“Ultimately, we do have a couple of different reserve funds that make up part of the overall police budget, so we’re able to draw reserve funds from a couple of different areas, which ultimately allows us to reduce the funding . . . that comes from the tax levy,” Supt. Blair Harvey said, adding the savings won’t impa