Calgary police are asking city council for millions in additional funding, citing a $49.4 million gap in their budget caused by declining photo radar revenue and the pressures of a growing population.

The largest portion of the shortfall—$28 million—is tied to the loss of photo radar revenue. Earlier this year, council voted to cover that gap using money from the city’s reserve fund.

Police are now requesting that photo radar revenue be excluded from future budgets to avoid repeated one-time funding requests.

Mayor Jeromy Farkas said photo radar should not be treated as a guaranteed source of municipal revenue.

“It can’t just be a cash cow deployed to areas unfairly,” Farkas said. “It needs to be specifically targeting the highest collision areas where there is known safety issues, and

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