The Internal Security Committee today (Tuesday) approved an order from Minister Omer Bar-Lev that will allow the establishment of council policing, consisting of staffs of an inspector and a Border Police officer, in six regional councils. Committee chairman Meirav Ben-Ari: "In a year. We need these teams like breathable air. Life in the countryside has become unbearable."
The Internal Security Committee, chaired by MK Meirav Ben-Ari, approved the order of the Minister of Internal Security, the decision of which was first published in Israel Today, to streamline enforcement and supervision in local authorities. The city council and in light of its success, the councils that were able to pilot are: Ma'ale Yosef, Merom Galil, Lachish, Sdot Negev, Merhavim and Bnei Shimon.
The committee's chairman, MK Meirav Ben-Ari: "I congratulate the six councils that have won. I expect these council heads to be prepared, and start implementing immediately. I would like more councils to be included in this pilot, but this year there are not enough resources. We in the committee will do everything "In order for the pilot to be significantly expanded in a year. It is clear to me that these teams are needed like breathing air. Life in the countryside has become unbearable. The committee will carry out control, and give horizon to councils that are interested and not included in the pilot."
MK Meirav Ben-Ari, Chairman of the Internal Security Committee, Photo: Oren Ben-Hakon
Lior Mizrahi, head of the municipal policing enforcement department at the Ministry of Internal Security: "The ministry as a regulator allocates the necessary resources to the police to deploy the force. Additional manpower, 42 standards and resources. "
"The police officer, along with the inspector, will undergo a joint briefing, after building a work plan together. They will have a dedicated structure, which the regional authority will allocate, in each of the six selected councils. It is part of the council's commitment. The ministry allocates a budget for communications and security."
The parameters for including a regional council in the pilot were: a basket of quality of life offenses - 40%, a basket of property offenses - 20%, a basket of agricultural offenses and trespassing - 20% and a criminal offense of 20%.
It was determined that the Ministry of Public Works may increase the number of regional councils in the south participating in the program at the expense of regional councils from the north.
Shai Hajaj, head of the Merhavim regional council: "I am glad that the Minister of Internal Security took it upon himself to implement this idea. I support the decision that these will be border police officers, because they know the rural area." The head of the Zevulun council, Amos Netzer Said: "Our council is problematic.
There is agricultural crime, there is severe violence.
There have been eight murders recently.
The town of Ivtin is under curfew.
The education system there is closed.
Enormous tension in the village.
We applied and asked to be included in the project, and I was surprised that we were not included. "
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