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Two Surrey councillors say the city’s reluctance to release a fulsome report on public input gathered about a plan to establish a municipal police force is “obstructionist” and an example of a lack of transparency at city hall.

The city, under Mayor Doug McCallum, is in the midst of planning for an end to its policing contract with the RCMP and the establishment of a Surrey Police Department, which it hopes to have up and running by April 1, 2021.

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Surrey submitted a policing transition report, prepared by the cities of Surrey and Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department, to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in the spring.

The report provided an overview of what Surrey’s force is expected to look like, including staffing numbers and costs.

After receiving and considering the report, the province struck a joint project team led by former B.C. attorney general Wally Oppal to do more research and analysis. On Monday, the city announced that the committee had completed its report and submitted it to Oppal.