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Police facilities, community-based responses and safety plans, with attention to what each specific proposal would do. People are shown across their recorded careers unless dates are set.

Reviewed decisions
8
Sourced statements
0
Evidence last reviewed
Oct 30, 2026

Community-based safety responses

Explicit funding or plan approvals for community-based prevention and wellbeing responses. This measure makes no claim about a member's position on every police budget or the effectiveness of an adopted plan.

Opposed the reviewed community-safety proposalsSupported the reviewed community-safety proposals
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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
Dan McLean0200Reviewed positionNov 21, 2024May 26, 2026
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.

Decisions and alternatives

May 26, 2026 · in_progress

Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan

The plan coordinates social development, prevention, intervention and incident response, with implementation and annual reporting directions.

Outcome: Council adopted the plan. It established the associated advisory committee on July 28 and received implementation information on July 29. The City describes ongoing action planning and a fall 2026 investment proposal; these steps do not prove completed delivery.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 15, 2025 · adopted

Review fireworks enforcement, outreach and shared celebrations

Council commissioned options on illegal fireworks sales, coordination between enforcement services, community education, shared celebrations and the associated costs.

Outcome: Council approved the review unanimously, with a Q3 2026 reporting deadline. The vote did not itself amend penalties, expand enforcement or fund celebrations.

Confirmed December 15, 2025 Council minutes, PDF pages 658–659 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 1, 2025 · adopted

Replace ongoing mental-health funding with one-time funding

A budget amendment replaced a $6 million ongoing Mental Health and Addictions Program allocation with $6 million of one-time 2026 funding from the Fiscal Stability Reserve.

Outcome: The amendment passed 9–6 and was incorporated in the budget package. It changes funding continuity and source while retaining the stated $6 million 2026 amount; it does not establish the program's eventual results.

Confirmed November 2025 Council meeting continued December 1, PDF page 582 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Nov 21, 2024 · not_adopted

Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding

A budget amendment proposed shifting $4 million from the Police Service operating variance to the Community Strategies budget for the Community Safety Investment Framework.

Outcome: The transfer first passed 8–7, but Council reconsidered and defeated it 7–8. The final budget included a separate firearms-range funding-source amendment, not this $4 million transfer.

Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026

Position evidence and history

DatePersonDecisionRecorded voteMeaning and scoring rationaleUse
Jul 28, 2026
Dan McLeanAdopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing planYes
Approve the plan package and require implementation reporting.
Formation of the associated advisory committee is governance implementation of the same plan; it is not an independent prevention-policy score.
Context / unscored
Jul 29, 2026
Meeting began Jul 28, 2026
Dan McLeanAdopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing planNo
Reject this plan package; the vote does not isolate which elements a member disputed.
Council received the plan's implementation update on July 29, when the meeting that began July 28 continued (confirmed minutes, PDF pages 530–531). The City's vote record dates it to the meeting's start, July 28. Receiving the update adds to the timeline; it is not another adoption, a spending approval or proof of results.
Context / unscored
Jun 30, 2026
Dan McLeanRequest a framework for public illicit-drug-use enforcementYes
Require the proposed framework report by Q4 2026.
Commissioning a proposed enforcement framework does not identify support for or opposition to the reviewed community-based prevention proposals.
Context / unscored
May 26, 2026
Dan McLeanStudy a downtown police office or safety hubYes
Commission the options report in consultation with the Police Commission, Police Service and province.
This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.
Context / unscored
May 26, 2026
Dan McLeanAdopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing planNo
Reject this plan package; the vote does not isolate which elements a member disputed.
The primary package explicitly adopts the coordinated community prevention and wellbeing plan.
Reviewed policy choice
May 26, 2026
Dan McLeanAdopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing planYes
Approve the plan package and require implementation reporting.
The defeated referral sought further collaboration and redesign of the same plan, and is not a second scored policy family.
Context / unscored
Dec 15, 2025
Dan McLeanReview fireworks enforcement, outreach and shared celebrationsYes
Request the specified options and recommendations report.
This commissions options covering multiple approaches rather than adopting an identifiable community-prevention intervention.
Context / unscored
Dec 2, 2025
Dan McLeanFund a combined transit-security and outreach packageYes
Approve the combined transit security, staffing and outreach allocation and reporting direction.
The vote simultaneously funds peace-officer enforcement, fixed security posts, contracted guards and outreach; it cannot identify a separate preference for community prevention.
Context / unscored
Dec 1, 2025
Dan McLeanReplace ongoing mental-health funding with one-time fundingYes
Approve the switch from ongoing funding to the specified one-time reserve funding.
Funding duration and funding source change together while the stated 2026 amount remains $6 million; a single support-versus-opposition direction would conceal that tradeoff.
Context / unscored
Dec 1, 2025
Dan McLeanConsider removing police fleet and helicopter reserve fundingNo
Reject this removal and retain the allocation at this amendment stage.
Police fleet and helicopter reserve funding is a different policy choice from community-based prevention and wellbeing funding.
Context / unscored
Nov 21, 2024
Dan McLeanConsider moving $4 million into community-based safety fundingNo
Reject the transfer; the vote does not identify a member's position on every prevention program.
This first vote carried before Council reconsidered it; it is not the final outcome or a separate scored decision.
Context / unscored
Nov 21, 2024
Dan McLeanConsider moving $4 million into community-based safety fundingNo
Reject the transfer; the vote does not identify a member's position on every prevention program.
The final substantive vote after reconsideration rejected the explicit transfer; a Yes would have directed funding toward community-based safety.
Reviewed policy choice
Nov 21, 2024
Dan McLeanConsider moving $4 million into community-based safety fundingYes
Approve this specific transfer to community-based safety funding.
The procedural decision to reconsider reopened the question and does not itself establish support for the transfer.
Context / unscored
Recorded choices remain attached to their proposals. Contextual motions are visible and unscored.

How the record developed

DatePersonRecord typeChoice or statementSource
Jul 29, 2026Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · No

Council received the plan's implementation update on July 29, when the meeting that began July 28 continued (confirmed minutes, PDF pages 530–531). The City's vote record dates it to the meeting's start, July 28. Receiving the update adds to the timeline; it is not another adoption, a spending approval or proof of results.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jul 28, 2026Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · Yes

Formation of the associated advisory committee is governance implementation of the same plan; it is not an independent prevention-policy score.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jun 30, 2026Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Request a framework for public illicit-drug-use enforcement · Yes

Commissioning a proposed enforcement framework does not identify support for or opposition to the reviewed community-based prevention proposals.

Confirmed June 30, 2026 Council minutes, PDF page 420 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Study a downtown police office or safety hub · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
May 26, 2026Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · No

The primary package explicitly adopts the coordinated community prevention and wellbeing plan.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 26, 2026Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Adopt the Safer Together safety and wellbeing plan · Yes

The defeated referral sought further collaboration and redesign of the same plan, and is not a second scored policy family.

City of Calgary — Safer Together plan and implementation steps · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 15, 2025Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Review fireworks enforcement, outreach and shared celebrations · Yes

This commissions options covering multiple approaches rather than adopting an identifiable community-prevention intervention.

Confirmed December 15, 2025 Council minutes, PDF pages 658–659 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 2, 2025Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Fund a combined transit-security and outreach package · Yes

The vote simultaneously funds peace-officer enforcement, fixed security posts, contracted guards and outreach; it cannot identify a separate preference for community prevention.

Confirmed 2025 budget minutes, PDF pages 593–594 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 1, 2025Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Replace ongoing mental-health funding with one-time funding · Yes

Funding duration and funding source change together while the stated 2026 amount remains $6 million; a single support-versus-opposition direction would conceal that tradeoff.

Confirmed November 2025 Council meeting continued December 1, PDF page 582 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Dec 1, 2025Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Consider removing police fleet and helicopter reserve funding · No

Police fleet and helicopter reserve funding is a different policy choice from community-based prevention and wellbeing funding.

Confirmed 2025 budget minutes, PDF page 587 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Nov 21, 2024Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding · No

This first vote carried before Council reconsidered it; it is not the final outcome or a separate scored decision.

Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Nov 21, 2024Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding · No

The final substantive vote after reconsideration rejected the explicit transfer; a Yes would have directed funding toward community-based safety.

Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Nov 21, 2024Dan McLeanRecorded vote
Consider moving $4 million into community-based safety funding · Yes

The procedural decision to reconsider reopened the question and does not itself establish support for the transfer.

Confirmed 2024 Council minutes, PDF pages 798–799 and final budget at page 821 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
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Statements and reasons for votes

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Promises and actions

No sourced commitments collected

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