Former Prince Albert Police chief paid $430K after retirement
The former chief of a beleaguered Saskatchewan police service that was subject to an independent inquiry was paid nearly $430,000 after he retired, public documents show.
The documents say Jonathan Bergen received $429,241 in 2023, roughly double the $200,626 he earned in 2022 and his $219,044 salary in 2021, while chief of police in Prince Albert. The province’s third-largest city, with about 38,000 people, is north of Saskatoon.
Janet Carriere, chair of the Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners, told The Canadian Press that Bergen’s payout was part of his contract.
She didn’t provide specifics of the arrangement but said the provision is standard practice.