May 1, 2013- BWG Innisfil Police Services Board Presentation to ...

Board CompositionBWG/Innisfil PSB• 2 Mayors5 Members• 1 Community Representative(Council Appointee)• 1 BWG Provincial Appointee• 1 Innisfil Provincial Appointee

Board CompositionProposed – Section 10 Model5 Members• Mayor or designate• 1 Council Member• 1 Community Representative• (Appointed by Council)• 2 Provincial Appointees

Governance HierarchySection 31 – MunicipalLocal PoliceServices BoardChiefSection 10 – OPP ContractProvinceof OntarioOPPCommissionerDeputyCommissionerRegionalCommanderDetachmentCommander

Police Services ActCivilian Oversight & AccountabilitySection 31 BoardsFULLYEMPOWEREDMAJOR LEGISLATEDREPONSIBILITIESSection 10 BoardsNO ABILITY TOGOVERNADVISORY BODYONLYLIMITED ROLE

Section 31 Section 10• Establish policies forthe effectivemanagement of themunicipal police force• May establish any localpolicies with respect topolice service only afterconsultation with thedetachmentcommander• Shall not establishprovincial policies ofthe OPP with respect topolice services

Section 31• Appoint the members of themunicipal police force• Recruit and appoint the chief ofpolice and any deputy chief ofpolice and• annually determine theirremuneration and workingconditionsSection 10• Participate in the selection ofthe detachment commander• Monitor the performance of thedetachment commander• Directs the chief of police• Monitor the performance of thechief of police

Section 31 Section 10• Chief of Police must informor seek approval from thePolices Services Board forofficers to work outside of thejurisdiction• OPP not legislated to seekinput from local PoliceServices Boards

Section 31• Boards highly involved inestablishing and monitoringbudgets• Councils determine the formatof the budget estimates, theperiod that they cover and thetimetable for their submission• Councils establish an overallbudget• Board has immediate access tofinancial information foroversight• Local collective bargaining• Boards have ability to initiatethird party review in areas suchas organizational structure orworkload analysisSection 10• Municipalities enter intoagreements with the provincialgovernment• No authority for boards ormunicipal councils to scrutinizeor verify the charge backs forpolicing costs• No ability for boards or councilsunder contract to initiate thirdparty review relating to areassuch as organizational structureor workload analysis• No local collective bargaining

MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER• The Police Services Board will continue to encourage andsupport cost reduction initiatives and efficiencies inpartnership with Chief Beazley and his team.• The Police Services Board will continue to serve the publicinterest by exercising its authority and local control byproviding a level of service that is much more than justadequate and effective – it is a unique municipal servicethat is tailored to meet the needs and expectations of ourresidents – it is a police service we will continue to be proudto call our own.