January 18, 2021 Board of Police Commissioners (Special)

Date:

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER 

Mi’kmaq Land Acknowledgment

1.1 ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR

2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – December 14, 2020

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES 
    
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS

7.1 Proceeds of Crime 

7.2 Summary Offence Ticket Funds 

7.3 Update on Community Survey

7.4 Update on Board of Police Commissioners 2019/2020 Workplan [PDF]

7.5 Status Update on Independent Opinion on Legal Council for Board of Police Commissioners Report

7.6 Overview of Officer Training – Presentations from Halifax Regional Police & Royal Canadian Mounted Police

7.7 Royal Canadian Mounted Police Equity and Diversity Initiative

7.8 Update on Potential Legislation for Police Articles

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence 
8.2 Petitions 
8.3 Presentations

9. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

10. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
10.1 STAFF 
10.1.1 HRM Wortley Report Recommendations
– Update
•    Community Engagement
•    Data Collection
•    Street Check Ban
•    Tracking Document [PDF]

10.1.2 Halifax Regional Police Body-Worn Video Technology [PDF]

10.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
10.2.1 Commissioner McDougall –
Board of Police Commissioners Policy Manual [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners:
1. Approve and adopt the revised Board of Police Commissioners Policy Manual, as circulated at the January 18, 2021 meeting of the Board of Police Commissioners.
2. Make the approved Board of Police Commissioners Policy Manual available to the public by having it posting to the Board of Police Commissioner’s webpage on Halifax.ca.

10.2.2 Commissioner McDougall - Update from Committee on Defunding the Police Working Group

10.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES

10.4 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE/ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE CHIEF UPDATES

11. ADDED ITEMS 

12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION     

13. IN CAMERA (In Private) – NONE 

14. NOTICES OF MOTION 

15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 28, 2021 (date for budget meeting)

16. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1.    Royal Canadian Mounted Police HRM Crime Statistical Overview dated January 12, 2021 [PDF]
2.    Halifax Regional Police HRM Crime Statistical Overview dated January 12, 2021[PDF]
3.    Halifax Regional Municipality Policing Services – 2019/20 Second Half Comparison dated January 12, 2021 [PDF]
4.    Report on Management Employee Relations Committee dated January 12, 2021 [PDF]
5.    Report on Work of Canadian Association of Police Governance Board dated January 12, 2021 [PDF] 
6.    Report on Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board dated January 12, 2021 [PDF]