Date:
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual Meeting
Minutes: July 12, 2023 Board of Police Commissioners Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – May 3, 2023 and June 14, 2023
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
Additions:
• Item 13.3 - PERSONNEL MATTER – Private and Confidential
5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – May 3, 2023
7.1 Update on Options for the Implementation of the Violence Against Women Advocate Case Review Model [PDF]
8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence
8.2 Petitions
8.3 Presentations – None
9. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
10. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
10.1 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE/ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE CHIEF UPDATES
10.1.1 Halifax Regional Police Recruiting and Staffing Update – Presentation
10.2 STAFF
10.2.1 Implementation of Bryan Report Recommendations on Race-based Data Collection [PDF]
10.2.2 Board of Police Commissioners Report on the Mass Casualty Commission Findings [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners request that the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) direct the Policy Advisor for the Board of Police Commissioners to work with the Community Safety Office, the Halifax Regional Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to:
1. Identify areas of overlap between recommendations and actions contained in the Wortley Report, Defund Report, Public Safety Strategy and Mass Casualty Commission Final Report; and
2. Prepare a staff report outlining these areas of overlap and associated recommendations for consideration as a part of the Board’s 2023-2024 workplan.
10.2.3 Halifax Regional Police Quarterly Fiscal Update and Strategic Plan
(i) Halifax Regional Police Quarterly Fiscal Update [PDF]
(ii) Halifax Regional Police Quarterly Strategic Plan [PDF]
10.3 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS – NONE
10.4 COMMISSIONER UPDATES
10.4.1 Board of Police Commissioners Policy Subcommittee Priorities [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners (BoPC) direct the Policy Subcommittee to adopt the following as its first two areas of focus:
1. Review Halifax Regional Police’s policies related to Extra Duty and Off Duty employment, and in consultation with the Chief, draft recommended changes and additions for the BoPC’s consideration; and
2. In consultation with the Chief, draft a Board of Police Commissioners policy related to policing and homelessness for the BoPC’s consideration.
10.4.2 Board of Police Commissioners’ Logo Report [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners:
1. Request permission from Regional Council to use the Official Corporate Coat of Arms of the Halifax Regional Municipality as a part of its logo; and
2. Subject to Regional Council’s approval, adopt the following as its official logo as per Attachment 1.
11. ADDED ITEMS
12. ITEMS FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION
13. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE)
The Board of Police Commissioners may rise and go into a private In Camera (In Private) session, in accordance with Section 51 of the Nova Scotia Police Act for the purposes of dealing with the following:
13.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – May 3, 2023 and June 14, 2023
Motion:
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of May 3, 2023 and June 14, 2023 be approved as circulated.
13.2 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential Report
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners convene to in camera to discuss the matter.
13.3 PERSONNEL MATTER - Private and Confidential
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners convene to in camera to discuss the matter.
14. NOTICES OF MOTION
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – August 2, 2023; if required
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Memorandum from Halifax Regional Police dated July 12, 2023 re: Bi-annual Crime Statistics. [PDF]