Date:
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Virtual Meeting
Agenda
On October 6, 2025 from 4:00-9:00 p.m. the Board of Police Commissioners is holding a virtual meeting that includes an opportunity for public consultation on Halifax Regional Police’s (HRP) 2026/2027 budget and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Halifax Regional Detachment (RCMP HRD) 2026/2027 resources request. Learn more at https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/a-c/board-police-commissioners and visit the following Board of Police Commissioner agenda webpage:
- September 24, 2025:
- HRP 2026/2027 Service Enhancements
- RCMP HRD 2026/2027 Resource Requests
Would you like to speak during the October 6, 2025 meeting?
If you’d like to speak during public consultation, contact the Municipal Clerk's Office no later than 10:00 a.m. on October 6, 2025, to be added to the speakers' list to speak via Zoom. This meeting will occur in a virtual setting and attending in person is not possible. To register as a speaker:
- Send an email to clerks@halifax.ca If you’re signing up via email, if you don’t receive a response from us within 1 business day please phone our office at 902.490.4210 to confirm receipt. Please ensure you check your email’s junk/spam folder regularly.
- Phone 902.490.4210 (Mon-Fri, 8:30 am-4:30 pm)
- Fax 902.490.4208
In your message, state that you wish to speak during public consultation at the October 6, 2025 Board of Police Commissioners Budget Public Consultation meeting, and give your name, community of residence, email address, and phone number.
PLEASE NOTE: All Board of Police Commissioners meetings will be audio and/or video recorded for the purpose of creating a record of the proceedings. If you do not wish to be recorded, do not sign up to speak; you can provide a written submission via clerks@halifax.ca.
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1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – NONE
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 – NONE
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 STAFF
10.1.1 Community Safety Programs - Presentation
10.1.2 Board of Police Commissioners Update on Report Recommendations - Presentation
10.1.3 Halifax Regional Police 2026/2027 Proposed Operating Budget and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Halifax Regional Detachment 2026/2027 Resource Request - Please see September 24, 2025 meeting for details
• Public Consultation
11. ADDED ITEMS
12. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) – NONE
13. NOTICES OF MOTION
14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – October 29, 2025
15. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS – NONE
For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Andrea Lovasi-Wood, Legislative Assistant, at lovasia@halifax.ca or 902-240-7164.
To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/a-c/board-police-commissioners/engagement-bopc, click on “Correspondence”