December 13, 2021 Board of Police Commissioners

Date:

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER 

Mi’kmaq Land Acknowledgment

2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 15, 2021 and December 4, 2021 (Special)

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

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES – NONE  

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 Halifax Regional Police Information Technology Audit Report – December Update [PDF]

10.1.2 Halifax Regional Police 2022/23 Proposed Operating Budget [PDF]

- Staff Presentation [PDF]

10.1.3 Review of Proposed Board of Police Commissioners 2022 Meeting Schedule [PDF]
Motion:
That Board of Police Commissioners approve the proposed Board of Police Commissioners 2022 meeting schedule as outlined in the staff memorandum.

10.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS – None 

10.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES - None 

10.4 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE/ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE CHIEF UPDATES

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 – November 15, 2021 
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of November 15, 2021 Special Meeting be approved as circulated.

13.2 PERSONNEL CONDUCT MATTER 
A matter pertaining to personnel conduct.

Private and Confidential Information Items
1. Private and Confidential In Camera (In Private) Information Report - re: Security Matter

14. NOTICES OF MOTION 

15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – To Be Determined

16. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Letter to Councillor Lindell Smith, Chair Halifax Board of Police Commissioners from Brad Johns, Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated November 23, 2021 [PDF]
2. Minister’s Directive re Street Checks Ban from Bradley H. Johns, Minister of Justice and Attorney General dated December 1, 2021 [PDF]
3. Report on work of the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) dated December 2021 [PDF]
4. Report on work of the Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board dated December 2021 [PDF]
5. Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated December 9, 2021 re: Presentation Requests. [PDF]