May 17, 2021 Board of Police Commissioners (Special)

Agenda

In accordance with the July 29, 2020 direction of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under section 14 of the Emergency Management Act, this meeting is being held virtually. Draft minutes of this meeting will be made available on halifax.ca.

1. CALL TO ORDER 

Mi’kmaq Land Acknowledgment

2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – April 19, 2021

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS 

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

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 
• Preparation for Two Year Wortley Report Summary

10.1.2 Update on Know Your Rights Campaign

10.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
10.2.1 Commissioner Smith – BOPC Committee to Define Defunding Police 

10.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES
10.3.1 Management Employee Relations Committee 

10.3.2 Commissioner Kent – Canadian Association of Police Governance, Governance Summit

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 – April 19, 2021
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of April 19, 2021 (Special) be approved as circulated.

13.2 Personnel Matter 
A matter pertaining to personnel conduct.

Private and Confidential Information Items:

1. Correspondence dated April 6, 2021

14. NOTICES OF MOTION 

15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 21, 2021 

16. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Letter from Executive Director, Public Safety and Security Division to Chief Administrative Officer Halifax Regional Municipality re 2021/2022 Provincial Public Services Agreement dated April 20, 2021. [PDF]