November 20, 2024 Board of Police Commissioners

Agenda

REVISED - November 20, 2024/10:00 a.m.

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1    Swearing In of Commissioner Virginia Hinch

2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – October 2, 2024

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

Additions:

11.1 Off Duty and Extra Duty Employment Policy

Information Item 4 Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated November 5, 2024 re: Overview of BoPC Activities

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 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE / ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE HALIFAX REGIONAL DETACHMENT CHIEF UPDATES

10.2 STAFF
10.2.1 Steps to Achieve an Integrated Operating Model – Verbal Update

10.2.2 Board of Police Commissioners 2025 Meeting Schedule REVISED [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Board of Police Commissioners for the Halifax Regional Municipality approve the proposed meeting schedule for 2025 as outlined in Attachment 1 of the staff report dated November 8, 2024, revised November 20, 2024.

11. ADDED ITEMS
11.1 Off Duty and Extra Duty Employment Policy [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners for the Halifax Regional Municipality adopt the revised extra duty and off duty policies for inclusion in the Board of Police Commissioners’ Policy Manual, as outlined in Attachments 1 and 2 of the staff report dated July 18, 2024, revised September 19, 2024.

12. 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:

12.1 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. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – December 4, 2024

15. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated November 13, 2024 re: Requests for Presentation to Board of Police Commissioners – NONE [PDF]

2. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated October 25, 2024 re: First Annual HRP Update on the Development of Targeted Recruitment Strategies for Underrepresented Groups [PDF]

3. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated October 25, 2024 re: HRP Recruitment Strategy that Aligns with the Principles of Employment Equity [PDF]

4. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated November 5, 2024 re: Overview of BoPC Activities [PDF]

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”