Date:
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Location: Halifax Hall, main floor, City Hall, 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: October 16, 2017 Board of Police Commissioners minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 18, 2017
3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
4. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
5. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
6. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS
7. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
7.1 Correspondence - None
7.2 Petitions - None
7.3 Presentations
7.3.1 Cybercrime in HRM – An Overview– Superintendent Jim Perrin, Halifax Regional Police [PDF]
8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE
9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 Drug Exhibit Audit Update – Chief Blais, HRP [PDF]
9.1.2 Halifax Regional Police 2017/18 2nd Quarter Financial Report – Chief Blais, HRP [PDF]
9.1.3 Updated Halifax Regional Police Business Plan/Budget Events Timeline – Chief Blais, HRP [PDF]
9.1.4 2018/19 Business Plan Deliverables – Kathleen Patterson, Policy and Business Initiatives Coordinator, HRP [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners approve in principle the 2018/2019 Halifax Regional Police Business Plan Deliverables as presented at the October 16, 2017 meeting, subject to final budget recommendations.
9.1.5 Public Participation at Board Meetings (Information report) [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners request that the Municipal Clerk prepare a recommendation report outlining options for public participation at Board meetings, including a jurisdictional scan of any Police Boards that hold public participation, and if so, information on their policy and process.
9.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
9.2.1 Commissioner Mason
Motion:
That the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners request a staff report that shall outline recommendations regarding:
1. entering into dialog regarding the establishment of more formal relationships regarding possible partnerships for policing, public safety and enforcement with First Nations with reserve lands adjacent to HRM; and
2. improve public safety for Indigenous people in Halifax and ensure police services meet the needs, values and expectations of Indigenous people.
9.2.2 Appointment of a Halifax Board of Police Commissioners representative to the Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board
Motion:
That the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners appoint a representative to the Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board, for a one year term.
9.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES
9.3.1 Board of Police Commissioners Work Plan Update – Commissioner Graham
9.3.2 Updates from the Nova Scotia Chiefs of Police Association & Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance 2017 Fall Conference – Pictou – September 27 – 29, 2017
9.4 HRP/RCMP CHIEF UPDATES
10. ADDED ITEMS
11. IN CAMERA (In Private)
11.1 Personnel Matter
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
11.1.1 Chief of Police Performance Plan 2017-2018 – Board Consultation
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners convene In Camera (In Private) to discuss this matter.
12. NOTICES OF MOTION
13. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 20, 2017
14. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. HRM Policing – Board of Police Commissioner’s Dashboard – October 16, 2017 [PDF]
2. Bi-monthly Strategic Plan Update – current to October 12, 2017 [PDF]
3. Information Report – Chief of Halifax Regional Police – October 16, 2017 [PDF]
4. Information Report – Officer in Charge (OIC) Halifax District RCMP – October 16, 2017 [PDF]