October 18, 2021 Board of Police Commissioners

Date:

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Meeting

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER 

Mi’kmaq Land Acknowledgment

2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – September 20, 2021 and October 7, 2021 Special Meeting

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

Additions: 

  • Item 11.1 Drafting of HRP and RCMP Communication Policy Where Police Complaint Investigation is Ongoing or a Complaint is Reasonably Foreseeable

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES 

6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – September 20, 2021
7.1 East Coast Prison Justice Society Petition
(i) Request for Consideration - Commissioner Harry Critchley [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Board of Police Commissioners prepare a draft of a mandate and terms of reference for an independent civilian review of the oversight, governance, and policy aspects of the HRP’s handling of the protests on August 18, 2021, which mandate and terms of reference will be received and reviewed by the Board at their November meeting. 

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence
8.1.1 September 20, 2021 Correspondence

8.2 Petitions
8.3 Presentations – None 

9. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

10. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
10.1 STAFF 

10.1.1 HRM Wortley Report Recommendations – Discussion Regarding Future Reporting  

10.1.2 Victim Services – Presentations from Halifax Regional Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police 

(i) Halifax Regional Police [PDF]

(ii) Royal Canadian Mounted Police [PDF]

10.1.3 Halifax Regional Police and Royal Canadian Mounted Police Financial Reporting

(i) Halifax Regional Police Financial Reporting [PDF]2021/22 Halifax Regional Police Budget Process Overview [PDF]

(ii) Royal Canadian Mounted Police Financial Reporting [PDF]

10.1.4 Halifax Regional Police Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program – Update 

10.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
10.2.1 Commissioner McDougall – Board of Police Commissioners Work Plan Session

10.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES
10.3.1 Commissioner McDougall – Canadian Association of Police Governance Annual Conference

10.4 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE AND ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE CHIEF UPDATES

11. ADDED ITEMS
11.1 Drafting of HRP and RCMP communication policy where police complaint investigation is ongoing or a complaint is reasonably foreseeable [PDF]

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 – September 20, 2021 and October 7, 2021 Special Meeting
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of September 20, 2021 and October 7, 2021 Special Meeting be approved as circulated.

13.2 Personnel Conduct Matter 
A matter pertaining to personnel conduct.

14. NOTICES OF MOTION 

15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 15, 2021 

16. ADJOURNMENT

INFORMATION ITEMS

1.    Letter from Councillor Lindell Smith, Chair of the Board of Police Commissioners, to the Honourable Brad John, Minister of Justice dated October 14, 2021 [PDF]

2.    Report on Work of Canadian Association of Police Governance Board dated October 13, 2021 [PDF]

3.    Information report from the Legislative Assistant dated October 13, 2021 re: Presentation Requests. [PDF]