Date:
Time: 12:30 a.m.
Location: Halifax Hall, 2nd Floor City Hall 1841 Argyle Street, Halifax
Minutes: September 16, 2019 Board of Police Commissioners Minutes (PDF)
Agenda
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – July 17, 2019
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
7.2 Petitions
7.3 Presentations
8. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD - NONE
9. REPORTS
9.1 STAFF
9.1.1 HRM Public Safety Strategy – Update [PDF]
9.1.2 Halifax Regional Police Foundation – Update [PDF]
9.1.3 Police Complaints Communication & Public Education Plan – Update
9.1.4 HRP 2019/2020 Fiscal Year 1st Quarter Financial Report [PDF]
9.1.5 Street Checks Data Retention Policy – Update
9.1.6 Procedure for Amending By-law P-100
9.1.7 HRM Police Services Review – Update
9.1.8 HRM Wortley Report Recommendations – Update
9.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
9.2.1 Commissioner Borden - Data Collection on Police Stops [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners request that the HRP Chief of Police and the Chief Superintendent pf the RCMP, Halifax District, prepare a plan to address the recommendations in the Wortley report that addresses data collection on police stops. The plan should identify:
• Responsibility - which organizations and/or resources are responsible and should be involved in implementing the recommendation;
• Specific action steps;
• Estimated timeline; and
• The method for tracking progress that can be reported back to the Board of Police Commissioners.
9.2.2 Commissioner McDougall – Board Work Plan Session
9.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES
9.3.1 Management Employee Relations Committee - Update
9.3.2 Canadian Association of Police Governance Board – Update
9.3.3 Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board – Update
9.3.4 Canadian Association of Police Governance Annual Conference Calgary, August 8-11, 2019
9.4 HRP/RCMP CHIEF UPDATES
10. ADDED ITEMS
10.1 RCMP African Canadian Experience Course - Presentation [PDF]
11. 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;
11.1 Approval of In Camera (In Private) Minutes – July 17, 2019
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners approve the July 17, 2019 In Camera (In Private) minutes as presented.
11.2 Personnel Matter
A matter pertaining to an identifiable individual or group.
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners convene In Camera (In Private) to discuss the matter.
12. NOTICES OF MOTION
13. DATE OF NEXT MEETINGS
• October 21, 2019
• November 18, 2019
14. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. HRP and Combined HRM Policing Services 2019 Biannual Statistical Overview [PDF]
2. Additional Officer Program (AOP) Correspondence - Mark Furey, NS Department of Justice [PDF]
3. HRP Dashboard Strategic Plan PHASE II 2019-2020 [PDF]