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 – August 17, 2020
4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS
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 Board of Police Commissioners Annual Report – 2019 [PDF]
Motion:
That the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners:
1. Approve the 2019 Board of Police Commissioners annual report as presented; and
2. Direct that the approved 2019 Board of Police Commissioners annual report be forwarded to Halifax Regional Council for information.
10.1.2 HRM Wortley Report Recommendations – Update [PDF]
• Community Engagement
• Data Collection
• Street Check Ban
• Tracking Document
10.1.3 Overview of Cadet Training
10.1.3 (i) HRP [PDF]
10.1.3 (ii) RCMP
- RCMP Mission Statement [PDF]
- Community Policing CAPRA Problem Solving Model [PDF]
- Version 9 Cadet Training Program: Applied Police Sciences Outline [PDF]
- Incident Management Intervention Model [PDF]
10.1.4 FOIPOP & ATIP Process
10.1.4 (i) HRP [PDF]
10.1.4 (ii) RCMP [PDF]
10.2 MEMBERS OF BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
10.2.1 Policy Review – Board of Police Commissioners Involvement
10.2.2 Status Update on Independent Opinion on Legal Council for Board of Police Commissioners Report
10.2.3 Status Update on Body Worn Video Pilot Project Report
10.2.4 Defunding the Police – Further Discussion
Motion:
That the Halifax Board of Police Commissioners appoint El Jones to develop a proposal, for the Board’s review and approval, on the composition of a Committee to recommend a definition of defunding the police and investments to support communities and public safety.
10.3 COMMISSIONER UPDATES
10.3.1 Management Employee Relations Committee – Update
10.3.2 Canadian Association of Police Governance Board – Update
10.3.3 Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board – Update
10.4 HRP/RCMP 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 Approval of In Camera (In Private) Minutes – August 17, 2020
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners approve the August 17, 2020 In Camera (In Private) minutes as presented.
14. NOTICES OF MOTION
15. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – November 16, 2020 (no October meetings due to the election)
16. ADJOURNMENT
INFORMATION ITEMS
1. Letter from Commissioner Borden to Dean Stienburg, President of the Halifax Regional Police Association, dated August 17, 2020 [PDF]
2. Letter from Dean Stienburg, President of the Halifax Regional Police Association, to the Board of Police Commissioners, dated August 28, 2020 [PDF]