The Grey Bruce Detachment Joint Board is a new governing body established under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. It replaces the previous Police Services Boards and governs municipalities and First Nations communities within the Grey Bruce area.
Police Services Board Recruitment
As of April 1, 2024, the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 is in place across Ontario. The Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA) requires there to be an Ontario Provincial Police Detachment Board for each detachment that provides policing in a municipality.
What is a Police Services Board?
Every municipality in Ontario that contracts with the OPP or that has a municipal police force must have a civiliann police services board. Police services boards are independent bodies established by provincial legislation called the Police Services Act.
Police service board legislated responsibilities:
Pursuant to the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA), the police service board duties are set out in Section 37 which include:
- Ensuring the provision of adequate and effective policing
- Employing members of the police service
- Appointing members of the police service as police officers
- Recruiting and appointing the Chief of Police and any Deputy Chief of Police and determining their remuneration and working conditions, taking their submissions into account
- Monitoring the Chief's performance
- Conducting a review of the chief of police's performance at least annually in accordance with the regulations made by the Minister, if any
- Monitoring the chief of police's decisions regarding the restrictions on secondary activities set out in Section 89 and reviewing the reports from the chief of police on those decisions
- Monitoring the chief of police's handling of discipline within the police service
- Ensuring that any police facilities used by the Board comply with any prescribed standards
- Preparing and adopting a diversity plan
- Preparing and adopting a strategic plan
Board members are subject to the provisions of the Community Safety and Policing Act and related regulations, including O.Reg. 408/23, Code of Conduct for Police Service Board Members.
Board Composition
The Board will include one elected official from each of the following communities, as well as 4 members of the public:
- Township of Georgian Bluffs
- Township of Chatsworth
- Municipality of Meaford
- Municipality of Grey Highlands
- Township of Southgate
- Town of South Bruce Peninsula
- Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula
- Saugeen First Nation
- Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation (Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Grey Bruce Detachment Joint Board?
What will the selection process look like?
One elected official from each participating community will form the Ad-hoc Appointee Selection Committee to review community member applications to the Grey Bruce Detachment Joint Police Services Board.
Following their review of all applications received, the Committee will make recommendations to participating municipalities and First Nations communities regarding community member appointments to the Grey Bruce Detachment Joint Police Services Board.
How frequently will the board meet?
It is anticipated that the new Board will meet approximately 6 times a year, and that meetings will allow both virtual participation and in person attendance. Meetings will be held in a location or locations across the service area of the new Board. The new Board Members will be required to undertake mandatory training. The extent, nature, format and timing for this training is not yet understood by staff, but will be an additional time commitment in 2024. As noted in this report, the timing for the first Joint Board meeting is not established as yet
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