SWEARING-IN OF NEW BOARD MEMBER
ELECTION OF CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR
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CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES
- Minutes of 22 December 97 issued separately
That the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board confirm the Minutes of the 22 December 1997 meeting.
INQUIRIES
ITEMS OF BUSINESS
1. TABLING OF THE 1998 DRAFT BUDGET ESTIMATES
- Budget documents to be issued at the meeting
That the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board:
1. Receive and table the 1998 Draft Ottawa-Carleton Police Service Budget Estimates; and
2. Approve the Budget Review Schedule outlined in the Budget Document.
2. PUBLIC COMPLAINTS REPORT (AS OF DECEMBER 1997)
- Chief’s report dated 8 Jan 98 01
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board receive this report for information.
3. PUBLIC COMPLAINTS REPORT (AS OF JANUARY 1998)
- Chief’s report dated 12 Feb 98 17
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board receive this report for information.
4. FALSE ALARM REDUCTION POLICY REVIEW
- Chief’s report dated 12 Feb 98 33
That the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board adopt the following proposals for change to the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board By-Law #3, 1996:
1. A one-time registration fee for every burglar alarm system, charged to alarm owners ($26.00 for all residential and commercial properties under 2,000 square feet, $52.00 for commercial properties over 2,000 square feet);
2. That a fee of $60.00 be charged for each response to a false alarm;
3. That the registration fee be added to the response fee of $60.00 when police respond to an unregistered burglar alarm system;
4. That unpaid invoices be forwarded to a collection agency and that costs charged to the police service by the agency be added to the invoice; and
5. That the provisions regarding "compliance reports" and "compliance inspection fees" be deleted from the By-Law.
And further, that the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board:
a) Request the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards to lobby the provincial government to enact legislation allowing municipal police services boards to licence alarm companies; and
b) Write to all mayors in the Ottawa-Carleton Region requesting that they consider transferring their authority for licensing alarm companies to the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board.
5. AWARD OF TENDER FOR POLICE VEHICLES
- Director General’s report dated 16 Feb 98 63
That the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board approve a pre-budget commitment and award the tender for the purchase of police package vehicles to Campbell Ford Sales Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario, for an amount of $1,194,758.00 including taxes.
6. DRAFT BOARD GUIDELINE / COMPLAINTS POLICY
PART V, THE POLICE SERVICES ACT
- General Counsel’s report dated 13 Feb 98 67
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board adopt the Guideline on Complaints as attached.
7. RED LIGHT INTERSECTION CAMERAS
- Chief’s report dated 16 Feb 98 90
That the Ottawa-Carleton Regional Police Services Board:
1. a) Support, in principle, the use of red light intersection cameras;
b) Await the results of comprehensive pilot projects in the Region of Peel prior to actively seeking the necessary legislation changes/authority to commence with the introduction of red light intersection cameras, and prior to considering a similar program in this Region;
2. Reiterate its support for the use of photo radar by municipalities to reduce speeding on municipality controlled roadways.
8. APPOINTMENT OF NEW MEMBER TO THE
HUMAN RESOURCES SUB-COMMITTEE
- Board Secretary’s report dated 16 Feb 98 128
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board appoint a third member of the Board to serve on the Human Resources Sub-Committee.
10. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE:
CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE BOARDS
- Board Secretary’s report dated 16 Feb 98 129
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board approve payment of $700 to the Canadian Association of Police Boards for its 1998 membership fee.
11. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOTICE:
ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF POLICE SERVICES BOARDS
- Board Secretary’s report dated 16 Feb 98 137
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board approve payment of $8,988 (including GST) to the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards for its 1998 membership fee.
12. REGULAR REPORT FROM THE CHIEF AND OPP INSPECTOR
- verbal update from Chief B. Ford and Inspector L. Beechey
That the Ottawa-Carleton Police Services Board receive this report for information.
OTHER BUSINESS
ADJOURNMENT