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1. CITIZEN
APPOINTMENT to the city of ottawa police services board
NOMINATION d’un CITOYEN a
la commission des services policiers de la ville d’ottawa
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Committee Recommendation
That Council
approve the appointment of Mr. Henry Jensen to serve as the City of
Ottawa’s citizen appointment to the Ottawa Police Services Board until 31
December 2012, effective immediately.
Recommandation du comité
Que le Conseil municipal approuve la
nomination, entrant en vigueur immédiatement, de M. Henry Jensen comme résident
de la Ville d’Ottawa nommé pour siéger à la Commission de services policiers
d’Ottawa jusqu’au 31 décembre 2012.
Documentation
1. Selection
Committee’s report dated 19 August 2011 is immediately attached.
Report to/Rapport au :
Council / Conseil
19 August 2011 / le 19 Août 2011
Submitted by/Soumis par :
Police Services Board Citizen
Appointment Selection Committee /
Comité de sélection pour la nomination
d’un(e) citoyen(ne) a la Commission
de services policiers
Contact Person/Personne
ressource : Wendy Fedec, Executive Director, Ottawa Police Services Board;
Directrice exécutive, Commission de services policiers d’Ottawa /
Secretariat Services/Services de secrétariat
(613) 580-2424 x21618 ; wendy.fedec@ottawa.ca
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Ref N°: ACS 2011-CMR-CCB-0071
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SUBJECT:
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citizen APPOINTMENT TO THE
CITY OF OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD
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OBJET :
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NOMINATION D'UN CITOYEN À LA COMMISSION DES SERVICES POLICIERS DE LA
VILLE D'OTTAWA
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REPORT RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve the
appointment of Mr. Henry Jensen to serve as the City of Ottawa’s citizen
appointment to the Ottawa Police Services Board until 31 December 2012,
effective immediately.
RECOMMANDATIONS DU RAPPORT
Que le Conseil
municipal approuve la nomination, entrant en vigueur immédiatement, de M. Henry
Jensen comme résident de la Ville d’Ottawa nommé pour siéger à la Commission de
services policiers d’Ottawa jusqu’au 31 décembre 2012.
BACKGROUND
The Ontario Police Services Act requires municipal councils to appoint
one person to its local police services board who is neither a member of
Council nor an employee of the municipality.
According to the legislation, this public representative will serve on
the Board at the pleasure of Council for a term not exceeding that of the
present term of Council, but may serve until a replacement is named.
On 15 December 2010 Council
struck a Selection Committee comprised of Councillors Tierney and Desroches to
review applications for Council’s citizen appointment to the Ottawa Police Services
Board, and to recommend a candidate to Council.
The Mayor was also appointed as an ex officio member to the Selection
Committee.
DISCUSSION
Advertisements for membership on various City of Ottawa advisory
committees and boards were placed in the Ottawa Citizen, the Ottawa Sun, Le
Droit, as well as various community newspapers beginning January 21, 2011. In addition, ads were posted on the City
website, at all City facilities, and were sent to a number of organizations and
associations with a potential interest.
The Selection Committee reviewed
all the applications and subsequently recommended that Council appoint Mr. Henry
Jensen as its citizen representative on the Ottawa Police Services Board. The Selection Panel is further recommending that
Mr. Jensen’s term will expire at the end of 2012, at which point a new Citizen
Appointee will be recruited and selected.
Mr. Jensen previously served on
the Ottawa Police Services Board from 2005 until July 2011 as a community
representative appointed by the Province of Ontario. Mr. Jensen was Chair of
the Police Services Board in 2007 and 2008. He has also served on the Board of
Directors of the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards, serving as
vice-president for the past year.
Mr. Jensen had a 37-year career
with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP.) Prior to his retirement in 1989,
Mr. Jensen was Deputy Commissioner, Operations for over eight years. His work
encompassed economic crime, drug enforcement, organized crime, criminal intelligence,
immigration and customs, protective policing, including airport policing,
national security (terrorism, sabotage, official secrets,) foreign services and
Interpol. Mr. Jensen served as a Senior Vice President for Deloitte &
Touche LLP from 1996-2000, and has worked since 2000 as an Associate for the
company on a part-time basis providing consulting services in relation to
forensic investigations in the Financial Advisory Services Sector. He also chairs the Board of Directors for the
National White Collar Crime Centre of Canada, a not-for-profit organization
working to facilitate public police and private sector cooperation.
CONSULTATION
As outlined in the discussion section.
FINANCIAL
IMPLICATIONS
Citizen members
of the Ottawa Police Services Board receive annual remuneration in the amount
of $8,000 in recognition of the significant commitment of time and energy
required, and to cover reasonable expenses incurred by attending meetings.
These costs are accommodated within the City’s budget in accordance with
Provincial legislation. Mid-term recruitment for the Police Services Board will
be done in conjunction with the annual recruitment process for the City’s
Boards and Advisory Committees. As a result, the incremental cost will be
negligible.
COMMENTS FROM THE WARD COUNCILLOR
Not applicable, as this is a City-wide Report.
TECHNOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no technological implications associated with
this report.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal implications associated with this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT IMPLICATIONS
There are no risk management implications associated with
this report.
DISPOSITION
The City Clerk will notify all applicants of the outcome of
this selection process upon approval of the candidate by City Council.
