OTTAWA POLICE SERVICES BOARD

COMMISSION DE SERVICES POLICIERS D’OTTAWA

 

The Trusted Leader in Policing

Le chef de file de confiance dans la police

REPORT

RAPPORT

 

DATE                              28 April 2014

 

TO/DEST.                       Chair and Members of the Ottawa Police Services Board

 

FROM/EXP.                   Executive Director, Ottawa Police Services Board

 

SUBJECT/OBJET         CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF POLICE GOVERNANCE

                                         ANNUAL CONFERENCE:  Attendance

 

 

RECOMMENDATION

 

That the Ottawa Police Services Board approve the attendance of Chair El-Chantiry, Member Smallwood and Executive Director Fedec at the 2014 Canadian Association of Police Governance Annual Conference being held in Halifax, Nova Scotia on August 21-23, 2014.

 

BACKGROUND

 

Attached at Annex A is information about the Canadian Association of Police Governance (CAPG) 25th Anniversary Conference being held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from August 21‑23, 2014.  All members of the Police Services Board received the conference information and were canvassed regarding their interest in attending.  Chair El-Chantiry, Member Smallwood and Executive Director Fedec have advised they wish to attend.  All three have a vested interest in attending:  Member Smallwood is a member of the CAPG Board of Directors; Chair El-Chantiry serves on the CAPG’s Policing and Justice Committee; and Executive Director Fedec served for nine years as the CAPG’s Executive Director and will be heavily involved in planning for the 2016 CAPG Annual Conference in Ottawa. 

 

The Ottawa Police Services Board recognizes the importance of ongoing training and education for its members through its policies and in particular through the training policy adopted in 2006 in response to a recommendation from the City’s Auditor General.  The Board also ensures that sufficient funds are included in its budget each year to support its commitment to ongoing education and enable Board members to attend various learning opportunities throughout the year. 

 

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

 

The approximate cost of attending the conference is $2,800 per person.  Funds have been allocated for this expense in the 2014 Police Services Board budget and there are sufficient funds remaining in the Board’s budget to cover this expenditure.  

 

 

 

(Original signed by)

 

Wendy Fedec

Executive Director

 

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