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Stratford Police Services Board:

Every municipality in Ontario that maintains a police force (service) is required to have a Police Services Board.

Here in Stratford, we have a five member board and pursuant to the Police Services Act, our board consists of:

  • two members of city council;
  • a person appointed by a resolution of council who is neither a member of council nor an employee of the municipality; and
  • two citizens appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
Current members of the Stratford Police Services Board:
  • Mayor Ritsma, Chair - Member of City Council
  • Councillor Harjinder Nijjar - Member of City Council
  • Rosemary Tanner - Municipal Appointee
  • Steve Cousins - Provincial Appointee
  • Tim Doherty - Provincial Appointee

Individuals who cannot be a member of a Police Services Board:

  • judges;
  • justices of the peace;
  • police officers; and
  • persons who practice criminal law as defence counsel.

Police Service Boards are responsible for:

Police Services Boards are responsible for the provision of adequate and effective police services in their respective municipalities and they: 

  • appoint the members of the municipal police service;
  • generally determine, after consultation with the chief of police, objectives and priorities with respect to police services in the municipality;
  • establish policies for the effective management of the police service;
  • recruit and appoint the chief of police and deputy chief of police and annually determine their remuneration and working conditions, taking their submissions into account;
  • direct the chief of police and monitor his or her performance;
  • establish policies respecting the disclosure by chiefs of police of personal information about individuals;
  • receive regular reports from the chief of police on disclosures and decisions made under section 49 of the Police Services Act (secondary activities);
  • establish guidelines with respect to the indemnification of members of the police service for legal costs
  • establish guidelines for dealing with complaints
  • review the chief of police’s administration of the complaints system and receive regular reports from the chief of police on his or her administration of the complaints system. 

The oversight of Ontario’s police services by civilian boards, which ensure that police services operate at arm’s length from their respective municipal councils, is a governance model that is admired around the globe.

Interesting facts concerning our Police Service Board include:
  • The police services board submits its annual operating budget and an annual capital budget to city council.
  • Members of the police service, whether they were appointed by the board or not, are under the board’s jurisdiction.
  • The board may give order and directions to the chief of police, but not to other members of the police service, and no individual member of the board shall give orders or directions to any member of the police service.
  • The board shall not direct the chief of police with respect to specific operational decisions or with respect to the day-to-day operation of the police service.

2017 Meeting Minutes:

January 26, 2017

February 21, 2017

March 23, 2017

April 20, 2017

May 25, 2017

June 29, 2017

August 2, 2017

September 12, 2017

October 19, 2017

December 20, 2017

Note: For previous years, please contact the Police Services Board Executive Assistant.

2018 Meeting Minutes:

January 23, 2018

February 21, 2018

April 19, 2018

May 24, 2018

June 27, 2018

September 26, 2018

October 24, 2018

November 21, 2018

December 19, 2018 

2019 Meeting Minutes:

January 23, 2019

March 7, 2019

April 10, 2019

May 15, 2019

June 19, 2019

September 18, 2019

October 23, 2019

November 20, 2019

December 18, 2019

 

2020 Meeting Minutes:

January 22, 2020

February 26, 2020

April 22, 2020

May 27, 2020

June 24, 2020

September 23, 2020

October 28, 2020

November 25, 2020

December 15, 2020

2021 Meeting Minutes:

January 27, 2021

February 17, 2021

March 17, 2021

April 21, 2021

May 19, 2021

June 16, 2021

September 22, 2021

October 27, 2021 

November 24, 2021

December 15, 2021

 

2022 Meeting Minutes:

January 19, 2022

February 16, 2022

March 23, 2022

April 20, 2022

May 18, 2022

June 22,2022

October 6, 2022

Contact Information:

Stratford Police Services Board

P.O. Box 818

1 Wellington Street

Stratford, ON N5A 6W1

W – (519) 271-0250 x5242

Email the Stratford Police Services Board Contact

 

Upcoming Meeting Dates

Meetings are at 4:30 p.m. at the Rotary Complex, 353 McCarthy Rd. W.

January 18, 2023              Hall Meeting Room (Rotary Complex)

February, 15, 2023           Mansbridge Room (Rotary Complex)

March 15, 2023                Mansbridge Room (Rotary Complex)

April 19, 2023                  Mansbridge Room (Rotary Complex)

May 17, 2023                   T.B.D.

June 21, 2023                  T.B.D

Police Services Board meetings are open to the public. 

 

Contact our Board Members

Tim Doherty Provincial Representative | Chair

Ritsma Mayor

Harjinder Nijjar Council Representative

Rosemary Tanner Community Representative

Steve Cousins Provincial Representative

 

 

 

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