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.
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Current members of the Stratford Police Services Board: |
- Tim Doherty, Chair - Provincial Appointee
- Mayor Ritsma - Member of City Council
- Councillor Harjinder Nijjar - Member of City Council
- Dave Gaffney - Municipal Appointee
- Steve Cousins, Vice- Chair - Provincial Appointee
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Individuals who cannot be a member of a Police Services Board:
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- judges;
- justices of the peace;
- police officers; and
- persons who practice criminal law as defence counsel.
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Police Service Boards are responsible for:
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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.
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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.
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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
Note: For previous years, please contact the Police Services Board Executive Assistant.
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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
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January 19, 2022
February 16, 2022
March 23, 2022
April 20, 2022
May 18, 2022
June 22,2022
October 6, 2022
December 14, 2022
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April 19, 2023
May 17,2023
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Stratford Police Services Board
P.O. Box 818
1 Wellington Street
Stratford, ON N5A 6W1
W – (519) 271-0250 x5242
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