Owen-sound-police Police-board Meeting Transcript — June 24, 2020

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Owen-sound-police · Police-board · June 24, 2020

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Whole Stream Summary The Owen Sound Police Services Board addressed a range of operational, financial, and community-safety topics, beginning with a discussion on implementing no-fee police checks for charities while reviewing recent case law regarding notification procedures for parking actions that restricted officer mobility. The board considered various investigative outcomes, including charges related to fentanyl trafficking, an overdose death investigation involving heroin and oxycodone, and the rollout of Project Lifesaver for dementia patients, alongside a review of May collision statistics and traffic enforcement ride checks that resulted in multiple impairment charges. Operational updates included proposals to track mental health de-escalation training progress biannually, address staffing impacts from pandemic-related sick leave, and implement IT upgrades such as camera additions and firewall improvements. Furthermore, the board discussed developing a business plan with a succession strategy to enhance organizational efficiency through technology and grant funding, while also considering revisions to youth programming models and community policing initiatives like the STAR table. The meeting continued with proposals for biannual wellness events and job rotation strategies aimed at preventing staff boredom while developing civilian member opportunities.

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Police Check Fees and Notification Letter Procedures

The board discusses a request for no-fee police checks for charities while noting current costs per check. A case involving two Peel officers acting on a drug tip was overturned because the first cruiser parked behind the suspect car restricted their ability to leave. The board concludes that this parking action should have been notified to counsel before the arrestee detention hearing.

00:00:11 SPEAKER_UNKNOWN: A letter from O'Shea requesting no-fee police checks.

00:00:15 SPEAKER_UNKNOWN: This is, I think, all charities should be treated equally, and that we reply to them the best we possibly can.

00:00:46 SPEAKER_UNKNOWN: I think it's important also to point out that border police services are somewhat caught between a rock and a hard place.

00:00:57 SPEAKER_002: We're wearing our other hats on council; members of the public, of the cost of policing in our community.

00:01:14 SPEAKER_002: We do see that sort of about the cost to us that is fair to everybody.

00:01:18 SPEAKER_002: That's trying to do the best we can.

00:01:19 SPEAKER_002: And the current cost is about dollars per check.

00:01:23 SPEAKER_002: It was like a pass cut.

00:01:31 SPEAKER_002: Mr. Chairman, this is common practice among police service boards.

00:01:35 SPEAKER_002: They do charge everyone for yes, yes.

00:01:37 SPEAKER_002: The director put together a report back to me, but it appears.

00:01:57 SPEAKER_002: Yes.

00:01:57 SPEAKER_002: Second.

00:02:05 SPEAKER_002: All in favour?

00:02:06 SPEAKER_002: Moving on to notification letters.

00:02:07 SPEAKER_002: Maybe three.

00:02:09 SPEAKER_002: I didn't include the thirty pages that were attached to the letters during the ruling, so I'd have to have it.

00:02:30 SPEAKER_002: The case involved two police.

00:02:32 SPEAKER_001: Just very, very briefly, but the case involved two Peel officers who were acting on a tip of possible drugs being sold out of a car behind an industrial building around midnight.

00:02:47 SPEAKER_001: First officer on the scene found a car with its motor running and parked his vehicle behind the car.

00:02:52 SPEAKER_001: Second officer attended.

00:02:53 SPEAKER_001: Also parked a vehicle behind the suspect car.

00:02:56 SPEAKER_001: In both, officers approached the car, found two people sitting in the car, and noticed the smell of marijuana emanating from the open window.

00:03:03 SPEAKER_001: They noticed a motion of the inner console.

00:03:03 SPEAKER_001: Officer then instructed [them] to step out, and resulting search found additional evidence.

00:03:10 SPEAKER_001: And arrestees were arrested.

00:03:12 SPEAKER_001: Defendant appealed, and the case was overturned.

00:03:17 SPEAKER_001: Issue was that the first police cruiser parked directly behind the car.

00:03:19 SPEAKER_001: That behind the car, at that point, no longer chose to leave by driving away unless police decided otherwise.

00:03:25 SPEAKER_001: At that point, that should have been notified to counsel.

00:03:32 SPEAKER_001: Not twenty minutes later, after he was searched and drugs were found, the arrestee detention hearing comes right to counsel.

00:03:48 SPEAKER_001: So, things we always hear is systemic issues.

AGM Resolutions and Municipal Staffing Discussions

The chapter covers resolutions passed at the virtual AGM regarding domestic air transportation of criminal money and a request from Norfolk County for information on municipal staffing and insurance. One participant discussed open discussions with the Ministry of the Solicitor General to define adequate policing and noted that Leighton cancelled his contract with the OPP. Another participant quoted Donald stating that crime is increasing and expressing fear that defunding police will lead to a worse situation in three to five years.

00:04:33 SPEAKER_001: Moving on to resolutions from the virtual AGM that ended on May 29th, and in addition to the normal.

00:04:45 SPEAKER_001: There were two resolutions passed that the full version, one regarding the domestic air transportation of large sums of criminal money,

00:05:02 SPEAKER_001: and the resolution was made by the Ontario Association of Airports Research and Advocacy for Canada to create memorandums of understanding with their respective police services and jurisdictions to work closely.

00:05:14 SPEAKER_001: Jurisdictions work closely with local law enforcement when passengers are travelling with large amounts of money and/or drugs.

00:05:21 SPEAKER_001: So, if a local enforcement officer investigates, they determine if there's any possibility of the activity.

00:05:28 SPEAKER_001: And it was explained to me today: if somebody takes off from an Irish airport, so what they're asking for, or checking on, they're notified.

00:06:02 SPEAKER_001: The other resolution came from Norfolk County, and the materials and services board formally requests for OPEP.

00:06:11 SPEAKER_001: Local municipal leasing world to provide information, insurance, true staffing, insurance across all municipal contracts and result in service level, including any large salary gaps.

00:06:23 SPEAKER_001: To verify the number of officer time hours diverted away from the 911 call and response to municipal violations and false alarms.

00:06:31 SPEAKER_001: Also, to commence discussions to effectively return staffing municipal level and compensate municipalities for the equivalent of salary lapses now ongoing.

00:06:38 SPEAKER_001: Now and going forward,

00:06:41 SPEAKER_001: and I've been open to transferring the rank discussions with the Ministry of the Solicitor General to find a definition of the terms "adequate and effective policing" that is accessible to and involved in the public

00:06:54 SPEAKER_001: service.

00:06:58 SPEAKER_001: Also, recently, Leighton has cancelled his contract with the OPP.

00:07:09 SPEAKER_001: And there was an article I picked up that said on June 15th, we need to America.

00:07:13 SPEAKER_001: Donald was quoted as saying, "Crime is increasing.

00:07:16 SPEAKER_001: You know, low numbers of officers on the job are not ending that.

00:07:20 SPEAKER_001: We're afraid if we defund, we'll get a worse situation in three to five years.

00:07:25 SPEAKER_001: We understand the issue is kind of the issues of mental health.

00:07:28 SPEAKER_001: We need to be sure there is more money, more people, more professionals in place.

00:07:35 SPEAKER_001: Replace the police.

00:07:35 SPEAKER_001: I really don't think that's the answer."

00:07:36 SPEAKER_001: Should we be supporting our police services board?

00:07:43 SPEAKER_001: We already did that.

00:07:54 SPEAKER_001: We had a diversity meeting.

00:08:05 SPEAKER_001: As a police services board, should we?

00:08:10 SPEAKER_001: Thank you.

00:08:10 SPEAKER_001: I know from that report that at that meeting they supported.

00:08:18 SPEAKER_005: This information is available on the Association of Police Service Boards website for anybody who wishes to follow up on those resolutions.

00:08:25 SPEAKER_005: Yes.

00:08:27 SPEAKER_001: And I was, what I was reading, an email from.

00:08:41 SPEAKER_001: Thank you.

Criminal Investigation Report and Overdose Case

The report details ongoing disturbances and property issues at 143rd Avenue West, which led to arrests for breaching judicial police orders. An investigation into an overdose death resulted in charges against a supplier for trafficking heroin and possession of oxycodone following search warrants. Additionally, officers seized methamphetamine and fentanyl from a suspect on May 18.

00:08:43 SPEAKER_001: Your agenda does say exhortary report.

00:08:45 SPEAKER_001: I did not include on this month because we continue to have the exhortary.

00:08:52 SPEAKER_001: We're just talking yesterday.

00:08:56 SPEAKER_001: We are putting plans in place now to look to these plans to bring our new members back in the beginning of September.

00:09:03 SPEAKER_001: COVID shut down.

00:09:08 SPEAKER_001: So similarly, there are no summer events through cancelled throughout COVID.

00:09:16 SPEAKER_001: But we are looking to the fall where we will have drives and that sort of thing.

00:09:29 SPEAKER_001: Moving on to the report for criminal investigation.

00:09:30 SPEAKER_001: The report for the criminal investigations branch.

00:09:31 SPEAKER_001: As you always hear from me, back in the start of May, our officers have been putting a lot of time into an address at 143rd Avenue West, regarding disturbances, drug use, property standards issues,

00:09:53 SPEAKER_001: investment overdoses there.

00:09:56 SPEAKER_001: At the time on May 4th, two males located on the property by our officers.

00:09:58 SPEAKER_001: Located on property by our officers, arrested for breaching judicial police orders, and arrested and charged.

00:10:07 SPEAKER_001: We started back in May, receiving correspondence from the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services, and what they are doing is forwarding to us.

00:10:19 SPEAKER_001: They started a hotline for price gouging, forwarding complaints.

00:10:26 SPEAKER_010: Challenge that we've been finding is we're getting bottom lots after they originally been saving them up and sending them to us.

00:10:34 SPEAKER_010: So ones that we dealt with in May were basically our shutdowns hit.

00:10:41 SPEAKER_010: So the extreme prices that we're still finding.

00:10:46 SPEAKER_010: One of the stores still selling hand sanitizer at prices just a very small amount above what the province.

00:10:55 SPEAKER_010: That resulted in a caution.

00:11:03 SPEAKER_010: We had an overdose drug death of a 34-year-old Hometown man at the Eastside Motels.

00:11:11 SPEAKER_010: Investigation determined that the male died from an overdose of hydrocodone, which is a prescription medication.

00:11:21 SPEAKER_010: Also led to supplier.

00:11:24 SPEAKER_010: She's arrested.

00:11:25 SPEAKER_010: Search warrants executed at her residence.

00:11:36 SPEAKER_010: She's been charged with trafficking heroin, possession of oxycodone.

00:11:43 SPEAKER_010: We concluded an investigation with the assistance of the city of Toronto, located up here.

00:11:52 SPEAKER_010: Located out here, people not convinced.

00:11:54 SPEAKER_010: Hotel, 25-year-old man arrested.

00:12:00 SPEAKER_010: Hotel charged.

00:12:02 SPEAKER_010: Vehicle returned.

00:12:08 SPEAKER_010: Branchman, one drug smuggling questions.

00:12:20 SPEAKER_010: Again, very busy month for the drug and gun team.

00:12:23 SPEAKER_010: May 12, drugs and weapons taken off the streets.

00:12:26 SPEAKER_010: Authority rolled on sound female.

00:12:28 SPEAKER_010: Had 25 grams of crystal methamphetamine and three grams of toxic purple fentanyl, as well as the cash proceeds of the crime.

00:12:43 SPEAKER_010: Possession of drug and I.D. weapons is illegal.

00:12:48 SPEAKER_010: Charged with methamphetamine offenses.

00:12:50 SPEAKER_010: Does sound like three grams.

00:12:53 SPEAKER_010: It is not.

00:13:04 SPEAKER_010: May 18, Drug Enforcement Intercepts Man Involved in the Drug Culture on a Arrest Warrant for Possession of Fentanyl.

Fentanyl Trafficking Cocaine Investigation and Project Lifesaver

Three males were charged with fentanyl trafficking after meeting a supplier in Durham and returning to Owen Sound with approximately $2,250 worth of drugs. A separate cocaine investigation resulted in an arrest and seizure of items from an Eastside motel room involving mail order packaging and cell phones. The board discussed the rollout of Project Lifesaver, a programme using frequency-based bracelets to locate wandering dementia patients within a two-kilometer radius, noting that initial enrolment costs are higher than ongoing expenses.

00:13:14 SPEAKER_010: Charges for the Drugs.

00:13:19 SPEAKER_010: Another three males charged in a fentanyl trafficking investigation on May 19th.

00:13:23 SPEAKER_010: They traveled to the town of Durham, where they met the supplier.

00:13:33 SPEAKER_010: The rest, upon returning to Owen Sound, with two thousand two hundred fifty dollars worth of fentanyl, were charged.

00:13:44 SPEAKER_010: May 27th, the team of the Greater Houston Community Street Crime Unit, conducted a cocaine trafficking investigation.

00:13:53 SPEAKER_010: Search warrant was executed on an Eastside motel room.

00:13:55 SPEAKER_010: The occupant was arrested, and the search conducted.

00:14:01 SPEAKER_010: Several motel rooms resulted in the seizure of cocaine for the purpose of trafficking and cash proceeds.

00:14:07 SPEAKER_010: Mail order packaging, multiple cell phones, home address.

00:14:29 SPEAKER_010: Last month, so Project Lifesaver has been up and running in a number of communities, and essentially, what it is, I actually brought equipment in.

00:14:39 SPEAKER_010: We just received it, just to show you briefly.

00:14:44 SPEAKER_010: Concept around Project Lifesaver is it's really meant for people that would be wandering, so dementia patients, Alzheimer's patients.

00:14:56 SPEAKER_010: What it does is it allows for a little band bracelet with a prescription-based service that is managed through a service, so at least not doing anything with respect to.

00:15:12 SPEAKER_010: Each bracelet has its own individual frequency.

00:15:27 SPEAKER_010: So, quite frankly, the person goes missing.

00:15:29 SPEAKER_010: All they need to do is communicate the frequency.

00:15:35 SPEAKER_010: The device that comes with it is programmable to back that specific frequency.

00:15:40 SPEAKER_010: And while the bracelets within a two-kilometer radius will start pinging to directional location, be able to locate them.

00:15:49 SPEAKER_010: The concept is great.

00:15:50 SPEAKER_010: I can tell you that those types of searches are hugely resource-intensive.

00:16:09 SPEAKER_010: We look forward to this.

00:16:10 SPEAKER_010: There is a cost associated with it.

00:16:13 SPEAKER_010: I don't know what those exact costs, but it might be a barrier to adoption.

00:16:22 SPEAKER_010: One of the officers is actually our most recent officer that we hired; he is an experienced officer trained up on this.

00:16:29 SPEAKER_010: That's not happened yet in Old Town.

00:16:45 SPEAKER_010: Who has it?

00:16:45 SPEAKER_010: Such a great.

00:16:51 SPEAKER_010: We're looking forward to it.

00:16:58 SPEAKER_010: So the equipment was given to us.

00:17:14 SPEAKER_010: Then, as they roll out the programme, the battery change that has to happen: the initial cost to get somebody enrolled is higher than the ongoing cost in future years.

00:17:34 SPEAKER_010: Explain the two-kilometer radius.

00:17:46 SPEAKER_010: So, if they wander beyond two kilometers, it starts to notify.

00:17:51 SPEAKER_010: So, this will only pick up if you're within four kilometers away; this is not going to register.

00:17:58 SPEAKER_010: It's going to be a situation where the officers are going to have to go right to the signal.

00:18:08 SPEAKER_010: Actually, I'm in two-kilometer range; the signal picked up.

00:18:11 SPEAKER_010: Place can be used to narrow down where that is.

00:18:15 SPEAKER_010: I haven't actually used it yet.

00:18:17 SPEAKER_010: I have a bunch of antennas for wildlife tracking and that sort of thing.

00:18:22 SPEAKER_010: Start spinning faster and louder.

00:18:25 SPEAKER_010: Directional as well.

00:18:27 SPEAKER_010: I hope the three came up with, on average.

00:18:35 SPEAKER_010: What additional?

00:18:50 SPEAKER_010: I know it's assisting the police, but hopefully we'll take a lesson from experience.

May Collision Statistics and Community Outreach

The board reviewed collision statistics for May, noting fifteen total incidents across various locations. A CSO officer continued the Here to Help camp outreach while partners discussed enhancements for the Kids Programme. Police Week was conducted virtually this year, featuring an interview with a new constable.

00:19:12 SPEAKER_010: The idea of average weather is another time.

00:19:16 SPEAKER_010: Not to pull in all the stops.

00:19:42 SPEAKER_021: If an individual is in a retirement home, is it up to the family to say one of these are due to retirement?

00:19:59 SPEAKER_010: Yeah, those typically I think are just for orders.

00:20:06 SPEAKER_010: Yeah, there's a lot of people that are still in homes that use them as well too.

00:20:23 SPEAKER_010: I mean, families using a home that doesn't have...

00:20:25 SPEAKER_010: I think your TV reception gets a lot better now.

00:20:49 SPEAKER_010: Animal.

00:20:53 SPEAKER_010: Taking pictures.

00:20:54 SPEAKER_010: These reports are for information purposes only.

00:20:57 SPEAKER_010: Moving on to reports: collisions for the month of May, we had 15 in total.

00:21:09 SPEAKER_010: Around the east side, six on the west, six in parking lots.

00:21:22 SPEAKER_010: Subject to any questions.

00:21:33 SPEAKER_010: Going on to community services; so during the month of May, our CSO officer continued with the Here to Help camp, looking at reaching out to the pandemic.

00:21:56 SPEAKER_010: The partnership that involves all five groups also participated in a teleconference on the Kids Programme, looking at enhancements for that programme, Canada looking at fall, and also on first presentations.

00:22:44 SPEAKER_010: It was fraud and scam schools on a COVID-related sports week.

00:23:04 SPEAKER_010: Police Week, of course, was done virtually this year.

00:23:13 SPEAKER_010: For that, there was an interview with our new constable.

00:23:16 SPEAKER_010: On the Here to Help programme or campaign, I guess the Here to Help programme still exists, I guess.

00:23:43 SPEAKER_010: So when you say it consists of all these three organisations and five police services and great groups.

00:23:50 SPEAKER_010: Does that mean Jason handles it outside of ONS?

00:23:53 SPEAKER_010: It's mainly a social media campaign trying to get all the agencies involved.

00:24:38 SPEAKER_027: It's very common, as in the school system, for instance, where students come from Owen Sound from other areas;

Lost Training Hours and Staffing Shortages

The meeting addressed lost training hours caused by the pandemic and college closures. Reports indicated that four hundred eight full-time members were sick during May, impacting vehicle staffing levels.

00:24:47 SPEAKER_027: our own county safety officer is certainly dealing with all those situations and helping all of those people that don't just live on the island.

00:24:57 SPEAKER_027: Absolutely.

00:24:57 SPEAKER_027: So we have quite a drop from all our schools and several programmes.

00:26:13 SPEAKER_027: Everybody kind of put together.

00:26:53 SPEAKER_010: Moving on to lost hours and training, we had full-time numbers reported sick during the month of May.

00:27:04 SPEAKER_010: The note on that: four hundred and eight of those.

00:27:16 SPEAKER_010: We have one member that...

00:27:17 SPEAKER_010: As far as training goes, unfortunately, the pandemic, college, um... are...

00:27:44 SPEAKER_019: So that would be if you're seeing two officers in a vehicle; that would be that situation.

Traffic Enforcement Ride Checks and Special Constable Time

The board reviewed results from a two hundred and forty-hour sixteen ride check operation involving drivers and three schools. Two individuals were found impaired by alcohol, resulting in a total of 48 charges issued during the initiative. The service also participated in an OIT safety committee project to provide new driving measures while courts remained closed. Additionally, the board noted that one taxi licence was issued and shut down due to COVID.

00:27:50 SPEAKER_019: Recently, moving on to traffic enforcement, we bring...

00:28:01 SPEAKER_019: We ran a two hundred and forty-hour sixteen ride checks, representing drivers' checks and three schools.

00:28:44 SPEAKER_019: Two of those persons were impaired by alcohol, and one.

00:28:50 SPEAKER_010: And the service also participated in the OIT initiative led by the safety committee, providing new driving measures.

00:29:08 SPEAKER_010: Counted 48 charges.

00:29:13 SPEAKER_010: A person was charged under...

00:29:39 SPEAKER_010: I will be present.

00:29:48 SPEAKER_010: Okay.

00:29:48 SPEAKER_010: Yeah.

00:29:50 SPEAKER_010: Our meeting times are not court mail hearings.

00:29:55 SPEAKER_010: That's where present something tied up with...

00:29:55 SPEAKER_010: Percent of being tied up with respect to our board of biologists, not allowed to report there.

00:30:03 SPEAKER_010: We've had one taxi licence issued and shut down due to COVID.

00:30:09 SPEAKER_010: There's been no questions.

00:30:16 SPEAKER_010: The next one is regards to our reporting reports.

00:30:22 SPEAKER_010: Um.

00:30:24 SPEAKER_010: As we reported in previous month, the courts remain closed.

00:30:28 SPEAKER_010: As far as the bail hearings, that's by audio here, so that would be for questions.

00:30:35 SPEAKER_010: Court that we've had to do seven hundred forty-two hours of special constable time, and...

00:30:47 SPEAKER_010: Perfect.

00:31:00 SPEAKER_010: Uh, moving on to uh, so we missed April's uh report, so I've included it for May.

Police IT Upgrades and Operational Changes

The board reviewed expanded operating hours for call centres and improved response time metrics recorded in April and May. IT staff completed camera system additions, firewall upgrades, and moved internal departments to support new work areas. The group also discussed ongoing projects including the Great County radio system and computer-based training purchases.

00:31:24 SPEAKER_010: Previous time frames in April were between eight a.m. and nine a.m., and that's increased now eight a.m. to eleven p.m.

00:31:34 SPEAKER_010: Response times in April from call to scene was fourteen, and then in April dispatch to arrive was seven minutes.

00:31:51 SPEAKER_010: And in May, it was climate.

00:32:25 SPEAKER_010: Susan, what's the second line of the three pages back?

00:32:30 SPEAKER_010: Sorry, my glasses.

00:32:33 SPEAKER_010: They're easy to understand with the graphics.

00:32:46 SPEAKER_010: That's my therapy.

00:32:58 SPEAKER_010: When it's working.

00:33:00 SPEAKER_010: Thank you.

00:33:04 SPEAKER_010: Um.

00:33:04 SPEAKER_010: No.

00:33:05 SPEAKER_010: All right.

00:33:15 SPEAKER_010: I can give Chris.

00:33:20 SPEAKER_010: So during May, IT completed addition of camera system.

00:33:27 SPEAKER_010: So that we could have two work areas for our dispatchers: one at front of the station, one along the side, so we can...

00:33:45 SPEAKER_010: Staff members and our switchboard was moved.

00:33:53 SPEAKER_010: Also, firewall upgrades were done for network security.

00:33:58 SPEAKER_010: Very important considering initiation of the West Break Hannibal Police for our communication centre to...

00:34:16 SPEAKER_010: Officers' board work on the Great County radio system, dispatch contract, phone system, and completion of purchasing of computer-based training for the officers locally here and also in Chula.

00:34:56 SPEAKER_001: As the reports were require no action, moving on to the main financial reports.

Business Plan Implementation and Priorities

The board reviewed the business plan implementation, noting an overall variance of under four percent. A visual engineering section was discussed alongside tasks created for individuals within specific service lines. Various initiation dates for different shop orders were noted as part of the structured planning approach.

00:35:09 SPEAKER_001: You can see attached showing an overall variance of under four percent.

00:35:17 SPEAKER_001: The way that they're being counted, some use once for each, based on all.

00:35:25 SPEAKER_001: I also met with the director, Alan from the city.

00:35:56 SPEAKER_001: Overall, they're in line.

00:36:17 SPEAKER_001: Can you tell me the percentage of?

00:36:18 SPEAKER_001: There's a visual engineering.

00:36:27 SPEAKER_001: I know.

00:36:28 SPEAKER_001: Wait until.

00:36:36 SPEAKER_001: Yeah.

00:37:05 SPEAKER_001: Operations plan.

00:37:09 SPEAKER_009: We went through the business plan last meeting and approved that.

00:37:16 SPEAKER_009: Moving forward, then we explained the special now how we're preparing for buyers in your business plan document.

00:37:36 SPEAKER_009: Yeah.

00:37:36 SPEAKER_009: Could you scroll down to page one ten?

00:37:38 SPEAKER_009: Okay.

00:37:43 SPEAKER_009: So this is the draft of the original plan and implementation.

00:37:50 SPEAKER_009: What the rules are for...

00:37:57 SPEAKER_009: There's a lot of lifting on this.

00:38:03 SPEAKER_009: So basically, it's format similar to the annual report, similar to the business plan, and then again, priorities that were identified.

00:38:18 SPEAKER_009: So that's directly from the business plan, reviewed already.

00:38:29 SPEAKER_009: Each of the areas, each of the colours is broken out.

00:38:34 SPEAKER_009: And then the tasks that we've created for the individuals within the service line.

00:39:03 SPEAKER_010: While the chief is looking for that, one thing I will point out is what we try to structure with this plan: you'll see there's various different initiation dates for a number of different shop orders,

Biannual Mental Health De-escalation Training Updates

A participant proposes biannual updates to track progress on advanced mental health de-escalation training initiatives rather than reporting at every meeting. These reports will measure completion status against anticipated timelines using a prioritized matrix for mobile units and patients. The intent is to keep these programmes alive while adhering to the principle that measurable outcomes enable effective management.

00:39:22 SPEAKER_010: three-year, five-year, and that sort of thing, but that can be used as a roadmap, and what our intent would be, subject to what the board directs, is to bring back regular updates, something for you,

00:39:37 SPEAKER_010: not necessarily every meeting, but perhaps biannually, to be able to break down each one past where has been done on them, where we're at, are we still on track for the anticipated completion, and it...

00:39:55 SPEAKER_010: Basically, keeps something alive so that you use all those, but it's not something that keeps it.

00:40:04 SPEAKER_010: This is with the principle that if you can't measure, you can't manage.

00:40:17 SPEAKER_010: Correct.

00:40:19 SPEAKER_010: So when we're talking about mental health, we're talking about advanced mental health de-escalation training.

00:40:22 SPEAKER_010: The escalation training, and all of our special...

00:40:26 SPEAKER_010: That's another thing, but...

00:40:27 SPEAKER_010: Those that are on mobile are there.

00:41:39 SPEAKER_010: Patients.

00:41:43 SPEAKER_010: One is the biggest.

00:41:48 SPEAKER_010: So you develop a matrix, prioritizes what you want.

00:42:00 SPEAKER_010: You may get a complaint.

00:42:16 SPEAKER_010: Yeah.

00:42:45 SPEAKER_010: We haven't actually done that.

Traffic enforcement initiatives and community awareness

The board discusses implementing ride programmes and training officers in drug recognition to address traffic concerns. Additional initiatives aim to educate the community on traffic-related issues while increasing public communications through social media.

00:42:47 SPEAKER_010: So, Forest, associating the community, and you know, based on a lot of different problems, and that's where you put all your thirty percent increase in Great Pine Joint Forest operations.

00:43:22 SPEAKER_010: Or on custodial care options from Foxgate and others.

00:43:26 SPEAKER_010: Other options on responses and create a new harm reduction partnership with...

00:43:42 SPEAKER_010: That's ongoing now.

00:43:44 SPEAKER_010: The last one was capital work with public health, and traffic is always a concern.

00:44:00 SPEAKER_032: Public health here is well, more like an increasing hours spent on directed traffic.

00:44:10 SPEAKER_032: We want to implement more ride programme techniques.

00:44:18 SPEAKER_032: So ride programmes now, the traditional ride programme that everybody's aware of.

00:44:24 SPEAKER_032: We're only having a number of officers.

00:44:24 SPEAKER_032: All the traffic that are coming and going.

00:44:29 SPEAKER_032: For the future, it's more ride programmes.

00:44:54 SPEAKER_032: A lot more effective.

00:44:57 SPEAKER_032: Additional officers trained in virtual border vehicle enforcement.

00:45:01 SPEAKER_032: Certainly.

00:45:07 SPEAKER_032: Drug recognition.

00:45:09 SPEAKER_032: We have two officers training right now.

00:45:17 SPEAKER_032: Grant funding available.

00:45:22 SPEAKER_032: Very valuable.

00:45:27 SPEAKER_032: Accident investigations.

00:45:33 SPEAKER_032: Limited.

00:45:36 SPEAKER_032: Developing programmes to educate and increase community awareness on traffic-related issues.

00:45:45 SPEAKER_032: There have been a number of initiatives, all increasing public communications.

00:46:06 SPEAKER_032: Certainly, moved a long way in this pendulum.

00:46:07 SPEAKER_032: Now, doing a lot of this.

00:46:11 SPEAKER_036: How we get our messages out, and how we get our own publishing.

00:46:20 SPEAKER_036: Using our own publishing.

00:46:29 SPEAKER_036: Using social media and making more content.

00:46:33 SPEAKER_036: Our system is based.

00:47:14 SPEAKER_036: That's quite important.

Business Plan Succession Strategy and Community Policing

The board discusses developing a business plan and succession strategy to improve organizational efficiency through technology and grant funding. Officers will increase their presence in high-traffic business areas while revising the youth programming model to better engage local demographics. The service delivery model is being updated to strengthen school programming and redesign the STAR table for improved community interactions.

00:47:15 SPEAKER_036: We're already looking at starting it, but certainly.

00:47:26 SPEAKER_036: Content development for local media.

00:47:32 SPEAKER_036: Sustainability piece.

00:47:54 SPEAKER_036: We talked about business plan.

00:47:58 SPEAKER_036: Development of succession plan for all areas of service.

00:48:04 SPEAKER_036: Market for additional dispatch and records.

00:48:09 SPEAKER_036: Develop communications and marketing plan.

00:48:19 SPEAKER_036: Creation of long term forecast and budget.

00:48:21 SPEAKER_036: One of the things right now.

00:48:24 SPEAKER_036: Our budget.

00:48:27 SPEAKER_036: There's a reserve.

00:48:28 SPEAKER_036: Something I've spoken to about doing.

00:48:55 SPEAKER_036: For our options to improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness through technology, grant funding opportunities, process of time, all those things.

00:49:24 SPEAKER_036: The service delivery model to ensure essential amounts.

00:49:33 SPEAKER_036: What we're doing is letting officers.

00:49:48 SPEAKER_036: Questions on security.

00:49:49 SPEAKER_036: Community policing.

00:49:49 SPEAKER_036: Increase our presence and support in high traffic business areas.

00:49:52 SPEAKER_036: Community safety and well-being planning.

00:50:04 SPEAKER_036: Revised youth programming model.

00:50:21 SPEAKER_036: Technology options to enhance community interactions.

00:50:24 SPEAKER_036: What social media platforms are we on now?

00:50:29 SPEAKER_036: How do we reach the proper people?

00:50:30 SPEAKER_036: Our youth don't use the same.

00:50:52 SPEAKER_036: Also, we'll strengthen our school programming and redesign the STAR table and situation table.

Police Wellness Initiatives and Job Rotation

The board discusses biannual events designed to support member wellness and develop opportunities for civilian members. Job rotation is suggested as a method to prevent boredom among staff who receive the same pay regardless of their specific role.

00:51:11 SPEAKER_036: All of them avoid our partners.

00:51:18 SPEAKER_036: I don't remember Wallace certainly a very far role, but I remember Wallace as one of those things.

00:51:28 SPEAKER_036: Far too much.

00:51:30 SPEAKER_036: One of the things would be actually Mar wrote this call.

00:51:39 SPEAKER_036: It stands for the road.

00:51:43 SPEAKER_036: Before I was initially designed, very, but it.

00:51:47 SPEAKER_036: But basically, biannual events help support member wellness back in February.

00:52:15 SPEAKER_036: Examine and develop additional development opportunities for civilian members.

00:52:52 SPEAKER_036: Leveraging technologies for wellness initiatives, there's a number of things that are available.

00:53:12 SPEAKER_036: But the effectiveness is in place now for a little bit.

00:53:21 SPEAKER_036: Members is that the best use of the.

00:53:57 SPEAKER_036: This picture here is gold.

00:53:58 SPEAKER_036: Let's see.

00:54:00 SPEAKER_036: You know, that was a week or so ago.

00:54:03 SPEAKER_036: Yeah, two weeks ago at Harrison Park, and that young lad was missing.

00:54:09 SPEAKER_036: One of them.

00:54:20 SPEAKER_036: One of them.

00:54:21 SPEAKER_036: These comments are right.

00:54:30 SPEAKER_036: Um.

00:54:30 SPEAKER_036: Any questions for Craig?

00:54:34 SPEAKER_036: Absolutely, Craig.

00:54:36 SPEAKER_036: Craig, Craig, Craig.

00:54:37 SPEAKER_036: I think we'll do over the next year.

00:54:41 SPEAKER_036: Yeah, I'm really credit to Dave for putting that all together.

00:54:45 SPEAKER_036: Didn't get to the last one that we said.

00:54:50 SPEAKER_036: Pretty good job enhancement.

00:55:06 SPEAKER_036: As people go on and they work and they eat, there's a whole bunch of different things.

00:55:19 SPEAKER_036: They're always getting taste of different things, and there's a whole programme on.

00:55:25 SPEAKER_036: They know that doesn't exist.

00:55:25 SPEAKER_036: Yeah.

00:55:27 SPEAKER_036: Every single person is trained on all the jobs in the line and going around doing that.

00:55:31 SPEAKER_036: Yeah, yeah.

00:55:32 SPEAKER_036: And they may kind of.

00:55:33 SPEAKER_002: I know a friend of mine sort of chose one of the areas eventually, but he also got bored there, so he wanted to go and move around.

00:55:41 SPEAKER_002: There, and you think about it, people all get being paid at first, the same.

00:56:03 SPEAKER_002: So, yeah, adoption definitely.

Adoption of Operations and Values Document

The board moved to adopt the operations and values document for the Owen Sound Police Services Board. A speaker suggested refining the dedication value to focus more on well-being, growth, and inclusivity. The group discussed timing priorities and confirmed that the report would be sent to members before the next meeting.

00:56:11 SPEAKER_002: I'll move the adoption of operations.

00:56:15 SPEAKER_002: I don't know if the place is under.

00:56:20 SPEAKER_002: On our values, which is pure.

00:56:25 SPEAKER_002: Second one is dedication.

00:56:30 SPEAKER_002: By fostering a commitment to well-being, growth, and inclusivity, and I think I think we've turned around.

00:56:37 SPEAKER_002: I think it's just a well-being, and that's just a value.

00:56:39 SPEAKER_002: And then by fostering a dedication to growth, our values maybe need to be a little more focused on well-being.

00:57:00 SPEAKER_002: Change dedication to all game, but then fostering a dedication to.

00:57:08 SPEAKER_002: Yeah, there's a motion about.

00:57:23 SPEAKER_002: Any other questions or worries?

00:57:28 SPEAKER_002: All the favour.

00:57:28 SPEAKER_002: Carry.

00:57:29 SPEAKER_002: Let's roll back to page ninety-two.

00:57:36 SPEAKER_002: Question: Given our timing of other issues, is it possible?

00:57:57 SPEAKER_002: Prior to, we usually wait.

00:58:01 SPEAKER_002: But if this is adopted by the board.

00:58:36 SPEAKER_002: To get it sooner than later.

00:58:38 SPEAKER_002: We can't give you the report itself.

00:58:40 SPEAKER_002: Yes.

00:58:41 SPEAKER_002: Send it to you.

00:58:43 SPEAKER_002: Send it to Brianna.

00:58:43 SPEAKER_002: Brianna.

00:58:45 SPEAKER_002: But then you.

00:58:47 SPEAKER_002: I like.

00:58:54 SPEAKER_002: Monday, but the next.

00:58:55 SPEAKER_002: But there's some priorities.

00:59:34 SPEAKER_002: Sorry.

00:59:36 SPEAKER_002: That was last meeting, right?

00:59:38 SPEAKER_002: So it's really included with the minutes of that meeting, hopefully.

00:59:43 SPEAKER_021: Sending that out, and then this one will go to the next two elections.

00:59:55 SPEAKER_021: It does not lose a minute.

00:59:56 SPEAKER_021: She didn't have it.

01:00:03 SPEAKER_021: So the 2019 annual report.

01:00:05 SPEAKER_036: Again, are we looking at those are the twenty.

01:00:21 SPEAKER_036: Sorry, you met with this planning session.

01:00:24 SPEAKER_036: Change.

01:00:25 SPEAKER_036: Sorry, message from myself.

01:00:33 SPEAKER_036: My colleagues, my chair, from last year's.

01:00:57 SPEAKER_036: Also, service.

Police Complaints and Internal Investigations

The Office of the Independent Police Review Director recorded two complaints regarding service and policy enforcement in the previous year. Internal investigations identified specific areas requiring regular attention to improve operations. Partners are collaborating on solutions while addressing staffing and technology branch responsibilities.

01:01:03 SPEAKER_036: Well, you'll see, and charges late.

01:01:14 SPEAKER_036: Full charges from nineteen seventy-four.

01:01:42 SPEAKER_036: In PRD last year, the Office of the Independent Police Review Director there were two complaints.

01:01:47 SPEAKER_036: One in relation to service provided, and one in relation to policy enforcement.

01:02:03 SPEAKER_036: Internal investigations highlighted some of the work that needed to be done on a regular basis.

01:02:09 SPEAKER_036: Ronald, working with some of our partners, our partners, our partners, our partners.

01:02:57 SPEAKER_036: We've got a line of printing at each branch and various other services.

01:03:11 SPEAKER_036: And staffing, patients centre, one calls.

01:03:23 SPEAKER_036: My average of probably it's probably five point eight eight, and total calls for.

01:03:40 SPEAKER_036: Total customer service handle and then both our upcoming technology branch.

01:04:16 SPEAKER_036: Community services officer, their roles and their responsibilities.

US Department of Education School Safety Awareness Programme

The board discussed a United States Department of Education programme targeting kindergarten through eighth-grade students for safety awareness. Participants noted positive work involving lockdown drills within the six area public schools and highlighted military involvement in these efforts.

01:04:22 SPEAKER_036: Kids programme.

01:04:36 SPEAKER_036: All about awareness with school-age children by youth by numbers.

01:04:46 SPEAKER_036: Kindergarten, sixth, seventh, eighth grade students.

01:04:49 SPEAKER_036: United States Department of Education programme.

01:04:52 SPEAKER_036: Seventh and eighth students.

01:04:55 SPEAKER_036: Lockdown drills within the six area public schools.

01:05:04 SPEAKER_036: A lot of really positive work.

01:05:24 SPEAKER_036: Great.

01:05:25 SPEAKER_036: Quick summary of the military placing in it and their involvement.

01:05:26 SPEAKER_036: Highlight their festival, Salvation Army Christmas food drive.

01:05:31 SPEAKER_036: Some of the events that we participated in: collision reporting, total number of collisions for the year, finding the best.

01:05:56 SPEAKER_036: Salaries and surplus, and as I mentioned earlier, the pie chart shows salaries and benefits, seven point three percent.

01:06:30 SPEAKER_036: Supplies for the purchase of services, capital projects, and charges prior.

01:06:44 SPEAKER_036: There it was eighty-nine point four percent.

01:06:54 SPEAKER_036: Organizational charter will be placed in two thousand and nineteen.

01:06:58 SPEAKER_036: In 2019.

01:06:59 SPEAKER_036: Thank you very much, Jeff.

01:06:59 SPEAKER_036: Place Jacqueline when Dave moved away.

01:07:26 SPEAKER_036: We discussed it at the board meeting, and then because they're asking a whole lot of time, they were asking a lot of questions about statistics and climate,

01:07:41 SPEAKER_036: and so some discussion about whether or not religions out there, isn't it?

01:08:16 SPEAKER_036: Any questions for Kevin?

01:08:21 SPEAKER_036: Jeff, surely.

01:08:24 SPEAKER_036: Sure.

01:08:26 SPEAKER_036: Oh, actually, I'm going to get a draft on that one.

01:08:28 SPEAKER_036: Okay.

01:08:28 SPEAKER_036: Okay.

01:08:28 SPEAKER_036: Can you tell me where this is going to occur now on the website?

01:08:52 SPEAKER_036: To appear on the website, are you making any physical copies?

01:08:57 SPEAKER_036: We weren't.

01:08:58 SPEAKER_036: We weren't making any.

01:08:59 SPEAKER_036: I think just for cost savings.

01:09:01 SPEAKER_036: We got into a deal for a contract.

01:09:15 SPEAKER_036: Just an annual report last month.

01:09:56 SPEAKER_036: Secondhand shops.

Proposed Racism Training Classes and Legal Issues

Participants discuss a proposed training programme intended to address racism within police services. The plan includes multiple classes covering the severity of legal issues and related topics. A recent tweet regarding these initiatives is also referenced during the exchange.

01:09:58 SPEAKER_036: Suzanne and I spoke.

01:10:18 SPEAKER_036: Where they can relocate.

01:10:29 SPEAKER_036: Starting background, jumping around around race, and first thoughts we got involved.

01:11:40 SPEAKER_036: There was a programme that was going to be put in place.

01:12:12 SPEAKER_036: So I think five thousand four hundred forty-eight.

01:12:26 SPEAKER_036: Um, one, two, three, six.

01:12:28 SPEAKER_036: Class, another class to discuss racism.

01:12:38 SPEAKER_036: The entire class is going to discuss racism.

01:12:40 SPEAKER_036: School.

01:12:42 SPEAKER_036: Discussing the severity of the subject of legal, the hopelessness of the subject of the law.

01:13:09 SPEAKER_036: And so during this week, there was a tweet.

Police Support for Black Lives Matter March and New Record Access Legislation

One participant described how the police supported a Black Lives Matter march by assisting with traffic flow and providing maps to the organizer. Another speaker noted that Jill and her family were well-organised and respectful of the police presence. A new provincial act was discussed, which allows for certain record requests, such as banking records, though translation issues previously hindered access to this information.

01:13:33 SPEAKER_036: The presence of the Black Lives Matter marcher prior to the march instructed the organizer, Lyman, to offer support, outline importance.

01:14:05 SPEAKER_036: Support, land support, and some safety and respect.

01:14:10 SPEAKER_036: Jill and her family were very well organised and respectful of the police.

01:14:13 SPEAKER_036: We assisted with traffic flow purposes.

01:14:16 SPEAKER_052: I can have any that our involvement in that.

01:14:27 SPEAKER_052: Oh, and we also supplied through the public company supplied maps.

01:14:31 SPEAKER_052: Of course, they're getting together.

01:14:38 SPEAKER_036: We could try and reach seven thousand, seven hundred people, and some of the traditional.

01:15:03 SPEAKER_036: Some new legislation came out in the province that allowed us some new.

01:15:27 SPEAKER_036: That legislation also included some reporting that was put into it and.

01:15:31 SPEAKER_036: So we've gone ahead and sent that to report the ministry.

01:15:48 SPEAKER_036: But that and more data on that.

01:15:57 SPEAKER_036: Basically, it was a new act that they put in place that allowed some extra tools for.

01:16:00 SPEAKER_010: Some extra tools, or at least certain requests that we can do for records.

01:16:08 SPEAKER_010: Those could be banking records.

01:16:15 SPEAKER_010: In many cases, some of that information is already available in urgent matters, but it was a matter of the problems putting it into the translation and things like that.

01:16:22 SPEAKER_010: So, in our particular case, we did not have a last year, because of the new act coming out here, when they're doing some action on what the provisions are and.

01:17:05 SPEAKER_010: The last paragraph identified.

Adoption of Amendment Sixteen Regarding Police Reports

A participant notes that a standardized form indicates zero reports exist before action is taken regarding police matters. The board invites a motion to adopt amendment number sixteen without further discussion. Hearing no objections, the meeting concludes after addressing all agenda items.

01:17:22 SPEAKER_010: Oh yes, there should have been a.

01:17:23 SPEAKER_010: Yeah.

01:17:23 SPEAKER_010: Okay.

01:17:23 SPEAKER_010: There's a standardized form to go back to ministry, and it says zero.

01:17:26 SPEAKER_010: For these reports, before no action is taken, I invite amendment number sixteen.

01:18:01 SPEAKER_010: Hearing none.

01:18:02 SPEAKER_001: The board has dealt with all of the items on the agenda, and there being no additional business, there will be adjourned.

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