Whereas On April 1, 2024, the Provincial government of Ontario enacted the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA); and
Whereas the CSPA dissolved the local Kincardine Police Service Board and directed the creation of the OPP South Bruce Detachment Board; and
Whereas the OPP South Bruce Detachment Board, along with Detachment Boards across the Province, is unable to secure insurance for the Detachment Board and all its members; and
Whereas this lack of insurance has resulted in the OPP South Bruce Detachment Board being unable to meet or fulfill its legislated mandates to:
• determine objectives and priorities for the detachment, not inconsistent with the strategic plan prepared by the Minister, after consultation with the detachment commander;
• advise the detachment commander with respect to policing provided by the detachment; • monitor the performance of the detachment commander;
• review the reports from the detachment commander regarding policing provided by the detachment.
And Further the residents of the Municipality of Kincardine deserve oversight and accountability of the police;
Now therefore be it resolved that the Council of the Municipality of Kincardine requests that the Province take immediate action to address barriers preventing police boards from obtaining insurance so that the OPP South Bruce Detachment Board can fulfill its legislated mandates; and
That a copy of this resolution be sent to the Minister of Solicitor General, the Hon. Lisa Thompson – MMP of Huron-Bruce, the Hon. Rick Byers - MPP of Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, as well as the municipalities of Arran-Elderslie, Brockton, Huron Kinloss, and South Bruce and Ontario Association of Police Services Boards.
Carried.