The Strategic Planning and Innovation Committee will participate in the development, review, and evaluation of strategic priorities and directions for the Cobourg Police Service.
Board Information
Key responsibilities of the Subcommittee are as follows:
- Contribute to the identification and recommendation of key performance measures.
- Support and advise on stakeholder engagement and consultation processes.
- Attend regular committee meetings and actively engage in discussions.
- Collaborate with Board members, staff, and Service representatives to ensure community priorities are reflected in planning and innovation efforts.
- Represent a community voice and uphold principles of fairness, transparency, and accountability.
Subcommittee composition is three (3) Cobourg Police Service Board Members and two (2) citizen members.
Quorum is three (3) members.
- Must be a resident of the Town of Cobourg.
- Demonstrated interest or experience in areas such as strategic planning, governance, policy development, public service, or community engagement.
- Ability to commit time and contribute meaningfully to Committee work and attend scheduled meetings.
Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 Information Regarding eligibility:
- An individual is not eligible to be an additional member of a committee if he or she would not be eligible to be a member of the police service board (section 42(5)).
(1) In appointing or reappointing a member of a police service board, the appointing person or body shall consider,
(a) the need to ensure that the police service board is representative of the area it serves, having regard for the diversity of the population in the area;
(b) the need for the police service board to have members with the prescribed competencies, if any; and
(c) any applicable diversity plan. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1, s. 33 (1).
Police record check
(2) The appointing person or body must consider the results of a potential appointee’s police record check that was prepared within the past 12 months before appointing him or her as a member of a police service board. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1, s. 33 (2).
Revocation of appointments
(3) For greater certainty, the power to appoint a member of a police service board includes the power to revoke the appointment and to appoint a replacement. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1, s. 33 (3).
Other ineligible persons
(4) The following persons are not eligible to be members of a police service board:
1. A judge or justice of the peace.
2. A member of a police service, a special constable or a First Nation Officer.
3. Any person who practises criminal law as a defence counsel or as a prosecutor.
4. A director, officer or employee of a prescribed policing provider.
5. Any other prescribed persons. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1, s. 33 (4); 2024, c. 2, Sched. 4, s. 3.
Former members of a police service
(5) A former member of a police service is not eligible to be a member of a police service board unless,
(a) the police service board does not maintain a police service that the person was a member of; and
(b) at least one year has passed since the person ceased to be a member of any police service. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1, s. 33 (5).
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