April 2, 2025 Board of Police Commissioners

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER AND LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1.1    Swearing In of Commissioner Vincent Beswick-Escanlar

1.2    Election of Chair

2. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – March 3, 2025

4. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND APPROVAL OF ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS

5. BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF THE MINUTES
6. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
7. CONSIDERATION OF DEFERRED BUSINESS – NONE

8. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
8.1 Correspondence 
8.2 Petitions
8.3 Presentations
8.3.1 Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland NS Presentation on Intimate Partner Violence

9. INFORMATION ITEMS BROUGHT FORWARD – NONE

10. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
10.1 HALIFAX REGIONAL POLICE / ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE HALIFAX REGIONAL DETACHMENT CHIEF UPDATES

10.2 STAFF
10.2.1 Community Safety Update on Public Safety Strategy and Crisis Response – Presentation

10.2.2 Halifax Regional Police Victim Services Unit on Intimate Partner Violence Initiatives – Presentation

10.2.3 Appointment to the Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance Board  [PDF]
Motion:
That the Board of Police Commissioners for the Halifax Regional Municipality appoint one member to serve on the Nova Scotia Association of Police Governance board.

11. ADDED ITEMS

12. IN CAMERA (IN PRIVATE) 
The Board of Police Commissioners may rise and go into a private In Camera (In Private) session, in accordance with Section 51 of the Nova Scotia Police Act for the purposes of dealing with the following:

12.1 In Camera (In Private) Minutes – March 3, 2025
Motion: 
That the In Camera (In Private) minutes of March 3, 2025 be approved as circulated.

13. NOTICES OF MOTION

14. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – June 4, 2025

15. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS

1. Memorandum from the Legislative Assistant dated March 26, 2025 re: Requests for Presentation to Board of Police Commissioners – NONE  [PDF]

2. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 11, 2025 re: Refreshed HRP policies on off-duty employment and extra duty [PDF]

3. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 11, 2025 re: Halifax Regional Police communication regarding the role of extra duty police officers  [PDF]

4. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 17, 2025 re: The Police Response to Hate Crimes & Hate Incidents in Halifax  [PDF]

5. Memorandum from the Chief Administrative Officer dated March 10, 2025 re: Wortley Report Progress Update: Summary of recommendations – update [PDF]

For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Andrea Lovasi-Wood, Legislative Assistant, at lovasia@halifax.ca or 902-240-7164.

To submit correspondence, email clerks@halifax.ca 
More information: https://www.halifax.ca/city-hall/boards-committees-commissions/a-c/board-police-commissioners/engagement-bopc, click on “Correspondence”