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From YouTube: Ottawa Police Services Board - May 27, 2019
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Ottawa Police Services Board meeting - May 27, 2019 - Audio Stream
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B
C
The
committee
met
on
the
finance
and
Audit
Committee
met
May
14th,
and
we
discussed
possible
amendments
to
the
fee
structure
for
background
checks,
as
well
as
police
officers,
scholarship
and
charitable
fund.
Both
of
these
items
appear
on
this
evenings
agenda.
With
respect
to
back
to
the
background
check
staff
we'll
be
making
a
presentation
this
evening
on
the
options
the
FAC
committee
discussed
committee
recommended
that
options
be
tabled
this
evening,
but
a
decision
not
be
made
until
the
June
board
meeting
to
allow
proper
community
outreach
to
the
impacted
groups.
C
A
You
any
questions
on
the
update,
seeing
none
were
saved.
Okay,
turning
to
inquiries
any
inquiries,
seeing
none
items
of
business
we're
going
to
be
at
it
was
just
a
consent
agenda.
First,
we're
going
to
add
a
new
item
as
the
first
item
of
business,
which
will
be
a
chairs
verbal
report
and
then
the
chief
does
have
a
verbal
report,
so
that
will
be
following
then
item
number
to
2019
grants.
The
Byward
market
ambassador
program
is
their
speaker
and
jazz
and
I.
Do
you
want
to
speak
on
that?
You
don't
need
to.
A
Item
number
three
background
check:
fee
structure:
there
are
some
public
Legation,
so
we're
going
to
hold
this,
but
it
is
just
being
tabled
tonight.
We're
not
the
board's
not
going
to
be
making
a
decision
tonight,
because
we
want
to
give
adequate
opportunity
to
the
members
of
the
public
to
weigh
in
on
this
issue,
so
we
are
tabling
it.
Anyone
who
would
like
to
address
the
board
tonight.
It's
welcome
to
do
so
and
then,
of
course,
June
24th.
Anyone
wants
to
address
on
decision
Day.
A
The
board
are
welcome
to
do
so
at
that
time,
so
that
item
will
be
held.
Item
number
for
police
offices,
scholarship
and
charitable
fund
carried.
Thank
you
item
number
five
Canadian
Association
of
police
governance,
nomination
to
board
of
directors
carried.
Thank
you
item
number
six,
Canadian
Association
of
police
governance,
annual
conference
attendance
and
sponsorship
carried.
A
A
Item
number
ten
workforce
management
report:
first
quarter,
2019
received
item
number
11
financial
status
report;
first
quarter,
2019,
receive
item
number
twelve
performance
report;
first
quarter,
2019,
received
item
13
report
on
siu
investigation,
February,
25th,
2018,
received
item
14
report
on
siu
investigation,
March,
27,
2018,
received
item
15,
outstanding
inquiries,
emotions,
May,
20,
19,
received
item
number,
60,
16,
commendation,
letters
saved
and
then
on
the
in-camera
items,
because
we
now
list
them
on
the
agenda.
I'm
going
to
be
adding
two
in-camera
items
tonight
there
are
two
personnel
issues
involving
named
individuals.
A
The
Commission
has
completed
its
preliminary
review
and
commenced
an
investigation.
The
letter
has
provided
to
the
Ottawa
Police
Services
Board,
because
some
of
the
allegations
relate
to
deputies
as
well
and
date
to
his
time
with
the
Durham
Police.
The
nature
of
those
allegations
has
already
been
reported
and
they
are
serious.
That
said,
these
are
unproven
allegations
and
only
the
Commission's
investigation
will
be
able
to
determine
whether
there
is
any
merit
to
them.
Since
learning
of
the
investigation
I
have
been
in
touch
with
deputies
as
well.
A
Lastly,
I
can
tell
you
that
the
Commission
has
indicated
in
its
letter
that
it
will
not
be
providing
any
further
details
about
the
allegations
in
order
to
protect
the
integrity
of
its
investigation.
The
Commission
has
said
that
the
board
can
confirm
the
fact
of
the
investigation
and
make
public
its
letter
to
the
board,
but
it
has
asked
that
the
board,
assisted
in
preserving
the
integrity
of
the
investigation,
I,
can
tell
you
the
information
we
received
is
available
on
the
table
over
here.
A
To
that
end,
the
board
will
not
be
making
any
further
public
statement
on
the
issue,
however,
should
board
members
have
questions
and
out
of
respect
for
the
Commission's
request
and
appreciating
the
sensitive
nature
of
the
matter,
I
have
asked
that
the
OU
CPC
investigation
be
added
to
the
board's
in-camera
agenda
this
evening.
Thank
you
all
for
your
understanding
of
that
issue
received
on
my
report.
E
Good
evening,
and
thank
you
very
much,
madam
chair,
as
you
can
imagine,
it's
been
a
busy
couple
weeks
for
us
as
summer
approaches
between
the
race
weekend,
community
safety
initiatives
that
we've
engaged
in
the
Byward
market
on
and
regular
operations,
I'm
pleased
to
report
tonight
on
some
good
successes
of
our
members
and
all
of
the
work
that
they're
doing
to
keep
Ottawa
safe
first
thing.
I
want
to
focus
on
is
around
our
gun,
suppression
and
gun
violence
initiatives.
E
Excuse
me
I'm
pleased
to
actually
report
that
27
guns
have
been
seized
off
our
streets
to
date
and
that
so
far
we
have
seen
our
decrease
over
this
time.
Last
year
of
30%
in
our
shootings
in
the
city
of
Ottawa
that
can
be
attributed
to
leadership,
but
mostly
it's
the
great
work
that
our
wim
men
are
doing
on
the
front
lines
and
in
our
investigative
units
to
let
people
know
that
if
you
carry
a
gun,
we
are
gonna,
come
and
take
it
from
you
and
arrest.
E
You
so
I'd
like
to
I'm
very
pleased
to
report
that
to
the
board,
I'd
also
like
to
update
you
on
the
arrests
that
we
made
in
the
murder
of
Kenneth
amok,
lock
I
can
let
you
know
that,
as
of
Friday,
Kenneth
Frampton
was
arrested
and
now
is
facing
first-degree
murder
charges
in
relation
to
that
incident
this
year
to
date,
that
that
was
our
sixth
homicide
and
in
in
those
six
homicides
we've
made
arrests
in
all
of
them.
None
of
them
remain
open
and
outstanding,
and
that
number
is
down
over
the
same
period
from
last
year.
E
I
would
like
to
focus
now
a
bit
of
my
attention
on
traffic
safety.
We
know
that
there
was
a
tragic
hit-and-run
on
May
16th
that
took
the
life
of
a
cyclist
in
the
City
of
Ottawa,
and
in
that
I
can
tell
you
that
we've
been
investing
as
an
update
to
that
investigation.
We
are
continuing
to
try
and
obtain
evidence
relating
to
that,
so
that
we
can
hopefully
lay
a
charge
soon.
E
So
over
the
period
since
that
tragic
death
has
occurred,
we've
increased
our
enforcement
efforts,
but
beyond
that,
we've
actually
put
a
lot
of
effort
into
increasing
our
education
program
as
well
as
working
continue
to
work
with
safer
roads,
Ottawa
on
solutions
around
engineering
enforcement
and
education,
so
that
everyone
that
rides
a
bike
has
the
opportunity
to
get
home
safe.
We
will
continue
to
have
work
and
continue
to
do
enforcement
around
bike
safety
in
the
city
throughout
the
summer.
E
Also,
around
traffic
safety
I'm
pleased
to
announce
that
last
week
we
had
a
school
bus
camera
that
was
launched.
In
fact,
we
had
two
of
them,
one
in
the
East
End
and
one
of
the
West
End,
so
between
the
bus
company
of
M,
L,
Bradley
and
Roxboro
bus
lines,
Bradley
in
the
East
at
Roxboro
in
the
West
today
in
Orleans
and
Barre
Haven,
we
saw
two
buses
out
on
the
streets
that
were
actually
beginning
to
capture
that
information.
E
So
that'll
allow
us
to
use
a
technological
solution
to
lay
charges
in
that
very
serious
offense
of
running
a
school
bus
that
puts
our
young
people
in
it
puts
our
young
people
in
danger
could
possibly
cause
death.
So
we
we're
very
pleased
that
that's
rolled
out,
we
expect
more
cameras
to
roll
out
in
the
near
future
as
we
continue
to
work
with
safer
roads.
Ottawa
on
that
initiative.
Also
in
line
with
traffic
safety,
we've
started
an
innovative
approach
called
constable
scarecrow
in
Western
Canada.
E
They
have
used
life-sized
cutouts
of
police
officers,
holding
radar
guns
in
in
areas
that
have
that
are
affected
by
speeders,
particularly
in
community
safety
zones
and
school
zones.
So
in
last
week
we
are
unable
to
unveil
two
signs,
one
on
portable
of
our
narleen's
and
one
on
Bridge
Street
in
manitech
to
test
out
whether
that's
an
effective
deterrent
to
speeding
in
our
community.
E
What
I
can
tell
you
is
both
those
signs
are
placed
in
community
safety
and
school
zones,
and
if
it
is
an
effective
strategy,
once
we
do
an
evaluation,
we'll
look
to
install
more
I
want
to
congratulate
constable
Aaron
Reichert
for
the
Police
Association
of
Ontario
hero
of
the
Year
award.
That
was
awarded
a
week
and
a
half
ago
at
the
Police
Association
of
Ontario
annual
general
meeting.
That
award
was
presented
to
him
for
his
bravery
and
quick
response
while
responding
to
a
triple
shooting
in
the
Byward
market.
E
While
in
foot
pursuit
he
made
to
make
the
difficult
decision
to
shoot
a
suspect.
After
that
person
had
previously
just
shot
two
other
people.
His
actions
undoubtedly
kick
saved.
Countless
lives.
I'd
also
like
to
congratulate
acting
sergeant,
shebeen
Tucker
constable
Kevin
Graham,
and
the
O
PS
hoop
stars
who
were
runners-up
in
the
community
role
model
award.
I
would
also
really
like
to
recognize
president
Matz
golf
in
the
ontario
on
the
ottawa
police
association.
E
Excuse
me
the
Auto
Police
Association
for
nominating
those
for
this
prestigious
awards,
and
it
is
a
very
prestigious
award
because
they
are
selected
from
all
of
all
across
Ontario,
so
we
should
be
very
proud
of
those
accomplishments,
as
the
boards
are
where
we're
starting
to
have
discussions
around
our
budget
for
2020.
As
you
see
tonight,
oh,
you
just
received
a
report
on
our
first
quarter
financials
on
the
agenda.
Today.
We
continue
to
manage
issues
like
overtime,
but
are
able
to
be
managing
it
in
a
way
that
sees
us
projecting
now
to
not
have
a
deficit.
E
So
the
last
thing
I'm
going
to
talk
about
is
the
hate
crimes,
hate
crimes
unit
and
the
issue
that
has
been
raised
around
the
existence
of
that
in
Ottawa.
What
I
can
tell
you
is
hate
crime
and
hate
based
incidents
are
very
important
to
us,
they're
key
key
areas
that
we
need
to
focus
on,
because
we
know
that
they
make
they
create
community
concern
and
create
a
lack
of
a
feeling
of
safety
in
our
community.
E
We
also
know
that
they're
on
the
increase
not
only
in
Ottawa,
not
only
across
Canada
but
around
the
world,
so
the
it's
even
more
important.
Now
that
we
have
a
very
solid
understood
and
accepted
practice
in
terms
of
how
we
investigate
and
work
with
our
community
on
hate
hate
crimes
and
hate
based
incidents.
I
can
tell
you
right
now.
We
have
a
strategy,
that's
centered
around
three
key
pillars.
The
first
is
around
intelligence.
The
second
around
is
around
investigation,
and
the
third
is
around
community
support
and
community
outreach.
E
The
gap
that's
come
is
the
community
input
and
community
understanding
around
that,
so
deputy
chief
Jaswal
has
undertaken
to
do
a
review
of
how
we
respond
to
hate
crimes,
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
best
investigative
response
and
intelligence
response
that
exists,
but
also
that
we
have
the
proper
supports
to
the
community
on
this.
This
issue
that
it
victimizes
them
horribly
will
continue
to
engage
with
community
partners.
We've
already
begun
to
engage
with
our
community
equity
council
to
look
at
how
we
can
better
respond
to
these
issues.
E
Moving
ahead,
we
know
we
can
approve
our
approach.
We
we
have
a
solid
investigative
approach,
but
if
the
community
doesn't
understand
it
or
doesn't
believe
in
it,
we
have
work
to
do
so.
You're
hearing
that
we
are
going
to
do
that
work
and
work
to
make
sure
that
we
can
resolve,
because
it
is
an
extremely
important
issue
to
us
that
issue.
It
will
be
a
continued
process
that
we
will
continually
report
to
you
as
we
move
ahead.
So
that's
my
verbal
update
and
take
any
questions.
Thank.
C
Thanks
Steve
Bell
concerning
the
hate
crime,
I
have
two
issues
and
if
you
can
enlighten
me
and
the
board,
they
were
media
reports
that
when
the
unit
were
disbanded,
there
were
no
communication
to
the
public
media.
So
I
just
want
to
know.
Was
there
any
public
communication
when
this
hate
crime
unit
were
disbanded
with
the
media
or
the
board
and
which
unit
is
now
looking
for
such
incidents?
C
E
In
terms
of
communication
that
was
done,
we
we
have
a
section
within
our
criminal
intelligence
service
that
does
the
same
work
and
continues
to
have
the
same
mandate
as
the
unit
that
used
to
be
called
the
hate
crime
unit
has
so
in
terms
of
any
public
consultation.
A
public
just
dialogue
around
the
change
of
that
name,
I'm,
unsure
and
I
will
get
that
information
for
you.
What
I?
C
A
E
D
Hi,
yes,
sir
I,
actually
my
question
really
is
into
Asda,
but
it
was
actually
to
Ottawa
police
I,
just
noted
in
the
the
the
report
on
the
ambassador's
program
that
these
young
people
are
doing
amazing
work
and
I
totally
support
us
supporting
the
ambassador's
program.
One
of
the
things,
though,
that
concerns
me,
is
the
loss
of
the
foot
patrol
and
I
noted
in
some
of
the
conclusions
that
the
ambassador's
made.
D
They
said
that
in
previous
years
it
had
great
success
in
addressing
persistent
aggressive
panhandlers
in
cooperation
with
the
foot
patrol
and
that
the
foot
patrol
officers
had
a
dedicated
cell
number
that
the
ambassadors
could
call
when
they
were
struggling
with
with
incidents
with
so-called
clients,
but
in
2017
without
that
contact
and
I'm,
assuming
it's
a
cell
phone
I'm,
not
sure
if
it.
What
exactly
it
is
that
contact.
They
said
the
ambassadors
could
only
make
non-emergency
calls
to
dispatch,
which
often
resulted
in
lengthy
waits
for
responding
officers.
D
E
Thank
you
for
the
question
through
the
chair.
What
I
can,
let
you
know
is
that
are
we
we've
reestablished?
Our
bikes
of
beats
unit,
which
is
a
folk,
has
a
focus
in
our
in
our
high
priority
density
areas
in
the
downtown
core.
One
of
those
areas
is
absolutely
the
Byward
market
and
as
part
of
our
frontline
mobility
project,
we've
now
one
of
the
areas.
That's
testing
and
testing.
Some
really
neat
new
gadgets
that
help
them
deliver
policing
service
is
that
bikes
of
beats
unit.
E
So
we
did,
we
had
we
at
what
we
had
is
we
had
frontline
resources
who
continually
went
into
that
area.
The
actually
dedicated
bikes
and
beats
units
started
at
the
beginning
of
this
past
year.
So
it
is
a
new,
dedicated,
permanent
presence.
That's
there
that
reestablishes.
Some
of
those
contact
points
for
the
street
ambassadors,
so.
D
We
can
expect
that
they
will
have
better
backup
this
year.
We're
not
you
know
this
is
this
is
the
main
tourist
attraction
in
Ottawa,
and
some
of
this
report
was
a
little
bit
disturbing
with
you
know.
The
persistent,
aggressive,
panhandlers
and
I
would
really
like
to
make
sure
that
we
they
have
the
resources
that
they
require
to
keep
our
streets
down
there
safe.
So
so.
E
E
E
C
E
To
areas
where
there
needs
to
be
an
increase
of
police
focus,
the
the
ability
for
them
to
contact
our
members
of
the
bikes,
a
beat
you
to
directly
will
be
a
great
asset
in
this,
but
I
wouldn't
want
it
to
ever
be
construed,
and
we
work
with
John
all
the
time
that
they
are
there
to
provide
any
sort
of
extension
of
our
policing
authorities.
So.
D
F
I
guess
what
I
can
share
is
that
we've
certainly
seen
that
presence
return
this
year.
Just
in
the
couple
of
weeks
that
the
ambassadors
have
been
out
on
the
street,
they
have
noted
that
that
presence
is
definitely
increased
over
last
year
and
we
have
been
in
close
contact
with
through
Deputy
Chief,
Bell,
John,
McKenna
and
other
sergeants
that
were
kind
of
reestablishing
some
of
those
old
contacts
that
we
had
in
the
past
and
looking
forward
to
them
also
attending
our
regular
meetings
along
with
counselor
Dean's.
At
our
next
meeting.
We.
D
I
know
that
you've
got
six
ambassadors
on
the
street
this
year.
Is
it
compared
to
for
last
year?
Will
they,
whether
will
they
continue
a
little
bit
later
in
the
evening?
I
know
that
they
that
they
knew
their
day
ends
at
seven
o'clock
and
that's
when
some
of
the
problems
Rhea
merges
in
the
market
will
they
have
a
longer
day
we're.
F
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Remember
me
and
any
other
questions.
Can
we
carry
that
report
Karen.
Thank
you
for
being
here.
Item
number
three
background
check
fee
structure.
As
I
said
earlier
there.
Oh
there's
a
presentation:
oh
okay,
there's
a
presentation.
I
was
just
going
to
do
that,
but
go
ahead.
You
do
it.
A
G
G
G
Significant
public
consultation
did
occur
in
2018
and
back
in
October
of
2018.
The
PSB
approved
the
current
fee
structure
of
$90
for
employment
and
$0
for
volunteers,
and
those
rates
went
into
effect
on
January
1st
2019,
and
this
resolved
a
2.4
million
dollar
budget
deficit
that
was
identified
in
our
queue
for
2018
financial
report
during
the
2019
budget
process.
The
board
directed
o-p-s
to
look
at
revised
price,
a
revised
pricing
structure
for
not-for-profit
the
board
reduced
the
background
check
revenue
budget
by
$400,000
at
the
February
25th
medium.
G
The
board
passed
the
following
motion
in
February:
2019
I
won't
read
it,
but
it's
up
there
on
the
screen
and
then,
finally,
a
few
weeks
ago,
a
staff
provided
a
presentation
to
the
finance
and
Audit
Committee
on
the
options,
as
well
as
the
fee
structure,
methodology,
benchmarking
and
so
we're
here
today.
So
I'm
going
to
provide
you
with
some
additional
history
on
this
on
the
service
provided.
So
this
just
takes
us
back
in
time.
G
There's
been
significant
growth
in
volume
in
background
checks,
they've
doubled
since
2013
to
approximately
90,000
in
2018
70%
of
the
police
record
checks
at
o-p-s
are
related
to
not-for-profits
prior
to
the
launch
of
the
online
system.
The
the
process
was
paper-based.
It
was
manual.
There
were
multiple
touchpoints
with
duplicate
data
entries
and
there
was
also
a
significant
backlog
of
13
weeks
post
launch
of
the
online
system
faster
processing
times
background
checks
are
now
produced
to
customers
within
48
hours
versus
13
weeks
in
the
past,
as
well
as
some
efficiencies.
G
The
background
checks
are
broken
down
by
the
learn
guideline
type:
there's
a
criminal
record
check,
there's
a
criminal
records
and
judicial
matters,
as
well
as
a
vulnerable
sector
check
prior
to
2019.
The
the
previous
rates
ranged
between
$50
and
$92,
depending
on
whether
there
was
an
express
fee
charged
$50
was
the
base
fee
for
a
criminal
record
check
and
a
criminal
records.
Judicial
matters
check.
The
Express
fee
was
42
dollars.
On
top
of
that,
so
a
customer
could
pay
between
50
and
92
for
a
vulnerable
sector
check.
G
The
range
was
$15
to
$57
previous
to
2019.
Volunteers
were
free
for
all
three
different
learned
guideline
types
as
if
sorry
as
of
January
1st,
the
rates
increased
and
they
were
made
consistent
for
all
three
all
three
types
of
criminal
record
checks
at
$90
and
volunteers
remain
free,
and
it
was
important.
Important
point
to
note:
is
that
a
standard
fee,
no
matter
the
learn
guideline
type
in
order
to
maintain
an
administrative
efficiency
behind
the
scenes.
G
G
The
average
fee
for
an
employment
check
across
the
province
is
$50
and
the
average
fee
for
a
volunteer
check
is
$20
and
you
can
see
the
range
ranges
from
$90
unemployment
in
in
Ottawa
down
to
a
low
of
30
in
Halton,
with
the
average
at
50
and
on
the
volunteer
side.
The
disparity
is
a
little
less
a
low
of
$15
up
to
a
high
of
35,
with
the
average
being
20.
G
G
G
Now
I'm
going
to
move
forward
and
discuss
the
fee
options
when
the
board
directed
staff
to
develop
these
options,
we
created
a
set
of
principles
to
guide
us
number.
One
treat
all
categories
equitably:
number
two
maintain
an
efficient
administrative
process,
avoiding
multi
tier
pricing
models
and
avoiding
the
manual
validation
process
and
then
number
three
minimize
cross
segment
subsidization.
G
Moving
on
to
the
fee
structure,
options,
we're
presenting
three
options
today:
option
a
is
status
quo
that
maintains
the
employment
fee
at
$90
and
the
volunteer
fee
at
zero
option.
B
is
a
partial
cost
recovery
option
where
the
volunteers
remain
free.
The
$400,000
revenue
provision
applied
in
the
budget
process
is
applied
solely
to
the
employment
fee,
and
this
would
reduce
that
fee
from
90
down
to
$75
an
option.
G
This
next
slide
just
puts
what
I
just
went
through
into
into
a
chirp.
That's
that's!
It's
simple!
To
see
option
a
is
$90
for
employment.
Zero
for
volunteer
the
annualized
budget
impact
would
be
a
surplus
of
$400,000
because
we
haven't
taken
the
reduction
into
account.
Both
option
B
and
C,
which
are
partial
costs.
Recovery
meet
the
annualized
budget
impact,
as
directed
by
the
board.
G
Now,
bringing
you
back
to
the
benchmarking
slide,
to
show
you
how
those
options
compare,
as
you
can
see,
option
a
is
still
an
outlier
option.
B
brings
the
employment
fee
a
little
closer
in
line
to
the
average,
but
still
a
bit
of
an
outlier
an
option.
C
is
more
in
line
with
the
average
across
the
province
and
is
actually
exactly
aligned
with
with
the
fees
charged
by
the
Toronto
Police
Service.
G
So
with
that,
the
recommendation
from
staff
is
is
option,
C
or
employment
fees
are
reduced
to
the
$65
average
cost.
The
volunteer
fee
would
be
introduced
at
$10
and
2019,
an
increase
in
to
20
and
20
20,
which
is
the
average
fee
charged
by
other
police
services.
This
achieves
the
$400,000
revenue
reduction
per
board
budget
motion.
It
minimizes
customer
subsidization
know
customers
paying
more
than
the
average
cost
it
phases
in
a
volunteer
fee,
and
it
maintains
the
efficiency
of
administrative
processing
in
terms
of
next
steps.
G
A
Thank
you,
mr.
Letourneau.
Are
there
any
questions
right
now
we're
going
to
hear
from
the
delegations?
I
just
want
to
remind
the
board
members.
This
is
not
a
decision
night
for
this
we'll
be
deciding
on
June
24th,
but
with
respect
to
the
members
of
the
public
that
came
out
tonight,
we
will
hear
them.
First
is
Adrienne
Vincent
and
Carrie
Hartwick.
Are
they
here.
H
H
That
has
played
an
active
role
in
this
urban
community
since,
like
1969,
our
programs
and
services
provide
an
engrained
presence
on
communities
throughout
the
city,
so
providing
people
access
to
the
support
that
they
need,
and
this
comes
in,
the
form
of
like
doctors,
nurses,
social
workers,
counselors
dieticians,
community
developers,
health
promoters,
outreach
workers
and,
most
importantly,
our
volunteers.
So
volunteers
are
a
vital
part
of
our
organization
and
community
health
and
well-being.
H
They
provide
the
gift
of
their
valuable
time
to
support
individuals,
families
and
community
initiatives
such
as
food
and
health
screening
programs,
programs
that
reduce
isolation,
which
is
a
significant
risk
to
health
and
direct
and
indirect
costs
of
the
Ottawa
Police
Services.
Volunteering
helps
others
reduce
stress,
combat
depression.
It
keeps
people
and
mentally
stimulated
and
provides
a
sense
of
purpose.
Studies
have
found
that
those
who
volunteer
have
a
lower
mortality
rate
than
those
who
do
not.
H
Studies
have
also
shown
that
older
volunteers
tend
to
walk
more,
find
it
easier
to
cope
with
everyday
tasks,
are
less
likely
to
develop
high
blood
pressure
and
have
better
thinking
skills.
So
volunteering
can
also
lessen
symptoms
of
chronic
pain,
reduce
the
risk
of
heart
disease
and
provide
opportunities
for
people
to
practice
more
important
skills,
communication,
problem-solving
project
planning,
task
management
and
organization.
So
those
are
the
kinds
of
valuable
job
skills
that
can
assist
people
with
who
are
seeking
employment.
B
B
There
I've
been
a
volunteer
for
five
years
at
tcht
in
Belliard
Lord.
During
that
time,
I
would
able
to
take
a
community
leadership.
Courts
take
part
in
a
whole
a
whole
thing,
I
meet
and
greet
with
local
candidates
and
encouraging
others
to
vote
during
election
time.
I
would
recently
act
to
be
part
of
a
social
prescribing
health
program
to
offer
group
activities
to
residents
at
central
town
when
I
first
started
volunteering,
my
self-esteem
would
low
and
I
had
trouble
being
with
people.
I
didn't
know,
with
the
support
of
staff
and
volunteers.
B
I
have
been
confident
in
my
skills
and
abilities
over
the
years.
I
am
now
looking
for
part-time
work.
Many
about
your
low
income,
painful
police
truck,
take
the
bike
already
are
about
tight
budgets.
Some
about
also
volunteer
for
more
than
one
organization,
so
having
to
pay
for
two
background
check
would
make
children
volunteer
difficult.
Many
organizations,
such
as
GTAC
rely
on
volunteers
to
help
on
the
program
to
thoughtfully.
We
are
volunteer,
make
a
huge
contribution
to
our
community.
Thank
you.
I
mean.
H
Just
to
further
illustrate-
and
we
welcome
over
300
volunteers
into
our
Center
annually,
so
it
would
create,
and
because
we
wouldn't
want
to
create
a
barrier
for
our
volunteers,
we
would
cover
that
cost
if
it
came
to
a
point
where
volunteers
would
have
to
pay
for
their
PRC,
which
adds
up
in
our
within
our
budget
and
because
currently
I'm
a
volunteer
coordinator
at
a
part-time
role.
I
also
have
another
part-time
role
at
the
center,
and
a
lot
of
us
at
the
center
have
part-time
roles.
H
D
G
D
G
A
H
If
I
may,
just
and
just
speaking
from
how
our
organization
works
because
there's
different
types
of
background
checks
and
if
volunteers
are
working
directly
with
clients
per
se,
then
they
would
require
a
vulnerable
sector
check
and
if
they're
not
working
with
directly
with
clients,
they
wouldn't
need
that
particular
check.
A
lot
of
our
volunteers
do
to
work
directly
with
claims,
so
we
do
require
vulnerable
sector
checks,
particularly
with
the
early
years
program.
I'm
working
with.
D
You
get
a
background
check.
Is
it
not
to
number
of
boxes
that
are
ticked
off
or
do
I
go
with
a
specific
background
check
criteria
to
the
police
I
only
need
this
type
of
background
check.
Okay,
I
I
had
a
background
check
several
years
ago,
but
I
don't
recall
specifying
it
was
that
a
certain
you
know.
Okay,
thank
you
very
much.
I
appreciate
that.
Thank.
C
Maybe
you
can't
do
this,
but
couldn't
I'm,
assuming
that
there
then
are
different
levels
of
background
checks,
basic
and
then
vulnerable
sector,
for
example,
but
I'm
assuming
there's
no
difference
in
the
price
and
what
you
set
out
there.
So
could
you
not
just
offer
volunteer
organizations
the
higher
end
background
check
and
then
they
could
use
it
for
whatever
purpose.
G
C
G
Most
volunteer
organizations
do
get
the
vulnerable
sector
check,
which
is
the
highest
level.
Okay,
I'll
word
over
I'd,
say
over
two-thirds
do
and
the
o-p-s
doesn't
guarantee
how
long
a
background
check
is
good
for
they
provide
the
background
check
service.
It's
good
for
the
day
that
it's
provided
and
it's
up
to
the
organization
with
through
their
own
policies
and
risk
management
policies
to
determine
how
often
they
need
that
renewed.
Some
renew
and
annually
some
go
to
years.
Some
go
three
years
with
a
self
disclosure
so
but.
C
C
G
I
You
go
ahead
good
afternoon.
Thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
make
a
brief
presentation
on
the
issue
of
related
to
fees
for
background
checks.
I
know
the
board
is
not
making
a
decision
tonight.
It's
just
tabling
the
issue,
but
given
its
importance
to
the
not-for-profit
community,
our
position
always
needs
to
be
reiterated
at
every
opportunity.
Volunteer
Ottawa
is
a
membership
based
not-for-profit
Canadian
charity.
For
over
60
years
we
have
been
a
leader
in
helping
people
make
a
difference
in
our
city.
I
We
support
over
320
local
not-for-profits
post,
almost
43,000
volunteer
opportunities
annually
and
have
11,000
individuals
in
our
volunteer
pool
so
sort
of
gives
you
the
range.
So
the
magnitude
of
volunteering
is
Ahmet.
We
have
in
Ottawa
the
issue
of
charging
volunteers
for
background
checks
has
been
an
ongoing
one
for
our
membership
who,
through
response
to
a
survey
undertaken
by
the
police
services
board
last
year,
resounded
Lee
indicated
that
they
do
not
support
such
a
move.
I
We
also
recognize
that
the
current
fee
structure,
implemented
in
January
of
2019,
has
had
a
significant
impact
on
our
not-for-profit
organizations
in
terms
of
costs
associated
with
securing
background
checks
for
employees,
especially
those
with
earning
minimum
wage
and
those
who
pay
to
have
more
than
one
background
check
if
they
work
in
multiple
organizations.
As
a
result,
our
members
support
a
differential
fee
structure
providing
for
a
lower
fee
for
employees
of
not-for-profit
organizations.
I
We
surveyed
our
members,
and
that
was
the
overwhelming
response
in
terms
of
fees
for
volunteers,
as
the
recent
Ottawa
emergency
is
resulting
from
the
fall
tornadoes
and
spring
flooding
demonstrate.
Ottawa
is
a
city
of
volunteers
who
respond
not
only
to
disasters,
but
on
a
day-to-day
basis
to
ensure
that
the
needs
of
our
most
vulnerable
are
met.
We
have
the
distinction
of
being
one
of
the
top
two
cities
in
the
country
in
terms
of
volunteer
hours
contributed
annually
and
astonishing
55
million
hours.
I
It
was
mentioned
in
the
staff
report
being
considered
being
table
tonight.
That
Ottawa
is
the
only
major
city
which
currently
does
not
charge
a
fee
for
background
checks
for
volunteers.
What
a
distinction
to
have
other
cities
should
take
note
that
we
value
our
volunteers
so
much
that
we
ensure
that
no
barriers
are
put
in
place
which
would
restrict
volunteering
in
any
way,
including
charge
and
fee
for
background
checks.
Volunteer
Ottawa
appreciates
that
the
board
will
be
seeking
input
into
the
proposals
put
forward
by
staff
tonight
by
posting
a
questionnaire
on
your
website.
I
F
F
You
have
any
kind
of
influence
on
organizations
speaking
as
surgical,
who
was
saying
in
terms
of
changing
their
policies,
because
you
did
mention
that,
if
a
volunteer
volunteers
with
more
than
one
organization,
they
have
to
have
a
separate
background
check
done
for
each
is
this
something
that
you
could
influence
organizations
into
changing
their
policy?
That
one
only
one
background
check
needs
to
be
done.
That
can
be
shared
with
other
organizations
in.
I
Fact
that
would
be
great
if
we
had
that
kind
of
system.
What
happens
now
is
that
an
individual
applies
for
a
volunteer
opportunity
at
an
organization
and
if
one
of
the
criteria
required
to
be
a
volunteer,
there
is
to
get
a
criminal
record
check,
then
that
individual
houses
go
get
a
criminal
record
check.
If
they
could
get
one
check
and
say:
okay,
I've
already
got
it
done
from
another
organization,
then
the
individual
could
share
that
information
with
the
organization.
That
would
be
great
right
now.
I
The
screening
process
includes
you
know,
interviews
and
reference
checks
and
especially
if
you're
dealing
with
vulnerable
populations,
but
if
we
had
a
system
that
it
was
transportable
from
organization
organization
that
would
reduce
the
cost,
because
what
we're
having
with
some
individuals
they
have
to
get
in
three
and
four
record
checks,
and
that
even
at
$20
that
ends
up
being
$60,
$70
$80
for
a
record
check
and
that.
So
if
we
can
discuss
options
around
providing
a
system,
I
know,
Australia
has
a
wonderful
system
where
they
can
share.
I
You
get
a
passport
almost
like
a
passport
that
you're
you've
had
your
record
check
and
you
can
bring
that
to
whatever
organization
you
want
and
then
you
can
secure
a
position
as
a
volunteer
within
that
organization.
So
I
think
a
discussion
around
options
to
reduce
the
cost
would
be
great,
but
there's
no
question
that
charging
volunteers
to
provide
a
service
to
ensure
that
the
most
vulnerable
in
our
community
have
their
needs
met
under
is
a
barrier
and
that
and
until
until
we
have
a
system
that
we
might
be
able
to
consider.
I
That
would
reduce
that
cost.
We
quite
strongly
believe-
and
our
members
have
clearly
indicated
over
and
over
again
to
us
that
charging
for
volunteers
is
not
an
option
that
they
would
support.
We
also,
as
I
indicated,
address
the
issue
around
employees,
because
a
presentation
was
made
in
the
fall
in
the
winter
by
the
YMCA
about
the
huge
impact
charging
for
volunteer
employees.
Increased
from
$15
to
$90
has
had
on
that
organization,
and
now
they
have
to
do
on
an
individual
case-by-case
basis
to
see
if
they
can
cover
the
cost
of
the
the
check
for
employees.
I
So
it's
it's
an
issue
which
mean
we
want
to
continue
having
a
zero
cost
for
volunteers,
but
if
we
can
mitigate
the
costs
for
the
employees
for
not-for-profits,
that
would
also
address
some
of
the
specific
concerns
because
we're
just
moving
money
from
pocket
to
pocket.
Aren't
we
mean
the
city
provides
money
to
most
of
these
not-for-profit
organizations,
and
then
we
take
some
of
it
back
for
the
police
record
checks.
A
Okay,
well
one
of
the
challenges
that
we
have
so
mr.
litter,
no
I'm.
Looking
to
you
because
I'm
thinking
between
now
and
when
the
board
deliberates
on
this
on
June
24th,
one
of
the
challenges
we
have
had
and
the
reason
the
costs
have
risen.
So
much
is
the
number
of
background
checks
has
risen
exponentially.
C
A
What
I'm
hearing
from
this
conversation
this
evening
is
if
we
could
find
a
way
once
the
OPR
has
conducted
a
background
check
on
an
individual
that
that
information
could
be
repeated
without
doing
a
new
background
check,
we
might
be
able
to
reduce
the
number
of
checks
rather
dramatically.
Would
it
be
possible
between
now
and
June
24th
to
consider
if
there
is
a
way
to
not
duplicate
that
effort.
E
So,
madam
chair,
what
I
think
there's
an
important
distinction
here
that
we
need
to
highlight?
We
provide
someone
about
ground
check
that
gives
them
whether
it's
a
vulnerable
sector
or
criminal
records.
What
dictates
how
long
or
how
valuable
that
records
check
is
to
an
organization
is
the
organization's
policies
if
they
need
record
check
within
30
days
or
six
months,
that's
something
that
they
establish.
The
records
checks
that
we
provide
are
valid
for
as
long
as
any
organization
is
willing
to
receive
them.
E
D
E
I
think
it
goes
around
the
policies
of
the
individual
organizations
on
how
long
then
they
want
to
receive
those
are
how
they're
valid.
So
when
I
get
a
criminal
records,
check
and
I've
been
fortunate
enough.
Vaughn,
the
partial
check
I've
been
fortunate
enough
to
be
able
to
use
it
across
a
couple
of
different
organizations,
because
the
policies
of
those
organizations
allowed
for
them
and
that's
what
I
received
can.
D
C
So
when
people
get
a
background
check,
they're
not
rejected,
they
actually
get
a
completed
check.
What's
on
that
check
often
determines
whether
or
not
they
want
to
share
that
with
the
organization.
That's
asking
for
it,
so
the
person
who
gets
the
background
check
is
the
owner
of
that
check.
So
if
I'm
a
volunteer
at
seal
I
can
choose
to
share
that
with
Cheil,
provided
my
background
check
is
clean.
If
my
background
check
is
not
clean
for
a
volunteer
sector,
chances
are
I
won't
share
that
with
Geo.
C
A
E
So
as
part
of
the
collaboration
project,
there's
been
lots
of
work
already
done
and
we're
looking
to
bring
in
office
365
and
see
some
successes
around
that.
Shortly
beyond
that
we've
actually
identified.
There
are
three
issue:
three
key
projects
that
we
need
to
address
first,
and
that
is
the
continued,
a
continued
rollout
and
finalization
of
FLM
and
all
the
benefits
that
are
associated
with
that.
E
The
development
and
implementation
of
a
digital
evidence
management
strategy,
as
well
as
any
sort
of
technological
infrastructure-
that's
needed
around
that
and
finally,
the
IMF
M
pillar
that
will
see
us
be
able
to
actually
collect,
understand
and
better
be
able
to
utilize
the
rules
of
information
that
we
already
have.
So
we've
made
a
determined
effort.
We've
met
with
all
of
our
teams.
We've
met
with
the
entire
leadership
team.
We've
met
with
the
leadership
team
of
PwC
as
well
as
Gartner's
here
tonight,
to
indicate
that
that's
the
direction
we
need
to
go.
E
F
Okay,
I
had
two
questions
on
this
one.
The
first
one
is:
you
talked
about
using
a
group
of
officers
that
you're
testing
you're
using
as
a
test
group,
so
I'm
just
wondering
how
are
you
communicating
with
the
frontline
on
that
regard?
How
are
you
using
the
testing
pattern
or
procedure
methodology?
How
are
you
going
about
doing
that
and
the
other
question
I
had?
F
E
I'll
start
with
a
little
preamble,
because
I
think
the
preamble
is
quite
important
and
then
I'm
going
to
turn
it
over
to
superintendent
Rio
them
to
answer
your
specific
questions.
The
radio
project
and
the
implementation
of
it
has
been
identified
as
a
key
issue
that
we
need
to
resolve.
I.
Think
what
you
see
in
this
report
and
I
thank
the
board
for
for
wanting
this
information,
because
it's
important
is
you're.
Seeing
us
coordinate
our
response
so
that
we
can
identify
the
issues
and
resolve
the
issues.
E
I
would
commend
deputy
chief
Jaswal
and
superintendent
ray
ohm
on
the
work
that
they
have
done
to
move
key
issues
ahead
and
I.
Think
from
the
last
time
we
are
here
we're
seeing
really
good
progress
on
getting
the
issues
managed
identified,
manage
and
opaline
ultimately
mitigated.
So
we
have
a
safe
operating
radio
system
out
on
the
road
and
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
superintendent
Rael.
Thank.
J
You
so
the
control
group
or
the
group
that
we
have
is
currently
made
up
of
Bell
the
city
in
my
cell
and
the
the
radio
project
team,
which
is
myself
obviously
and
a
bunch
of
other
people,
and
we
get
together
once
a
week
to
talk
about
issues,
front
lines
there.
So
the
pag
group,
which
is
prefer
all
advisory
group,
there's
also
the
tactical
team
and
other
users
within
the
police
service.
J
Sorry,
so
how
we've
selected
we've
selected
a
group
of
officers
there's
one
per
platoon
throughout
the
organization
these
officers
are
so
what's
happened.
Is
we've
taken
the
radios,
the
issues
that
we've
had
we've
reprogrammed
them
and
they'll
be
testing
over
the
next
two
weeks
to
make
sure
that
it
works?
The
way
we
want
it
to
work
is
that
the
issues
that
we've
had
is
officers
are
bringing
up
issues,
and
then
this
group
looks
at
it.
How
can
we
fix
it?
We
go
back
with
the
radios
and
say:
okay,
we
fixed
your
problem.
F
J
J
Right
now
so
we're
looking
at
different
things,
most
of
it's
all
through
internal
stuff,
so
that
we're
just
reprogram
reprogram,
I'm,
reprogramming
it.
So
there's
no
cost
associated
with
that.
We're
also
looking
at
different
types
of
antennas,
so
we're
gonna
be
testing
those
as
well.
If
there
is
ill,
be
a
slight
cost,
but
other
than
that,
nothing.
As
of
yet
and.
J
You're,
not
comparing
apples
to
oranges
are
apples
to
apples,
you're,
comparing
them
apples
to
oranges
right.
So
it's
one
system.
There
was
a
lot
of
good
things
in
it
and
there
was
a
lot
of
bad
things
and
the
same
thing
with
this
system.
So
only
time
will
tell-
and
we
have
another
six
years
left
in
this
contract
to
look
at
it.
So.