Who Can Make a Deputation?
Any member of the public, either on his/her own behalf or as a representative of an organization or group, may appear at any public meeting of the Board and make a deputation. Please refer to the meeting calendar for meeting dates and location.
Guidelines for Making a Deputation
In accordance with the new Comprehensive Ontario Police Services Act 2019, section 43.6 and 43.7 requires Boards to publish notice of a meeting at least seven days before the meeting , except in extraordinary cirumstances and the notice must include the proposed agenda for the meeting. In order to accomodate the new legislation, deadlines for submissions to provide a deputation before the Board have been revised. Please refer below to the deadline for deputation request dates for the Board's remainder of its 2019 meetings.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE DATES:
Wednesday, June 05, 2019 3:00 PM
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 3:00 PM
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 3:00 PM
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 3:00 PM
Guidelines are in accordance with Section 14 Public Deputations of the Board Procedures policy PSB-AI-001 and are summarized below:
Any individual or group wishing to address the Board regarding an item not on a Public agenda will give written notice to the Executive Director a minimum of 11 business days by 3:00 p.m. prior to the meeting. Please send your deputation request to Peel Police Board.
- The written notice will include the person's complete name, address, telephone number and will also include the subject matter, an outline of the submission and a list of person(s) who will be appearing before the Board.
- Any individual or group wishing to address the Board regarding a specific item listed on a Public agenda will provide written notice no later than 3:00 p.m. three (3) business days prior to the scheduled public meeting. The written notice will include the agenda item number and subject matter to which the person will be speaking to.
- The Executive Director, after consultation with the Chair, will determine if the individual or group will be heard, any such decision to be based on the role and responsibilities of Police Service Boards, with the right to appear not to be unreasonably withheld. You will receive confirmation of your deputation once approved.
Deputations will be limited to a maximum of five (5) minutes, such a time limit may be extended with the consent of the Board during the deputation.
Delegations may only appear once on the same matter within a one-year period, unless a recommendation pertaining to the same matter is included on the agenda within the one-year period and only to provide additional or new information.