Ottawa Police Service Board

Policy and Governance Committee

Minutes

Meeting #:

20

Date:

Friday, April 04, 2025

Time:

9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Location:

Electronic Participation

Present:

• Councillor Cathy Curry, 
• Dave Donaldson, 
• and Michael Polowin 

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1.

Confirmation of Agenda

• That the Ottawa Police Service Board’s Policy and Governance Committee confirm the agenda of the 4 April 2025 meeting.

  Carried

2.

Confirmation of Minutes

2.1

Minutes #19 of 19 August 2025

• That the Ottawa Police Service Board’s Policy and Governance Committee confirm Minutes #19 of the 19 August 2024 meeting.

  Carried

3.

Declarations of Interest

No Declarations of Interest were filed.

4.

Items of Business

4.1

Governance Review: Scope and Approach

Executive Director 's report

• That the Ottawa Police Service Board’s Policy and Governance Committee recommend the following to the Board:

  1. That the Board direct its Executive Director to work with OPS staff regarding the governance review work as described as “minimum scope” in the report entitled “Governance Review: Scope and Approach” prepared for the April 4, 2025, OPSB Policy and Governance Committee
  2. That the Board direct its Executive Director to inform the Board as soon as any policy templates are designed for all Police Service Boards by the Inspectorate of Policing regarding the new Act so that the Board can review and potentially adopt.
  3. That the Board approve the Calendar as outlined in Appendix A of the report entitled “Governance Review: Scope and Approach” prepared for the April 4, 2025, OPSB Policy and Governance Committee with the following inclusions for each month’s Board meeting agenda:
     1. A standing item on every Board agenda that would enable the Chief of Police to review the Strategic Plan Dashboard with the Board to review the progress made on the current Strategic Plan and associated KPIs.
     2. A standing item on every Board agenda that would enable the Chief of Police, or relevant staff, to review the current major projects chart (to be created and colour coded – red, yellow, green regarding progress status) with the Board.
     3. A section entitled “Consent Agenda” under which any unanimously passed motions arising from any of the Board’s committees that have taken place since the last Board meeting would be listed for a more efficient approval by the Board and with the understanding that any Board member can request, at the approval of the main agenda, that any motion on the list could be removed for further discussion and become part of the main agenda for the meeting.
  Carried as amended

4.2

Inquest into the Death of Abdirahman Abdi: Recommendations

Executive Director 's report

• That the Ottawa Police Service Board’s Policy and Governance Committee receive this report for information and discussion.

  Received

4.3

Review of Board Policy CR-28 Assistance in the Provision of Policing

Executive Director 's report

• That the Ottawa Police Service Board’s Policy and Governance Committee recommend the approval of the amended policy attached to this report.

  Carried

5.

Other Business

6.

Consideration of Motion to Move In Camera

• That the Ottawa Police Service Board’s Policy and Governance Committee adjourn the public portion of its meeting to move In Camera to discuss one matter involving information explicitly supplied in confidence to the Board by Canada, a province or territory or a Crown agency of any of them, a municipality or a First Nation, pursuant to section 44(2)(g) of the Community Safety and Policing Act.

  Carried

7.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 11 am.

8.

Next Meeting

Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 11:00 AM