WHEREAS City Council at its meeting on June 26, 2019,
considered Motion 16/12 from Councillor Rawlson King regarding measures to
curb gun violence, and approved Motion 16/13 to refer the matter to the
Police Services Board for consideration; and,
WHEREAS the Board believes the issues raised in the motion
are important to public safety and should be part of the ongoing discussions
on gun violence in our community; and,
WHEREAS the Board would like to gain a better
understanding of current best practices across the country as well as ongoing
research on gun violence and possible deterrents;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Chief of Police be
directed to bring forward a report by Q1 of 2020 to the Board’s Policy and
Governance Committee that contains an environmental scan, that looks both
nationally and internationally, and research and recommendations on
measures to curb gun violence, as outlined in the King/Fleury motion referred
by City Council, and that the police service confer with CPO in the
development of this report; and that the Chair draft a letter to the Canadian
Association of Police Governance to solicit information on best practices
from other police services boards across the country.
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