Town HINTON POLICING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 8, 2010, 6:00 PM RCMP Detachment Boardroom. of Hinton. Jane. Macridis,

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1 Town HINTON POLICING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES, 6:00 PM RCMP Detachment Boardroom of Hinton MEMBERS PRESENT Terry O Reilly, J od oin Shona Allen, Councilor Jane Macridis, Peter Bundscherer, Councilor Mike ALSO PRESENT Dan Pagely, Director of Community & Protective RCMP REGRETS Detachment Services, Blair McDonald, S/Sgt, Hinton George Higgerty, Marc Symbaluk RECORDER Wendy Anderson, Community & Protective Services Assistant CALL TO ORDER T. O Reilly called meeting to order at 6:05 PM. ADOPTION OF AGENDA MACRIDIS That Agenda for Hinton Policing Committee Meeting of April 8, 2010 be adopted as circulated with following addition: Action Items - Add Alberta Association of Policing Committee annual general resolutions. DELEGATION Wayne Kennedy from HPC members with a Citizens on Patrol (COP) organization provided a and question answer session. presentation to The Hinton COP organization was founded in 2002 and was active until Over six months W. Kennedy solicited members to an active working group again. has become past

2 Page 2 Financial statements, memberships and paid insurance are required prior to patrol starting again. They currently have seven members which is down from 40 in Advertisements have been placed in local paper soliciting new members and y will also be advertising on govolunteer.ca website. Applications will be available at detachment where individuals will also be required to have a criminal records check done. Once y have recruited new members, elections will be held to fill board seats. The Alberta Citizens on Patrol Association (ACOPA) training manual was provided to S/Sgt McDonald for review and comments. This training manual is available on ACOPA website as well as application and forms for members to track time, mileage and expenses. Current and new members will be required to review this manual and complete quiz which is n sent to K Division. The hours of operation in past were 24 hours a day with volunteers working approximately 4 hours per month. Patrols were made up of two people who stayed locked in ir vehicles where y patrolled back alleys, hotels and any tips that y received. At one time y checked all doors of businesses and left a business card with time that COP visited ir place of business. This is an observation duty, not an active one and has a low profile in community. All reports are called in to 911 which allows for better tracking. Once operational, patrols will be limited until membership numbers reach approximately 20 members. When asked about funding, W. Kennedy indicated that y are a volunteer group and do not receive any funding from Town of Hinton; however, y have received funding in past from Yellowhead County as well as from fines that have been issued through court system. In past, COP sold signs to businesses stating This Business is Patrolled by Citizens On Patrol. Members are required to cover ir own vehicle expenses. Insurance for organization is approximately $350 per year. A question was asked regarding COP meeting schedule. W. Kennedy responded that at this time a schedule is not in place but y are looking at one meeting per month. Training and Annual General Meetings are held through (ACOPA). The annual ACOPA meeting was held in Hinton in 2004 with participants from all across Alberta and some BC groups and feedback was very good. In past local detachment has provided funding for two COP members to attend Annual General Meeting. J. Macrid is informed W. Kennedy that a Volunteer Appreciation day is being held on April 24, 2010 from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. at Hinton Centre and extended an invitation to all members of COP to attend this event. W. Kennedy indicated that COP organization had a great relationship with RCMP in past and is hoping to work well with m again. T. O Reilly extended an invitation to W. Kennedy to attend a HPC meeting as a delegation again once COP is up and running. W. Kennedy left meeting at 6:35

3 Page 3 MINUTES FOR ADOPTION JODOIN That Minutes for Hinton Policing Committee Meeting of March 11, 2010 be adopted with following change: Adoption of Agenda for March 11, 2010 was moved by P. Bunderscherer, not M. Jodoin. RESPONSE TO DELEGATION S/Sgt McDonald told group that when COP had previously provided signs to a business, y were charging $50. When charging a specific fee, this infers that COP is a private security organization so it was not allowed. They can seek donations but not sell services. The process for making complaints was also reviewed. All calls go through Both detachment and COP are working very hard to get organization up and running. D. Pagely commented on funding that W. Kennedy spoke of. Glen Alford, Bylaw for Yellowhead County, would provide paperwork for COP to fill out and send in for funding in amount of $ DETACHMENT UPDATES Currently y are at plus one staff member; one member is transferring when ir house sells There has been a recent spate of spray painting/vandalism issues. A lot of interagency work is going on. APP is being formulated, initiatives being used are still being formulated Nothing has been heard on funding for additional officer but we should hear soon. D. Pagely informed group that T. O Reilly will appear before Town Council as a delegation on April 20, 2010 to present four 2010 Hinton Detachment Priorities. D. Pagely will also provide information on Public Complaints Officer. It was brought up that Annual Report that was recently distributed to Hinton households as 2010 listed but are actually priorities from 2009.

4 Page 4 ACTION ITEMS Hinton Policing Committee Action/Pending List for April 8,2010 that Action List for HPC Meeting of March accepted as information. JODOIN 11, 2010 be adopted and Alberta Association of Policing Committee Annual General Resolutions Information was sent to members via meeting. attending Those members copies were provided at AAPG AGM should review this information. as well as hard S/Sgt McDonald went through resolutions and provided following feedback: Driver Education for All Junior and Senior High School S/Sgt McDonald personally feels that universal driver education is an excellent idea. Presiding Officers Presiding officers completely different doesn t really apply to Hinton. From an RCMP process with disciplinary issues. perspective we have a Reducing Crime Lab Turnaround Times This is a recognized for money from Provincial and for fees are charged issue those Federal se services. running labs (RCMP labs). This would require level. private labs also There are that are used but Increasing Federal Prosecutorial Capacity This is not an in Hinton and provides excellent issue service as we have an excellent to this community and federal prosecutor who is very involved area. Transferring Responsibility for Arrest Processing Units Back to Provincial Government This not apply to us. Hinton is a mini-remand for facility can hold On weekends y do not y hold m until Monday transfer. for back to where prisoner came from. have issue does that here prisoners. and n Fees centre area because we transfer prisoners, se services are transferred

5 Page 5 Creation of a Safe Jail Secure Court Ordered Treatment Centre SISgt McDonald is in favour of this resolution although it would not be often used from our perspective as it is more from a correctional perspective. From a mental health perspective, detachment can only deal with individuals if y are a danger to mselves. Introduce Missing Persons Legislation This would definitely be beneficial in allowing staff ability to access records. There are practical applications for this item. Provide Cell phone Call Customer Name and Address If a call through centre is received, y contact cell phone provider, detachment n gets subscriber name and information. Jane gave some input regarding this item as was dispatching help to person s home address rar than where y currently were. This was causing an issue and slowing down process. Use of Handheld Cell Phones There is currently legislation in process regarding this. Amendments to Police Act This resolution does not apply to RCMP as y are overseen by Commissioner of Public Complaints. MACRIDIS that Information for 2010 Alberta Association of Police Governing Resolutions provided by S!Sgt McDonald be accepted as information. REPORTS FOR INFORMATION CCPA Meeting The next CCPA meeting is April 19, 2010 refore no report is available. The minutes for March 8, 2010 CCPA meeting were handed out at this meeting. The CCPA is currently working on ir strategic plan and looking at what ir main focus issues as well as need for a few more projects. Block party information will be going out in utility bills in May and June. A reminder, Family Health and Safety night will be held near end of June.

6 Page 6 Public Complaint Director D. Pagely had nothing to report this month. Local Citizen Follow-up - Tabled from Last Meeting T. O Reilly contacted individual and clarified issue. This person was concerned regarding vandalism and loud garings around Lions Park area and would like to see more patrols in area. He suggested that gates be installed on park entrances and closed between 11:00 PM and 7:00 AM. This was item was passed on to D. Pagely. Action Item: D. Pagely to follow-up on gates being installed at Lions Park. INFORMATION ITEMS 1. The PG Post Newsletter, Resolutions for Annual General Meeting Alberta Association of Police Governance ed to members and handed out at meeting. 2. The AAPG board meeting minutes were passed out to group. 3. Graffiti issue: We have a multi-prong approach on this issue. The Parks people will report directly to detachment immediately if any evidence is found. Individuals are asked to keep an eye out for things. 4. Bush parties occur at this time of year. SISgt McDonald, Fire Chief Peter Ensor and D. Pagely have met regarding this issue to look at strategies on dealing with se parties (i.e. Thompson Lake). The detachement is aware of party spots and Town employees will remove fire fuel when y are aware of it. Youth Services and Youth Council have been working proactively with high schools (primarily HCHS). A survey has been developed to get a sense of issues and perceptions which will be brought toger and strategies will be developed. This is more of a programming mode at this time and y may need an intervention of a different approach. Action Item: T. O Reilly asked if Youth Centre could attend an HPC meeting as a delegation. Staff to follow-up. P. Bundscherer asked if a youth member could sit on HPC. D. Pagely indicated that a youth seat was available but was not applied for. JODOIN Moved that information items be accepted as information.

7 Page 7 ADJOURNMENT ALLEN That meeting be adjourned. The time was 7:21 PM. Chairpers Director, Com Ity.&Prective Services