TOWN OF COLLINGWOOD
Collingwood OPP Detachment Board Agenda

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Town Hall, Second Floor, Braniff Room
97 Hurontario Street, Collingwood, ON

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1.
Call to Order

  

The Collingwood OPP Detachment Board acknowledges its meeting is being hosted from the Traditional Territory of the Anishinabek Nation. We acknowledge the regional legacy and history of all First Nations. Further we give thanks for the traditional keepers of this land.

2.
Adoption of Agenda

  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the content of the agenda for the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board meeting for July 17, 2025 be adopted as presented.

3.
Declarations of Pecuniary Interest

  

4.
Adoption of Minutes

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the minutes of the following OPP Detachment Board meetings be approved as presented.

    • Collingwood OPP Detachment Board, May 9, 2025
    • Joint Collingwood and Town of Blue Mountains OPP Detachment Board, June 18, 2025 
    • Collingwood OPP Detachment Board, June 18, 2025 

5.
Business Arising from the Previous Meeting

  

5.1
MOU Between Board and Town

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the Town of Collingwood and the Board as presented. 

5.2
Respectful Workplace Policy

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board approve the Respectful Workplace Policy as presented. 

5.3
OPP Detachment Board Branding Update and Naming By-law Requirement

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT By-law No. OPP-2025-001, being a by-law to officially name the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board, be enacted and passed this 17th day of July, 2025.

6.
Financial Update

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Financial Update and 2025 Billing Statement be received.

7.
Reports

  

7.1
Detachment Commander Quarterly Policing Report, Detachment Commander Licharson

  

7.2
Community Observations (how is policing going in the community)

  

7.2.1
Community Survey Results

  

*survey closes July 16, 2025. Results of survey to be shared at the meeting by staff.

8.
Other Business

  

8.1
Draft 2026 Detachment Board Budget

This item has attachments.  
  • Recommendation:

    WHEREAS Sections 77(1) of the Community Safety and Policing Act (the Act) requires an O.P.P. detachment board to prepare estimates, in accordance with the regulations made by the Minister, of the total amount that will be required to pay the expenses of the board’s operation, other than the remuneration of board members;

    AND WHEREAS Section 77(2) of the Act requires an O.P.P. detachment board to submit the estimates to every municipality that receives policing from the detachment along with a statement of the municipality’s share of the costs, which are to be determined in accordance with the regulations made by the Minister; 

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board approve the 2026 Estimates for operating costs associated with the Board, excluding remuneration of board members.

8.2
Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan Update

This item has attachments.  

Information purposes only. Plan being presented to Council on July 28, 2025.

8.3
Farmer's Market Booth

  

Date to be determined. Available dates: 

  • August 2 and 23
  • September 6, 13, 20, and 27 
  • October 11 (thanksgiving weekend)

8.4
Procedural By-Law

  

*deferred to the October 2025 meeting

9.
Correspondence

  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board receive the Correspondence List as provided.

10.
In-Camera

  
  • Recommendation:

    WHEREAS the Chair hereby concurs the reason(s) for the in-camera session have been duly reviewed and considered and the matters are authorized under the exception provisions to conduct a closed session in accordance with the Community Safety and Policing Act prior to proceeding into closed session;

    THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT this Board proceeds in camera in order to address a matter pertaining to:

    44(2)(b) personal matters about an identifiable individual, including members of the police service or any other employees of the board.

10.1
Review of Recognition Program Submissions

 

11.
Rise (and Report if available)

  
  • Recommendation:

    THAT the Collingwood OPP Detachment Board return to open session. 

12.
Next Meeting

  
  • Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 9:00am
  • Determine joint meeting date in December 
  • 2026 Meeting dates to be discussed in October meeting 

13.
Adjournment

  
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