Appointee Wanted for Police Services Board
The council of the Township of Blandford-Blenheim has entered into a contract with the Ontario Provincial Police to provide policing services. The composition of the board is currently determined as three. Board members include the head of the municipal council; one person appointed by resolution of the council, who is neither a member of the council nor an employee of the municipality; and one person appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The Province of Ontario is now seeking applicants to fill a Provincial vacancy.
Appointees to Police Services Boards should be active members of their community with a general knowledge of Police Services Boards duties and responsibilities and awareness of community safety issues and programs within their local community. Members appointed by the Province of Ontario must be residents of Ontario and cannot be a judge, justice of the peace, a current police officer or a person who practises criminal law as a defence counsel.
Boards meet a minimum of four times per year, as required by the Police Services Act.
Appointees to the Police Services Board are remunerated by the Municipal Council.
To apply, visit: https://www.ontario.ca/page/public-appointments