Hamilton Police Services Board

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Location:
Council Chambers, Hamilton City Hall
71 Main Street West

That the Board approve and receive the consent items as distributed.

The minutes of the meeting held Thursday, October 10, 2019, be adopted as printed.

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  • That the Board approve the purchase of tickets to attend the Afro Canadian Caribbean Association 40th Anniversary Gala, scheduled for Saturday, November 16, Hamilton Convention Centre, at a cost of $100 per ticket, to be paid from the auction account.
  1. That the Hamilton Police Service Board (Board) pre-approve the expenditure of $1,640,000 for the purchase of new police vehicles in the 2020 Police Capital Budget consisting of twenty (20) 4x4 utility police cruisers, one (1) forensic vehicle, two (2) heavy duty pick-up trucks (technology crime and support), one (1) marine “Argo”, five (5) vehicle write-offs (in 2019, 4 cruisers and 1 sedan) and fourteen (14) bicycles.
  2. That the Board pre-approve the expenditure of $518,200 for the up-fitting of the above-referenced vehicles in the 2020 Police Capital Budget.
  3. That Fleet staff be authorized to participate in the provincial Police Co-Operative Purchasing Group (PCPG), using the Province of Ontario Vendor of Record Vehicle Acquisition Program, for the above-mentioned police specific vehicles.
  4. That Fleet staff be authorized to purchase used plain door vehicles, as outlined in PSB 02-052 - Used Vehicle Purchases.
  1. That the Hamilton Police Service Board approves the list of 2020-2029 Projected Police Capital Expenditures.
  2. That the Hamilton Police Service Board approves items 1 to 4 to be considered by the City of Hamilton for funding in 2020.
  3. That the Hamilton Police Service Board forwards the approved plan to the City of Hamilton for inclusion in the 2020-2029 Capital Budget Plan.

That the request from LGBTQ Advisory Committee to provide a deputation to the Board with respect to the, be denied.

Therefore, be it resolved, that the Hamilton Police Services Board approve the following motion:

    1. That the Board approve the recommendation of the Independent Review Subcommittee to retain Mr. Scott Bergman of Cooper, Sandler, Shime & Bergman, LLP and his team, to complete an Independent Review of the events leading up to and including the PRIDE Celebration of June 15, 2019.
    2. That the Independent Review be completed by April 30, 2020.
    3. That the review be at a cost of no more than $500,000 plus H.S.T.

THE POLICE SERVICES BOARD WILL ADJOURN THE PUBLIC PORTION OF THE MEETING AND RECONVENE IN CAMERA FOR CONSIDERATION OF PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL MATTERS.

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