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Purpose and Function

The Aylmer Police Service Board is governed by section 37 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. It is the role of the Board to:

  • (a) provide adequate and effective policing in the area for which it has policing responsibility as required;
  • (b) employ members of the police service;
  • (c) appoint members of the police service as police officers;
  • (d) recruit and appoint the chief of police and any deputy chief of police and determine their remuneration and working conditions, taking their submissions into account;
  • (e) prepare and adopt a diversity plan to ensure that the members of the police service reflect the diversity of the area for which the board has policing responsibility;
  • (f) monitor the chief of police’s performance;
  • (g) conduct a review of the chief of police’s performance at least annually in accordance with the regulations made by the Minister, if any;
  • (h) monitor the chief of police’s decisions regarding the restrictions on secondary activities set out in section 89 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 and review the reports from the chief of police on those decisions;
  • (i) monitor the chief of police’s handling of discipline within the police service;
  • (j) ensure that any police facilities, including police lock-ups, owned by the board comply with the prescribed standards, if any; and
  • (k) perform such other duties as are assigned to it by or under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, including any prescribed duties.

Board Members

Members of the Police Service Board consist of the head of the municipal council, one member of the council appointed by resolution of the council, one person appointed by resolution of the council who is neither a member of the council nor an employee of the municipality, and two persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. Boards elect a chair and may elect a vice-chair. The current members are:

  • William Vanraes (Chair), Council Member
  • Pete Barbour (Vice-Chair); Council Member
  • Mary French, Provincial Member
  • Ken Graves, Provincial Member
  • Sheri Andrews, Community Member
  • Legislative Services Department (Secretary)

Strategic Business Plan

In partnership with community members, Town Council and Aylmer Police Service, the Aylmer Police Service Board (PSB) has set goals and objectives in the 2022-2024 Strategic Plan that outlines the direction for the Aylmer Police Service.

Aylmer Police Service Strategic Plan 2022-2024

Meeting Schedule

The Aylmer Police Service Board generally meets the second Friday of every month at 9:00 a.m. Meetings are held at 25 Centre Street, Aylmer, ON.

Meetings are streamed live on the Town of Aylmer YouTube page.

  • Friday January 10, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday February 14, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday March 14, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday April 11, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday May 9, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday June 13, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday September 12, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday October 10, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday November 14, 2025 9:00 a.m.
  • Friday December 12, 2025 9:00 a.m.

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Deputations

Deputation requests are reviewed and placed on the next appropriate agenda at the Police Service Board Chair’s discretion.

Please send deputation requests to [email protected]

Contact

Aylmer Police Service Board
46 Talbot Street West
Aylmer, ON
N5H 1J7

Phone: 519-773-4913
Fax: 519-765-1446

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