Police Service Board
Police Service Board
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 Barber (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 2025-2028 Strategic Plan that outlines the direction for the Aylmer Police Service.
Aylmer Police Service 2025-2028 Strategic Business Plan
Meeting Schedule
The Aylmer Police Service Board meets according to the following schedule 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 February 13, 2026 9:00 a.m.
- Friday April 10, 2026 9:00 a.m.
- Friday June 12, 2026 9:00 a.m.
- Friday September 11, 2026 9:00 a.m.
- Friday October 9, 2026 9:00 a.m.
- Friday December 11, 2026 9:00 a.m.
More Information
- Police Service Board Agendas and Minutes
- Police Service Board Procedural By-Law
- Aylmer Police Website
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: 519-773-3164
Aylmer Police Service Board Documents
- GP-001 Adequate and Effective Policing
- GP-002 Code of Conduct for Board Members
- GP-003 Relationships in the Workplace – Conflict of Interest
- GP-004 Disclosure of personal Information
- GP-005 Policy Development
- GP-006 Quality Assurance
- GP-007 Accessibility Standards for Customer Service
- GP-008 Accommodations
- GP-009 Unsatisfactory Work Performance
- GP-010 Secondary Activities
- GP-011 Active Attacker Incidents
- GP-012 Extreme Incident Response Plan
- GP-013 Naloxone Administration
- GP-014 Complaints of Misconduct
- GP-015 Disclosure of Misconduct
- GP-016 Special Constables
- GP-017 Collection of Identifying Information in Certain Circumstances
- GP-018 Shared Services Agreements
- GP-019 Indemnification of Police Members for Legal Costs
- GP-020 Legal Indemnification of Board Members and the Board
- GP-021 Critical Point Reporting
- GP-022 Political Activity
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Plan
Annual Reports
Budget
Complaint Process
A member of the public can make a complaint to the Inspectorate of Policing regarding:
- Inadequacy or ineffectiveness of a police service;
- Violation of the Code of Conduct by a member of the Police Service Board;
- Failure to comply with any other part of the Community Safety and Policing Act or its regulations;
- Policies and procedures established by Chiefs of Police.
For more information and to make a complaint, please visit the Inspectorate of Policing website.
A member of the public can make a complaint to the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency (LECA) about the misconduct of police officers and/or any law enforcement officers.
For more information and to make a complaint, please visit the Law Enforcement Complaints Agency website.
Aylmer Police Service Board Notices
- Aylmer Police Service Board Announces Retirement of Chief of PoliceAylmer Police Service Board Announces Retirement of Chief of Police NOTICE – September 12, 2024 The Aylmer Police Service Board has accepted the retirement of… Continue reading Aylmer Police Service Board Announces Retirement of Chief of Police