The function of the board is to advise the Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander assigned to the detachment, with respect to O.P.P. services in the catchment area of the board.
Learn more
Mandate
The Oxford O.P.P. Detachment Board is governed by section 68 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. It is the role of the Board to:
(a) consult with the Commissioner regarding the selection of a detachment commander and otherwise participate, in accordance with the regulations made by the Minister, in the selection of the detachment commander;
(b) determine objectives and priorities for the detachment, not inconsistent with the strategic plan prepared by the Minister, after consultation with the detachment commander or his or her designate;
(c) advise the detachment commander with respect to policing provided by the detachment;
(d) monitor the performance of the detachment commander;
(e) review the reports from the detachment commander regarding policing provided by the detachment; and
(f) on or before June 30 in each year, provide an annual report to the municipalities and band councils regarding the policing provided by the detachment in their municipalities or First Nation reserves. 2019, c. 1, Sched. 1, s. 68 (1); 2023, c. 12, Sched. 1, s. 28.
Board Composition
Members of the Oxford O.P.P. Detachment Board - Town of Tillsonburg consist of two members of council appointed by resolution of council, two persons appointed by resolution of the council who are neither a member of council nor an employee of the municipality, and one personappointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
The current members are:
- Larry Scanlan (Chair), Community Member
- Art Baumunk, Community Member
- Mayor Gilvesy, Council Member
- Councillor Rosehart, Council Member
- VACANT, Provincial Member
- Becky Turrill (Secretary)