Hamilton Police Service Board
Governance Committee
Merged Agenda

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 1:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Hamilton City Hall - Council Chambers (Second Floor)

You may view the Board's public meeting live-stream at https://www.hamiltonpsb.ca/meetings/agendas-and-materials/

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1.

Call to Order

2.

Acknowledgments

3.

Approval of the Agenda

4.

Election for the Position of Chair of the Governance Committee for the Remainder of 2025

5.

Declarations of Conflict & Pecuniary Interest by Members

6.

Approval of the Minutes of the Governance Committee's April 23, 2025 Meeting

7.

Consent Agenda

8.

Recommendation Items

8.1

Creation of a Standard Operation Process to Manage Correspondence from Board Members to the Chief of Police

9.

Discussion Items

9.1

Prioritizing  Governance Committee Outstanding Business List Items

9.2

Consideration of the Reporting of Charter Rights and Freedoms Violations

9.2.1

Draft Board Policy Respecting Charter of Human Rights Reporting and Education

9.2.2

Motion Respecting Education and Monitoring Violations of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

9.3

CSPA Requirement for the Board to Create a Diversity Plan (for the Hamilton Police Service)

No attachments.

9.4

Inspectorate of Policing Memo Respecting Recommendation of Board Critical Points Policy

9.5

Draft Policy on Managing Complaints Received from the Inspectorate of Policing

Draft policy to follow at a later date.

10.

Closed Meeting

The Governance Committee will move into closed session in accordance with Section 44(1) and (2) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, to discuss:

1. An ongoing investigation respecting the police service board

11.

Closed Meeting Report Back

12.

Adjournment