O. Reg. 277/00: MEMBERS OF POLICE SERVICES BOARDS - CODE OF CONDUCT

 

ONTARIO REGULATION 277/00

made under the

police services act

Made: May 10, 2000
Filed: May 10, 2000

Amending O. Reg. 421/97

(Members of Police Services Boards  — Code of Conduct)

1. Section 14 of Ontario Regulation 421/97 is revoked and the following substituted:

14. (1) A board member whose conduct or performance is being investigated or inquired into by the Commission under section 25 of the Act or is the subject of a hearing before the Commission under that section shall decline to exercise his or her duties as a member of the board for the duration of the investigation or inquiry and hearing.

(2) If the application of subsection (1) results in a board not having enough members able to exercise their duties in order to constitute a quorum during an investigation, inquiry or hearing under section 25 of the Act, the chair of the Commission may appoint that number of persons necessary to constitute a quorum, who shall act in the place of the members who are unable to exercise their duties.

(3) The chair of the Commission,

(a) shall specify in an appointment made under subsection (2) that the appointee may only exercise such duties as are necessary for the effective operation of the board during the investigation, inquiry or hearing and, for such purpose, may specify the duties the appointee may or may not exercise; and

(b) shall cancel an appointment made under subsection (2) as soon as a member of the board who declined to exercise his or her duties under subsection (1) resumes exercising his or her duties or is replaced under subsection 25 (8) of the Act.