Police Board to hold Hybrid Meeting on April 10, 2025

TORONTO:  The next scheduled meeting of the Toronto Police Service Board will take place on April 10, 2025 at 9:00AM. It should be noted that the Board will commence in public at 9AM before moving in camera for its confidential meeting, which will take place prior to attending to the held public agenda items.  It is estimated that the regular public meeting will resume at 1PM.

The agenda is available on the Board’s website at: https://www.tpsb.ca/meetings.

Members of the public who wish to make a deputation on an item included in the agenda may register using the regular process, at https://www.tpsb.ca/meetings/making-a-deputation.  The request must be received no later than 12:00PM on Wednesday April 9, 2025. 

The Board’s meeting will proceed as a hybrid meeting. 

Sign-up to make a deputation 

If you wish to sign up to make a deputation on an item, please use our Making a Deputation sign-up form: https://www.tpsb.ca/meetings/making-a-deputation.  Registered deputants will have the option of making their deputation in-person or virtually. Virtual deputations would be available either by video via WebEx, or audio-only by phone. Please note deputations on items not appearing on the agenda will not be accepted.

In addition, members of the public and media are welcome and encouraged to attend the meeting as an observer through our livestream at:

https://youtube.com/live/0SB2hq-ocl8?feature=share

Items of Interest at this Board meeting include:

SENIOR OFFICER PROMOTIONS & CHANGE IN RANK TITLE

The Board will consider a report from Chief Demkiw recommending the approval of the eligibility list of four Staff Superintendents to be appointed effective April 10, 2025, and one to be placed on a list for future promotion.  As the report notes, as part of the Service’s ongoing commitment to review its human resource and people management practices to increase trust, transparency and professionalism, last year’s 2024 Staff Superintendent promotional process contained new elements that have been duplicated for the 2025 process; this includes participation in a leadership assessment conducted by a third-party corporate psychological organization, a commitment to complete an Intercultural Development Inventory (I.D.I.) Assessment and the inclusion of a community leader in the Command-level interview. 

In addition, the report recommends that the Board approve a change in rank title from Staff Superintendent to Chief Superintendent as provided for in the Community Safety and Policing Act (C.S.P.A.) O. Reg. 399/23, Part IV (2).  This change is in recognition of the level of responsibility and professionalism required of Members who hold these high-ranking positions.

REQUEST FOR FUNDS FOR ANNUAL COMMUNITY EVENTS 

The Board will consider a report from Chief Demkiw recommending that the Board approve an expenditure in the amount of $48,000 from the Board’s Special Fund, minus the return of any funds not used, to support the annual community events and initiatives to be held in 2025 and listed within the report.  As the report notes, the Toronto Police Service (T.P.S.) organizes and participates in numerous annual community events and initiatives throughout the year. These events are aimed at fostering safer communities, which includes building collaborative relationships with community members and organizations. Community events help create strong and inclusive communities and improve police-community relations.  As the report also notes, many of these annual events and initiatives are co-hosted by the Board, with the Board

providing partial or full funding. As the report details, the costs that are considered when creating a budget for a community or cultural event include: venue, food, refreshments, posters, frames, printing, displays, exhibits, entertainment, honorariums, transportation and incidentals.

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SENIOR OFFICERS’ ORGANIZATION

The Board will consider a report from Chair Carroll recommending that the Board ratify the Collective Bargaining Memorandum of Settlement reached between the Board and the Toronto Police Senior Officers’ Organization (S.O.O.) on March 7, 2025.  As the report notes, the Board and the S.O.O had agreed to defer bargaining until the completion of the most recent round of bargaining with the Toronto Police Association (T.P.A.), which concluded after Arbitrator Mark Wright issued a one-year interest arbitration award for renewal of collective agreements between the Board and the T.P.A. from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.  The Board and the S.O.O. sought a one-year term matching the duration of the T.P.A.’s agreements for 2024 as awarded by Arbitrator Wright.

As with all meetings, a recording of this meeting will be posted and archived to the Toronto Police Service YouTube account at https://www.youtube.com/TorontoPolice for members of the public to access later at their convenience.

 
Contact:          Sandy Murray
                        sandy.murray@tpsb.ca 
                        416-808-8090


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