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    The Mayor of Peterborough, Ontario wrote an open letter to provincial election candidates encouraging them to support four proposed changes to the Ontario Police Services Act. The proposals relate to: 1) Police board members remaining in their role until proven guilty of allegations under investigation; 2) Written notice of allegations for members under investigation; 3) Ability to bring closed meeting matters to Municipal Council; 4) Conciliation process for budget impasses between Council and Police board before formal proceedings. The Mayor also asked candidates for feedback on changing arbitration to focus on ability to pay rather than ability to raise taxes for wage settlements.

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    The Mayor of Peterborough, Ontario wrote an open letter to provincial election candidates encouraging them to support four proposed changes to the Ontario Police Services Act. The proposals relate to: 1) Police board members remaining in their role until proven guilty of allegations under investigation; 2) Written notice of allegations for members under investigation; 3) Ability to bring closed meeting matters to Municipal Council; 4) Conciliation process for budget impasses between Council and Police board before formal proceedings. The Mayor also asked candidates for feedback on changing arbitration to focus on ability to pay rather than ability to raise taxes for wage settlements.

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    Mayor Daryl Bennett sent this letter to provincial candidates on Monday.

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    The Mayor of Peterborough, Ontario wrote an open letter to provincial election candidates encouraging them to support four proposed changes to the Ontario Police Services Act. The proposals relate to: 1) Police board members remaining in their role until proven guilty of allegations under investigation; 2) Written notice of allegations for members under investigation; 3) Ability to bring closed meeting matters to Municipal Council; 4) Conciliation process for budget impasses between Council and Police board before formal proceedings. The Mayor also asked candidates for feedback on changing arbitration to focus on ability to pay rather than ability to raise taxes for wage settlements.

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    The Mayor of Peterborough, Ontario wrote an open letter to provincial election candidates encouraging them to support four proposed changes to the Ontario Police Services Act. The proposals relate to: 1) Police board members remaining in their role until proven guilty of allegations under investigation; 2) Written notice of allegations for members under investigation; 3) Ability to bring closed meeting matters to Municipal Council; 4) Conciliation process for budget impasses between Council and Police board before formal proceedings. The Mayor also asked candidates for feedback on changing arbitration to focus on ability to pay rather than ability to raise taxes for wage settlements.

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    500 George Street North, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 3R9

    Office of the Mayor


    June 2, 2014

    An Open Letter
    To Provincial Election Candidates in Peterborough Riding

    In 10 days, the people of Peterborough Riding will choose their Member of Provincial Parliament. City Council, and the
    citizens they represent, have a stake in this choice, which will have an impact on a wide variety of municipal
    responsibilities.

    On March 17, 2014, City Council adopted my proposals for four changes to The Ontario Police Services Act and its
    associated Regulations. The purpose of this Open Letter is to encourage you to consider these proposed changes, and to
    advise me of your willingness to support and advocate for their adoption.

    These are the proposals:

    If a Police Services Board Member is the subject of an investigation into his or her conduct before the Ontario Civilian
    Police Commission, the Member should be assumed innocent until proven guilty, and should not lose his or her Board
    responsibilities until a determining outcome of the investigation is reached.

    The Ontario Civilian Police Commission should provide written notice of the allegations against any Police Services Board
    Member who is under its investigation or inquiry.

    If a Police Services Board Member believes that a matter that was discussed in a closed meeting of the Police Services
    Board should have been discussed in an open meeting, the Member should be able to bring the matter before the
    Municipal Council for discussion.

    In the event of a budget impasse between a Municipal Council and a Police Services Board, the parties should be
    provided with a conciliation process prior to the involvement of the more formal proceedings of the Ontario Civilian
    Police Commission.

    In addition, I would be grateful to hear from you on the manner in which you would change the arbitration process. This
    process has resulted in financially unsustainable wage settlements that have created a focus on the municipalitys ability
    to raise taxes rather than its ability to pay.

    Thank you for your interest. I look forward to your responses, which I intend to publish online. Please contact me at
    [email protected].

    Sincerely,



    Daryl Bennett
    Mayor

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