Orangeville Police Services Board

The Orangeville Police Service was formed in 1864. In 2020 policing for the Town of Orangeville was transitioned to the Ontario Provincial Police.  Dufferin OPP is now responsible for providing policing for the Town of Orangeville and they continue to have an Orangeville Detachment located at 390 C Line in Orangeville. Policing is carried out under the direction of the local Detachment Commander, Inspector Terry Ward.

 Composition and Role of the Board

The Orangeville Police Services Board (the "Board") is a five-member civilian body that oversees the Orangeville detachment of the OPP. The Board draws its authority from the Police Services Act.

Section 10(9) of the Police Services Act identifies the responsibilities of the Board.

The Board is comprised of five (5) members who serve on a part-time basis. Two Board members are Town Council members, one is a community member appointed by Council and two are appointed by the Ontario Government. Click on a Board member's name to read their biography.

Todd Taylor – Chair – Elected Member of Town Council

Ian McSweeney – Vice Chair – Community Member appointed by Town Council

Ken Krakar – Community member appointed by the Ontario Government

Vacancy – Community member appointed by the Ontario Government

Lisa Post – Elected Member of Town Council

Learn more about police service boards in Ontario, including how to become a member, by visiting the Ministry of the Solicitor General's website.

Meeting Schedule, Agendas & Minutes

The Board holds both in-camera and public meetings in accordance with the requirements of the Police Services Act.  Meetings may be held in either electronic or in-person format.

IN-CAMERA BOARD MEETINGS

In addition to regular public meetings, the Board holds in-camera regular and special meetings to deal with sensitive/confidential matters as required under the Police Services Act.  In-Camera Board meetings are not open to the public and related meeting minutes are not publicly available.

PUBLIC BOARD MEETINGS

Public Board meetings are held monthly (usually on the third Tuesday of every month at 5 p.m.) at Town Hall in Council Chambers and are open to all members of the public.   Members of the public who wish to attend a public meeting of the Board held in electronic format should click on the following link:

[Police Services Board Council-YouTube]

For public Board meetings held in-person, members of the public can attend the meeting at the meeting location indicated on the posted agenda.

Members of the public who wish to ask a question during a meeting, should wait until they are invited to do so during the meeting’s question period.  If a member of the public wishes to make a presentation to the Board, they should contact the Board secretary via email ([email protected]) to make arrangements at least ten (10) days in advance of the meeting. 

Even though a public meeting is not scheduled in a particular month, Board work continues on specific projects that will be reported in later public meetings as appropriate.

Public meeting schedule, agendas and minutes can be viewed online for the current and preceding two (2) years (see below).  Minutes of a previous meeting are posted after they are approved by the Board at a subsequent meeting. 

A public meeting minute archive for 2020 and 2019 is being prepared and will be added below as a hyperlink.

Public agendas and meeting minutes are available in alternative formats upon request.