Community Policing Advisory Committee

The Community Policing Advisory Committee (CPAC) is a committee that advises and assists St. Marys Town Council and residents of St. Marys on matters relating to community policing.

Responsibilities

The CPAC is responsible for:

• Meeting on a monthly basis to advise the Chief of Police in regards to the needs, objectives and priorities for police services in St. Marys.
• Establishing any local policies with respect to police services.
• Receiving monthly reports from the Chief of Police.
• Monitoring the performance of police services.
• Reviewing the Chief of Police’s administration of complaints.
• Reviewing the annual policing budget.
• Conducting reviews of the state of police service in St. Marys.
• Researching and making recommendations to Council on how best to improve police services in St. Marys.
• Selecting one member to represent the Town of St. Marys during Police Service Board meetings.

The CPAC is not responsible for:

• Interfering with day-to-day operations of police services.
• Undertaking, supervising, or directing the day-to-day operations of any Town department.
• Administrative matters including giving directions to any member of Town staff.
• Reviewing the Town’s or the police services’ staff structure, staff compensation, or other staffing related matters.
• Approving budgets and capital projects.
• Performing project and program implementation. 
• Reviewing any matter that may be subject to the Town’s closed meeting provisions that is not within the mandate of the CPAC.
• Acting as a forum to debate decided matters of Council, or a forum to organize political advocacy for Council to reconsider decided matters.

Additional information about CPAC can be found in its Terms of Reference.