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| Police Board to Meet Thursday Date: 2008-02-18 12:14:14 |
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Police Board to meet Thursday Toronto: The next scheduled meeting of the Toronto Police Services Board will take place on Thursday February 21 at 1:30 PM. Please note that this meeting will not take place at Police Headquarters but will instead take place in Committee Room 2 at Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen Street West. Copies of the agenda are available on the Board’s website www.torontopoliceboard.on.ca, from the Board office and limited copies are available at the meeting. Items of interest include: IMPROVED ACCESS TO TREATMENT AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESSES The Board will hear a presentation from a representative for the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario, which is seeking the Service’s support to improve access to treatment and services for people with serious mental illnesses. The presentation will include concerns and recommendations for change. STREET HEALTH REPORT 2007 The Board will hear a presentation from representatives from Street Health, a community-based agency that has been providing nursing and other health services to homeless people for over 20 years in southeast Toronto. The presentation will provide an overview of a report on a survey of 368 homeless people in Toronto, which includes findings related to homeless people’s experience with police. TASER DEPLOYMENT TO FRONT-LINE OFFICERS Please note that this report has been withdrawn from the agenda. PROPOSED AUDIT WORK PLAN The Board will consider a report from the Jeff Griffiths, Auditor General, City of Toronto regarding the proposed Toronto Police Service audits included in the Auditor General’s 2008 Work Plan. The Auditor General recommends that the Board approve the inclusion of an audit on the Toronto Police Service fleet and a follow-up audit on the Review of the Investigation of Sexual Assaults in the Work Plan. NEW TRAINING FACILITY – STATUS UPDATE The Board will consider a semi-annual report from the Chief regarding the new training facility, an approved capital project. The report includes information on construction activities and schedule, project management and the partnership with the Department of National Defence (DND). - 30 – Contact: Sandy Adelson (416) 808-8090 An index of agenda items can be found on the Board's website at www.torontopoliceboard.on.ca. Video copy of this meeting and all other Board meetings can be obtained from the Video Services Unit for a nominal fee. Call 80V-IDEO (416-808-4336) for further information. | |