Police Services Board

(Left to right Chris Samure, Shawn Pankow (Chair), Jenn Aunger-Ritchie, Chris McGuire (council rep), Rob Dopson (Vice Chair).

SMITHS FALLS POLICE SERVICES BOARD

The Community Safety and Policing Act requires the Police Service to be governed by a Police Services Board.

The Board is responsible in setting policy and working with the chief to move the police service in the direction as set out in the Smiths Falls Police Services Board Business Plan in order to achieve the necessary goals and objectives.

The Board does not get involved in the day-to-day operations of the Service.
Smiths Falls has a five (5) member Police Services Board which is comprised of the following:

Present Board Members:

Chair and Council Representative - Shawn Pankow
Council Representative - Councillor Chris McGuire
Provincial Appointee - Chris Samure
Provincial Appointee - Andrew Howard
Graham Wight - IOP advisor (Inspectorate of Policing)
Rob Dopson - Community Appointee

The Board can be contacted through the secretary, Stephanie McFadden at 613-283-0357 EXT 1204.
The Board meets once per month and meetings are open to the public.

How to become a board member:

Please refer to the Public Appointments Secretariat website

PSB Meeting 2025/10/21

PSB Meeting 2025/09/23

PSB Meeting 2025/07/15

PSB Meeting 2025/06/10

Police service board legislated responsibilities:

Pursuant to the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA), the police service board duties are set out in Section 37 which include:

ensuring the provision of adequate and effective policing
employing members of the police service
appointing members of the police service as police officers
recruiting and appointing the Chief of Police and any Deputy Chief of Police and determining their remuneration and working conditions, taking their submissions into account
monitoring the Chief's performance
conducting a review of the chief of police's performance at least annually in accordance with the regulations made by the Minister, if any
monitoring the chief of police's decisions regarding the restrictions on secondary activities set out in Section 89 and reviewing the reports from the chief of police on those decisions
monitoring the chief of police's handling of discipline within the police service
ensuring that any police facilities used by the Board comply with any prescribed standards
preparing and adopting a diversity plan
preparing and adopting a strategic plan

Board members are subject to the provisions of the Community Safety and Policing Act and related regulations, including O.Reg. 408/23, Code of Conduct for Police Service Board Members.