Our Community Our Future

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2017—2019 Business Plan “Working with our community to be the best”

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Our Vision, Mission, and Values……………………………………………………………..3

Message from the Chairman of the Police Services Board……………………………….4 Message from the Chief of Police……………………………………………………………5 Business Plan Priorities Chief of Police ……………………………………………………………………………….6 Road Safety and Community Patrol …….………………………...………………………7 Investigations Adult/Youth …..……………………………………………………………..9 Communication …………………………………………………………………………….11 Human Resources/Wellness ……………………………………………………………...12 Finance …….…………………………………………………………………………..……14 Follow-Up……………………………………………………………………………………....16

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OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES

OUR VISION

Working with our community to be the best

OUR MISSION

The Owen Sound Police Service, as a dedicated partner, is committed to ensuring a safe community.

OUR VALUES

We value our community and our people through: INTEGRITY – by serving with respect, honesty & accountability DEDICATION – by fostering a commitment to well-being, growth & inclusivity LEADERSHIP – by motivating & inspiring a vision for the future TEAMWORK – by empowering the contributions & opinions of others INNOVATION – by encouraging progressive ideas & solutions

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MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD CHAIRMAN

On behalf of the Owen Sound Police Services Board, I am

pleased to present the 2017-2019 Business Plan.

The goals and objectives articulated in the plan were devel-

oped through consultation with our many community partners,

residents, and members of the service, and will form the stra-

tegic direction for the service over the next three years.

The Board and Service are committed to providing a high level of professionalism

and accountability to ensues a safe and secure community as has been the primary

goal for more than 160 years of continual service to the citizens of Owen Sound

Garth A.H. Pierce

Chairman, Owen Sound Police Services Board

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE

On behalf of the women and men of the Owen Sound Police

Service, I am very pleased to present our 2017-2019 Business

Plan to our community. This Business Plan outlines our direction

for the coming years to continue making Owen Sound a place

where you want to live.

Our plan was developed by meeting with various stakeholders, the

community and Service members. We sought out the expertise

and ideas to provide a plan that was visionary and what they

wanted to strive to attain.

Our values strike at the core of what the community wants us to do while working with

them to provide a safe and active community. The Owen Sound Police Service is

proud of its past but continues to build for the future through innovation and

progressive solutions.

Chief William B. Sornberger, M.O.M.

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Goal: To provide the optimal level of police services that reflects the communities needs

OBJECTIVES ACHIEVEMENT FACTORS

Complete a five year comprehensive plan to assist the Board in making sound decisions in all aspects of Governance.

Development of a five-year plan

1. Chief of Police

Goal: To instill a culture of a service-wide proactive approach to crime management


Develop investigative standards for identified threshold crime

Reporting mechanism developed

Quarterly reporting to the Board on compliance

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Goal: To improve officer deployment to maximize service to the community


Increase visibility at schools before during and after classes

Increase presentations by all officers and civilian members Quarterly report to the Board

Restructure the Detective Operations areas to keep uniforms in the Community

Increased involvement by the C.I.B. in platoon investigations Increased patrol hours by front-line officers Increased investigative mentoring for uniformed officers

Adopt-a-Platoon Increased visits by platoon members

2. Road Safety and Community Patrol

Goal: To reduce crime


Increase awareness to members of crime prevention tools available to them

Training program to all staff members

Civilianize non essential duties performed by the sworn CSO allowing them to enhance community crime reduction strategies

Increase public training education forums hosted at the police station

Increase each officer’s awareness of school issues

Ensure time is spent in schools

To continue to grow our “STAR” to ensure non-police matters receive the attention they need from better equipped support agencies

Quarterly report to the Board

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Goal: To enhance service


Increase Community event attendance by all members

Track events through a community calendar Offer speakers to community groups

Reduction of Administrative duties performed by Detectives

Develop a restructured plan to move investi-gators from the office and place them in a position to assist the platoons Develop a restructured plan to move investi-gators from the office and place them in a position to assist the platoons

Enhance customer service Provide training to all staff members

2. Road Safety and Community Patrol (cont’d)

Goal: To coordinate major event planning


Enhance Planning for major events and emergency preparedness

Completion and tracking of all operational plans Emergency management training to all supervisors and dispatchers Develop a standardized method for planning for major events

Goal: To improve road safety


Increased use of laser radar Track through use of the morning report Increased training to platoon members

Create a team of officers assigned to the platoons to specialize in traffic en-forcement and accident investigations

Increase training to level two collision investi-gations for one member of each platoon Form a partnership with a larger service to increase training

Create more opportunities for Drug Awareness for Impaired driving

Training in DRE (Drug Recognition Expert)

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Goal: To enhance our ability to investigate crime


Increase use of social media investigative tools

Provide training to officers in current social media platforms

Increase investigative resources Restructure Detective operations to allow for sufficient resources to deal with a community crime issue

Develop a Forensic Officer Program to assist in investigations

Train a new Special Constable in Forensic Identification

Increase compliment of (SOCO) Scenes of Crime Officers

Identify officers and Implement training program

3. Investigations Adult/Youth

Goal: To improve enforcement of drug crimes


Increase drug enforcement capacity through enhanced resources

Restructure of Detective operations to allow for resources to be shifted easily assisting with ongoing investigations

Increase training for front-line officers on drug awareness

Provide training by detective officers to front-line officers in drug trends and investigative techniques Attendance during briefings for platoons to provide drug information

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Goal: To support victims


All involved parties are offered Victim assistance

Ensure signed protocol for disclosure of victim information

Use of grant programs to expand training in Human Trafficking

Coordinate conferences for law enforcement, social service partners and high schools providing information relating to identification of victims investigation of suspects and Prevention

Enhance front-line officers ability to conduct sexual assault investigations and support victims

Increase training to all front-line officers Consult with external partners to ensure best practices All sexual assault investigations to be reviewed by a supervisor of Criminal Investigations

3. Investigations Adult/Youth (cont’d)

Goal: To strengthen relationships with youth


Mentoring youth at risk Continue to offer the YIPI program to at risk students

Develop and maintain a strategic plan around yearly events offered to youth

Civilian CSO position will engage with youth in event planning and partnership in current community events

Develop a program for front line responders to engage school age children on a daily basis

Adopt-a-platoon Increased officer presence at school events

Enhance communication platforms with youth providing them information relating to youth and the law

Develop and maintain a youth section on our website

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Goal: To increase communication and engagement with the community


Pro-active and responsive in providing information to community groups

Attend more community events for speaking

Increase communication tools to reach a larger audience

Expand platforms in Social Media to get message to the community

4. Communication

Goal: To increase communication and engagement with our members


Monthly Chiefs update on Intranet Provide monthly report

Monthly update from section heads on Intranet

Provide monthly report

Develop a 360 degree approach to operational changes

Solicit input from affected members

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Goal: To efficiently manage human resources


Ensure members have standardized training

Develop a training program for all members Develop and maintain orientation package for new recruits and civilian mem-bers

Enhance leadership skills to all Senior staff

Update the leadership training for all Senior staff

5. Human Resources/Wellness

Goal: To recognize and support employees


To recognize exceptional performance from our members

Develop a program and awards system for all members who go above and beyond

Enhance the overall health and wellness of our members

Develop a wellness initiative for all members of the Service

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Goal: To provide a work environment that demonstrates commitment to members and their wellness


Increase the support of the Wellness Committee

Develop programs to run at lunch or after work specific to healthy living including but not limited to stress, mental and physical health Continue to expand internal mental health training

To increase and maintain overall fitness Provide Ontario Police Fitness award testing

5. Human Resources/Wellness (cont’d)

Goal: To develop future leaders


Increase opportunities for members to develop leadership skills

Involve future leaders in various processes occurring within the organization including hiring, policy development and project initiation supervision

Promote community involvement Provide future leaders the opportunity to actively participate on community committees

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Goal: To proactively plan for long term organizational financial requirements


Forecast and plan for long-term sustainability

Develop and provide a 5 year financial plan Develop a five year capital requirement including fleet purchases

6. Finance

Goal: To increase member involvement in budgeting processes


Develop a 360 degree approach to budgeting

All Senior Staff will be involved in budget preparations Involve all ranks in planning for budget re-quirements

Goal: To provide fleet and equipment which meet needs now and in the future


Increase member input on current and future needs

Re-establish the Joint Equipment Committee

Ensure reliable fleet Develop a purchasing plan for the next five years

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Goal: To develop efficient property management systems (Seized and Organization owned)


Enhance equipment tracking Research and develop a program to stream-line officer issued equipment

Develop a separate property management program for seized items

6. Finance (cont’d)

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The success of any strategic business plan lies in the ability of those with oversight

responsibilities to channel the work and motivate all members of the Service to achieve

the goals and objectives that have been established.

This is how we plan to detail the implementation:

1) Monthly Up-date

A monthly report will be filed by the Chief of Police to the Police Services

Board updating them on different areas of the plan that have been developed

and will indicate the current status of those goals and objectives. It will also

outline any issues that are preventing the process from going forward and

what strategies are being deployed to address them.

2) Annual Review

A complete review of the previous year’s work on the plan will be presented

in January. The entire plan will be examined to ensure that all facets of the

organization are working towards its implementation and an overview of the

coming year will be presented..

3) Annual Report

The Owen Sound Police Service prepares an Annual Report yearly as a

legislated requirement under the Police Services Act. This report, which

details the activities of the police service in the previous year, should be used

to facilitate the exchange of information between the Service and our

community, council and its members. The Annual Report is be available on

the website.

FOLLOW-UP

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