500 George Street North, Peterborough, Ontario, K9H 3R9

Office of the Mayor

June 2, 2014

An Open Letter
To Provincial Election Candidates in Peterborough Riding

In 10 days, the people of Peterborough Riding will choose their Member of Provincial Parliament. City Council, and the
citizens they represent, have a stake in this choice, which will have an impact on a wide variety of municipal
responsibilities.

On March 17, 2014, City Council adopted my proposals for four changes to The Ontario Police Services Act and its
associated Regulations. The purpose of this Open Letter is to encourage you to consider these proposed changes, and to
advise me of your willingness to support and advocate for their adoption.

These are the proposals:

If a Police Services Board Member is the subject of an investigation into his or her conduct before the Ontario Civilian
Police Commission, the Member should be assumed innocent until proven guilty, and should not lose his or her Board
responsibilities until a determining outcome of the investigation is reached.

The Ontario Civilian Police Commission should provide written notice of the allegations against any Police Services Board
Member who is under its investigation or inquiry.

If a Police Services Board Member believes that a matter that was discussed in a closed meeting of the Police Services
Board should have been discussed in an open meeting, the Member should be able to bring the matter before the
Municipal Council for discussion.

In the event of a budget impasse between a Municipal Council and a Police Services Board, the parties should be
provided with a conciliation process prior to the involvement of the more formal proceedings of the Ontario Civilian
Police Commission.

In addition, I would be grateful to hear from you on the manner in which you would change the arbitration process. This
process has resulted in financially unsustainable wage settlements that have created a focus on the municipalitys ability
to raise taxes rather than its ability to pay.

Thank you for your interest. I look forward to your responses, which I intend to publish online. Please contact me at
dbennett@peterborough.ca.

Sincerely,



Daryl Bennett
Mayor