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Travel Policy for Civilian Police Commissioners
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It is the policy of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to encourage civilian appointees
on the Board of Police Commissioners to participate in appropriate Board training and
development opportunities.
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This Policy identifies the annual conference of the Nova Scotia Association of Police
Governance (NSAPG) as the most appropriate forum for training and development of
civilian commissioners.
The Policy acknowledges that periodically there are Provincial cost-shared orientation
training programs offered for new commissioners and those orientation sessions are also
deemed beneficial training for CBRM civilian commissioners.
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• Authority to grant permission for travel by Commissioners is not a staff function.
• Civilian Commissioners, including the Provincial Appointee, are eligible to attend the
NSAPG annual conference. CBRM will sponsor two civilian commissioners to attend
the annual conference, noting that priority will be given to those civilian commissioners
who have not attended the Conference in the previous year.
• Requests for additional travel, including any Provincial cost-shared orientations sessions,
must be submitted by the Civilian Commissioner in sufficient time to be considered at a
Police Commission meeting.
• For any additional travel requests, the Board will, by motion, authorize the travel after
reviewing the availability of funds.
• The rates for meals, mileage and accommodations, as well as the filing requirements for
expense claims, shall be the same as required in the Council Expense Policy.
Approved by Council: March 15, 2016