May 22, 29, 2013 - Consultant Presentation to ... - Town of Innisfil

O.P.P. Costing 

Proposal 

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Introduction of Consultants 

Mandate of Report 

Research 

Services Comparisons 

Organization Comparisons 

‘Apples to Apples’ Comparisons 

Questions 


Joe Levack offers over twenty years of 

management experience in the public and private 

sectors, seven years’ service on the Amherstburg 

Police Services Board and four years as a 

management consultant with clients in the 

municipal, police, utility, agriculture, hi-tech and 

construction sectors. 


Roger Hollingworth offers forty years of progressive 

and diversified policing experience initially with the 

Town of Preston Police Force, then the Waterloo 

Regional Police Service attaining the rank of Deputy 

Chief. He also served as Assistant Deputy Minister 

of the Policing Services Division for the Ministry of 

the Solicitor General for three years. From 2006 

through 2010 he served as the Chief of Police for 

the Town of Amherstburg. 


The two communities (Innisfil and Bradford West 

Gwillimbury) are undertaking an OPP costing 

exercise and have requested an independent 

review and analysis of the ‘joint stand alone’ OPP 

proposal against the current South Simcoe Police 

Service as an ‘an apples to apples’ comparison. 


Legislation 

Documents 

Interviews 


Apples to Apples 

Services 

Organization 

Report Card 


Auxiliary Police Unit 

SSPS has a 30 person Auxiliary Unit 

OPP have Auxiliary Units but have a Provincial 

Cap 

Local Commander must obtain allotment from 

other OPP locations to increase complement 

Advantage to SSPS 


Breath Analysis 

SSPS and OPP Officers maintain the same 

qualifications 

Comparable no material difference 


Canine 

SSPS has 2 canine units living within communities 

OPP canine cover larger districts which would 

usually mean a longer response time on average 

Faster response and number of available canine 

should equate into more successful canine calls 

for communities 



Collision/Reconstruction 

SSPS currently has several officers at 

various levels of reconstructionist abilities 

including a few at the highest level. 

OPP operates on a tiered response with the 

lower levels being handled locally but the 

highest levels are deployed Provincially. 


Collision/Reconstruction (cont’d) 

SSPS's ability to handle all levels of 

reconstruction locally is offset by the fact the 

OPP do not charge the Municipality for the 

higher level of accident reconstruction service 

when called upon. 

Comparable no material differences 


Communication Centre 

Local communications centre with local staff 

and knowledge 

Serving one Police Service vs. serving a very 

large area, with numerous different towns/OPP 

jurisdictions and large staff numbers 



Community/School Services 

Difficult comparison different staffing models 

(Special Constables vs. Constables etc.) 

OPP proposes 4 Constables to SSPS’s 1 

Constable and 3 Special Constables 


Community/School Services (cont’d) 

SSPS staff are dedicated (but less qualified) 

whereas OPP officers can get pulled to answer 

calls for service. 

Advantage to OPP 


Court Security 

Staffing complements are essentially the same. 



Crime Analysis 

Normal function of any investigation division 



Crime Prevention 

Both Services support crime prevention 

programs 

OPP would continue with current initiatives 



Criminal Intelligence 

SSPS is a level 1 member of CISO (Criminal 

Intelligence Service of Ontario) and has 1 full 

time member of operating body and D/C is 

involved in governing body 

The SSPS model serves just their communities 

with less chance of having to compete with other 

OPP sections and towns. 


Criminal Intelligence (cont’d) 

OPP model drives intelligence gathering and 

projects to specialized units and to higher levels 

in organization 



Criminal Investigations 

OPP model calls for total of 11 FTE’s in crime 

and street crime unit. (1 Sgt – Provincial 

Responsibility) 

SSPS currently operate with 9 FTE’s in like 

branches 


Criminal Investigations (cont’d) 

Based on staff numbers should be higher level 

of service 


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Emergency Response 

OPP teams are called in from a wider area and 

there is no guarantee there will be any ERT 

members stationed in the community 

SSPS’s full containment team (12) mitigates 

OPP by faster response capabilities which is 

safer for local officers 


Emergency Response (cont’d) 

OPP’s higher level of response is still available 

to SSPS so they currently have best of both 

worlds! 



Identification (SOCO) 

SSPS has 2 full time identification officers and 8 

SOCO’s. 

OPP will maintain SOCO’s but identification 

services are deployed regionally. 



Major Crime Investigations 

OPP have a Province wide mandate in this field 

and clearly have the trained staff and experience 

SSPS does have access through shared 

agreements 


Major Crime Investigations (cont’d) 

OPP Commander would have quicker and 

easier access 



Public Order Unit 

OPP are owners of the unit. 

SSPS has access but process to obtain the 

service is easier for an OPP Commander 



Traffic Enforcement 

SSPS have 5 Constables assigned to 

traffic/marine plus 1 part time Special Constable 

OPP propose 4 Constables for traffic/marine 

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Traffic Enforcement (cont’d) 

SSPS should provide a higher level of service in 

these areas based on staff alone 



Underwater Recovery 

OPP are owners of the unit 

Again SSPS has access but an OPP 

Commander would have quicker and more 

direct access. 



Uniform Patrol 

SSPS has 2 Sergeants and 10 Constables 

dedicated to general patrol duties for each of 4 

platoons 

The OPP model calls for 1 Sergeant and 11 

Constables which amounts to the same FTE’s 

just less supervision 


Uniform Patrol (cont’d) 

The difference is not crucial to the success of 

this important function in our opinion, thus the 

comparable rating 

Comparable. 


Victim Assistance 

SSPS supplies office to Executive Director of 

VCARS 

(Victims Crisis Assistance and Referral Service) 

SSPS member sits on VCARS Board as Vice 

Chair 


Victim Assistance (cont’d) 

OPP have said all relationships and working 

arrangements such as above would continue 

under an OPP Contract 

Comparable no material differences. 


Waterways Policing 

SSPS has 5 Constables and 1 part time Special 

Constable assigned to traffic/marine 

OPP propose 4 Constables to traffic/marine 

SSPS has defined committed hours to marine 

policing 


Waterways Policing (cont’d) 

OPP unable to define marine commitment, 

would be developed by Commander and Board 

after contract. 



Accountability/Responsiveness 

 

Contract situation more of a cooperative 

relationship 

OPP Provincial Policy takes precedence over 

local priorities 

SSPS Board can direct a Chief under PSA 


Accountability/Responsiveness (Cont’d) 

Local Policies can be developed by the SSPS 

Board 



Annual Report 

Chief must prepare an annual report for Board 

and Council 

OPP Commander prepares similar annual report 

for the Board under section 10 of PSA 


Annual Report (Cont’d) 

Sample OPP reports are very similar to 

Municipal Annual Reports 



Business Planning 

Under both a Municipal Police Service and OPP 

contract 3 year business plans are developed 



Disclosure Section 49 PSA (Secondary 

Employment) 

Both a Chief and an OPP Commander are 

responsible for keeping the Board informed as 

to secondary employment requests 



Economies of Scale 

Obvious advantage to an organization size of 

OPP 

Most evident in costing on civilian side of the 

proposal 

Advantage to the OPP 


HR Management Costs 

OPP picks up the HR issues and costs (on a go 

forward basis) associated with any staff that 

become OPP employees 

Advantage to the OPP 


Monitor Complaints Process 

Both the Chief and OPP Commander are 

responsible for reporting to the Board regularly 

on any public complaints and their outcomes. 



Response Times 

SSPS has excellent documented response 

times to calls for service 

OPP do not report response times and operate 

on a tiered response system 



Selection of Commander/Chief 

More input by Board who hires and fires a Chief 

Board has some input in Commander selection 

but usually from an offering of OPP selected 

candidates 



Operations SSPS OPP 

Auxiliary + 

Breath Analysis 

Canine + 

Collision/Reconstruction 

Communications Centre + 

Community/School Services + 

Court Security 

Crime Analysis 

Crime Prevention 

Criminal Intelligence + 

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Operations SSPS OPP 

Criminal Investigations + 

Emergency Response + 

Identification (SOCO) + 

Major Crime Investigations + 

Public Order Unit + 

Traffic Enforcement + 

Underwater Recovery + 

Uniform Patrol 

Victim Assistance 

Waterways Policing + 


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Organization SSPS OPP 

Accountability + 

Annual Report 

Business Planning 

Disclosures (sec. 49) 

Economies of Scale + 

HR Management Costs + 

Monitor Complaints 

Response Times + 

Selection of 

+ 

Commander/Chief 


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Organization SSPS OPP Difference 

Chief 1 0 1 

Deputy Chief 1 0 1 

Inspector 1 1 0 

Staff Sergeants 3 2 1 

Sergeants 10 8 2 

Constables 60 62 -2 

Civilians 36 11 25 

Part-time 8 4 4 

Remote - support ?? ?? 


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1. Unaccounted for services (OPP) 

2. 2014 OPP salary increase 

3. 6 other issues referred to Transition Team 


OPP Costs not in Cost Recovery Formula 

CPIC Operators 

Fleet Supply & Weapons Services Bureau 

Professional Standards Bureau 

Corporate Communications 

Business & Financial Services Bureau 

Operational Policy & Strategic Planning Bureau 

Communications Centres’ Supervisory Staff 



Communications Centres’ Supervisory Staff 

First 14 Communication Operators per 

Centre 

Career Development Bureau 

Civilian Identification Staff in Field 

GHQ Staff 

Post-Retirement Benefits (for life) 



The OPP could not provide an estimate of 

the per officer costs of these items. 


Expected 8.81% pay increase in 2014 

December 31, 2013 1 st Class Constable 

rate - $83,483 

Expected 2014 rate - $90,837 (Barrie) 

85% of costs are salary and benefits 


We have also completed a five year analysis 

of the financial implications of this decision. 

We have supplied that analysis to your 

Administration Team and have been advised 

that they will be taking the lead in presenting 

the results of their analysis to Council. 


The costs associated with transitioning from 

the SSPS to the OPP in relation to building 

retro-fit costs and human resource related 

costs will be addressed separately by your 

transition team.

May 22, 29, 2013 - Consultant Presentation to ... - Town of Innisfil

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