Community Safety & Crime Prevention Advisory Committee
 

Mandate	Composition	Term of Office	Appointment Policies/ Applications
Meetings	Remuneration	Staff Contact

Mandate

The Community Safety and Crime Prevention Advisory Committee reports to the Municipal Council, through the Community and Protective Services Committee.

The Advisory Committee serves as a resource, information gathering and advisory body to the Municipal Council on matters pertaining to safety and the prevention of crime in the City of London.

The Advisory Committee is specifically responsible for:

• developing, encouraging and promoting activities and education programs for Londoners of all ages on safety in the community, such as (but not limited to) injury prevention, pedestrian safety, traffic safety, bicycle safety, water safety and fire prevention;
  
• developing, encouraging and promoting activities and education programs for Londoners of all ages on the prevention of crime in the community;
  
• initiating and facilitating such working groups as may be necessary to assist in the development, encouragement and promotion of safety and crime prevention programs and activities;
  
• liaising, facilitating and working in co-operation with Civic Departments, other advisory committees of Council, Boards of Education, local Boards and Commissions, the media and any other organizations interested in the co-ordination of safety and crime prevention programs and activities;
  
• acknowledging the action and activities of individuals and groups who are actively working towards developing community consensus on appropriate strategies for safety and crime prevention issues; and
  
• receiving regular reports from the Neighbourhood Watch London Board of Directors and the Block Parent Central Committee for information purposes.

Composition

Voting Members

Fourteen consisting of:

Three members-at-large

One youth representative between the ages of 18 and 25

One representative of each of the following:

Thames Valley District School Board
London District Catholic School Board
Thames Valley Council of Home & School Associations
London District Catholic School Council
Neighbourhood Watch London - Board of Directors
Block Parent Central Committee
London and Area Council of Women
Council for London Seniors
Traffic Safety Education Committee (Safety Village)
Child Safety Middlesex London

Non-Voting Resource Group

One representative of each of the following will be available to attend Advisory Committee meetings as appropriate:

London Police
Fire Prevention Bureau
Environmental & Engineering Services Department
Community Services Department
Neighbourhood Watch Office
Block Parent Office
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Middlesex-London Health Unit
London Public Library
London and Area Active & Safe Routes to School
Youth Representative - Thames Valley District School Board
Youth Representative - London District Catholic School Board

Term of Office

Concurrent with the term of the Municipal Council making the appointment.

Appointment Policies/Applications

Appointment Policies

Through local newspaper advertisements, the City of London website and postings at local library branches, citizens are invited to apply for appointment. The Board of Control nominates the members-at-large and the Municipal Council makes the appointments.

The two School Boards, the Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee, the Block Parent Central Committee, the London and Area Council of Women, the Council for London Seniors and the Traffic Safety Education Committee nominate their representatives who are appointed by the Municipal Council, through the Board of Control.

The Chair and Vice-Chair are elected by the Advisory Committee from among its Voting Members.

Qualifications

Any person who has an interest in safety and/or crime prevention may be appointed as a member-at-large.

Only employees or trustees may represent the two school boards.

Only members of the Neighbourhood Watch Executive Committee, the Block Parent Central Committee, the London and Area Council of Women, the Council for London Seniors and the Traffic Safety Education Committee may represent their respective body.

Applications

Persons interested in submitting an application for appointment may complete and submit the application form available on the City's website.

Meetings

The Advisory Committee will meet regularly six times annually, at 12:15 p.m. on the 4th Thursday of the month, at City Hall. Special meetings of the Advisory Committee may be called by the Chair. Meetings of working groups that have been formed by the Advisory Committee may meet at any time and at any location. Advisory Committee reports can be accessed from Council & Committee Meeting Agenda Packages.

Remuneration

No remuneration is paid to the Advisory Committee members.

Staff Contact

Name: Heather Lysynski
Phone: 519 661-2500 Ext. 4856
Fax: 519 661-4892
E-mail: hlysynsk@london.ca