An order has been issued by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC) that the Special Administrator stays on with the Thunder Bay Police Services Board (TBPSB).
The order extends the role of Malcom Mercer as the Administrator and sole vote for the TBPSB.
Mercer originally took control of the board in Oct. 2022 after a report that was filed on Aug. 18, 2022, by an Independent Expert Panel depicting that the police service and its board continues to be in a state of emergency.
A release from Tribunals Ontario says that Mercer will stay on as Administrator to see the transition of the TBPSB and the Service for when a new Chief is selected.
The decision was based upon a review of the Original Order, the October 14, 2022 Order, the report of Mr. Mercer dated August 18, 2022, and the report of the Independent Expert Panel that led the OCPC to believe that an emergency continues to exist in the TBPSB oversight of the TBPS.
As Mercer stays on in his role, so will the voting rights of the board in that the Special Administrator will have the sole vote.
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