Police service boards serve as a connection between the community and the police and oversee how policing is provided in communities. They contribute to their community’s safety and well-being by working with local citizens and organizations to ensure their community receives appropriate policing needs.
Mandate: Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) police services boards are responsible for determining objectives and priorities for police services , in consultation with the detachment commander, establishing local policies on police services, participate in the regular selection of the detachment commander, receive regular reports from the detachment commander and monitor the performance of the detachment commander.