POLS 3270 Lecture Notes - Upper Grand District School Board, Grand River Conservation Authority, Unit
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Local special purpose body (abcs: definition includes these points, defined geographic area, certain degree of autonomy, controlled by a separate board, carries out government-like. Functions: receives funding from municipality, e. g. , guelph police services board; river. Agencies, boards & commissions: emerged as part of the reform. Administered services: local politicians were incompetent, keep important services out of their. Too decentralized and fragmented: accountability taking on new. Importance: major functions of abcs, servicing, enterprise, policy, problems associated with abcs. Police services board: governed by the police services act, every municipality that has a police. Force must establish one: less than 25,000 people 3 person board; More than 25,000 5 person board; over. 300,000 can request 7 person board: three types of member, mayor/councillor, community member appointed by. Council: lieutenant governor in council, responsible for provision of adequate. And effective police services : appoint members of force, with chief set priorities & objectives, establish policies, hire chief/deputy chief & determine.