The Municipal Policing Committee is established as a committee of Council, in accordance with section 28.03 of the Police Act (Alberta), the Police Governance Regulation, Alta Reg 156/2024, and the Police Governance (Ministerial) Regulation, Alta Reg 174/2024, which establish and set out the composition, duties, and functions of the Committee.

The Committee provides civilian perspective and oversight on policing priorities in the community.

Residency, skills, and other membership requirements

Public members:

• must be residents of Strathcona County.

• must be over the age of eighteen years at the date of appointment.

• must not be current employees of Strathcona County or be an employee of or contracted with the RCMP, any Provincial or Municipal Police or Peace Officer service/agency, the Department of Justice of Alberta, or the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Services of Alberta.

• all Members must pass an Enhanced Security Check.

• all Members must take the prescribed Oath of Office prior to commencing to perform the duties and functions of Members.  

Considerations for membership include:

• cultural diversity of the community;

• perspectives that reflect the demographics of both the urban and rural areas of the community;

• communication skills, objectivity, integrity, and the ability to work effectively with diverse communities, and;

• lived experience related to policing, social services, and justice.  

Meetings

Residents of Strathcona County are welcome to attend. Committee meetings will be held in public unless the meeting is closed for reasons permitted by the Municipal Government Act.

Members