Be, LONDON POLICE SERVICES BOARD November 14, 2016 Council City of London 300 Duterin Ave, London ON NBA 4L9 Re: OCPC Process and Interactions between the LPSB and CAO's Office Dear Members of Council; {mn regards to the above matter and on behalf of the London Police Service Board and its Negotiating Committee, I wish to begin by extending our sincere appreciation to all of you for taking the time to revisit our budget request and finding the financial resources necessary for us to deliver on our public safely mandate. While the process was long and at times challenging, we believe that collectively we have made the right decision for our organization and our community, In taking this opportunity to thank you, we also feel the need to provide you with some level of explanation for the Negotiating Committee's approach to this matter over the past nine months, and specifically our decision in late June to begin to utilize the media as a means of communicating with you and the public regarding the Appeal process. To be clear, it was never the intention of the Negotiating Committee to seek remedy of our budget dispute with Council through the media. In fact, we fully ‘expected to address this matter elther through direct dialogue with Council, Civic ‘Administration, andlor the Appeal process itself However, when a potential compromise inexplicably falled to reach the Council floor for your consideration in late February, and the CAO’s Office began to exhibit a concerning level of indifference to our Board, the Ontario Civilian Police ‘Commission, and the Appeal process; the Commitee felt it necessary to seek an 601 Dundas Street, P.O. Box 3415, London, Ontario, N6A 4K9: Tel: $19-661-564 Fax: $19-661-1053 Email: Ipsb@poice londov.caalternative means of communicating directly with Council on the importance of this budget and our desire to resolve the dispute quickly and cost effectively ‘Thankfully, Council and the Board found a way to resolve this matter amicably, and both parties have expressed a desire to review future budgets in a much more constructive and collaborative manner. Unfortunately, the Board's Negotiating Committee stil has some concerns over its working relationship with the CAO's Office. As evident in the attached schedule, this list of independently verifiable interactions between our Committee, the CAO's Office and OCPC. suggest that we collectively have much more work to do if we expect fo move forward from this process. The Board is fully prepared to sit down with the CAO lo better understand why there was breakdown in the process. However, we also suspect that Council will rst want to conduc its own due diligence into this matter before considering what then might be the best approach for both parties to move forward in the best interests ofthe City. Once again, we wish to thank Council for their engagement in and contribution to this week's resolution of the London Police budget. 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