On April 1, 2024, the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019 came into effect, resulting in the creation of the Leeds County OPP Detachment Board.

The Leeds County OPP Detachment Board represents a collaborative effort between the Township of Athens, the Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley, Frontenac Islands, Front of Yonge Township, Rideau Lakes, the Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands and the Village of Westport.

Board Composition

The Board includes seven (7) elected officials, one from each of the municipalities within the Leeds OPP Detachment, as well as 2 at-large community members and 2 provincial appointees.

The following elected officials have been appointed by their respective Councils.

Municipality

Position Title

Name

Township of Athens

Vacant

Vacant

Township of Elizabethtown-Kitley

Mayor

Brant Burrow (Chair)

Township of Frontenac Islands

Deputy Mayor

Bill Saunders

Front of Yonge Township

Councillor

Richard Marcoux (Vice-Chair)

Rideau Lakes Township

Mayor

Arie Hoogenboom

Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands

Councillor

Jeff Lackie

Village of Westport

Councillor

Barry Card

 

Community Members Appointees – Katherine Graham & Todd Robertson
Provincial Appointees – TBD
Secretary – Jennifer Ault, Clerk/Zoning Administrator, Township of Front of Yonge

 

Code of Conduct

Ontario Regulation 409/23 sets out the Code of Conduct for OPP Detachment Board Members under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.

Every member must comply with the Code of Conduct.

Click here to access.

 

Reference Documents

 

Approved Minutes