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Mayor Jim Watson hopes council members will be more vigilant about responding to requests for feedback after learning only half of them answered a survey ahead of the latest Ottawa police business plan.
“The story that came out that showed many members of council didn’t fill out the survey hopefully will act as a reminder that it is important to do for next year,” Watson said. “We all have opinions and want to offer advice to the police and this is one of the mechanisms of getting that information directly on the record.”
On the other hand, Watson noted council members receive a lot of email and it’s natural for something to slip through the cracks. Watson said he has a way of flagging the most important emails — he prints them off and puts the paper on his desk.
A freedom of information request led Postmedia to discovering only half of council responded to a survey distributed by the Ottawa Police Service last summer. The police force only received 12 responses from the 24-member council when it sent a survey to the politicians in July.
The 2016-2018 business plan was published last week.
Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, a member of the police services board, wasn’t sure if she received the original request for the police survey, but according to her, it’s a moot point because she’s regularly consulted on police issues as an insider.
“They don’t need me to be filling out the survey because I have been interviewed and am part of the process,” Harder said, adding that she’s on the “inside track” of police planning processes.
At the same time, Harder underscored the importance of the business plan, which sets the strategic direction of the police force.
“It’s important, because if you don’t want to have a say on what’s happening with the Ottawa Police Services, then you know what? Shut up. You don’t have the right if you’re not participating, if you can’t take the time to answer the survey,” Harder said.
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, another police board member, said he filled out the survey, but he’s not surprised by the low turnout by the rest of council.
“We get lots of surveys in the organization,” Tierney said. “We get them from groups all of the time. It doesn’t shock me.”
On the contrary, Tierney was somewhat impressed by the turnout.
“That’s pretty high, knowing the number of surveys that come through here,” he said.
Police board chair Eli El-Chantiry, the councillor for West Carleton-March, said this week he would like all council members to respond to the survey because the business plan is a key document.
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“The story that came out that showed many members of council didn’t fill out the survey hopefully will act as a reminder that it is important to do for next year,” Watson said. “We all have opinions and want to offer advice to the police and this is one of the mechanisms of getting that information directly on the record.”
On the other hand, Watson noted council members receive a lot of email and it’s natural for something to slip through the cracks. Watson said he has a way of flagging the most important emails — he prints them off and puts the paper on his desk.
A freedom of information request led Postmedia to discovering only half of council responded to a survey distributed by the Ottawa Police Service last summer. The police force only received 12 responses from the 24-member council when it sent a survey to the politicians in July.
The 2016-2018 business plan was published last week.
Barrhaven Coun. Jan Harder, a member of the police services board, wasn’t sure if she received the original request for the police survey, but according to her, it’s a moot point because she’s regularly consulted on police issues as an insider.
“They don’t need me to be filling out the survey because I have been interviewed and am part of the process,” Harder said, adding that she’s on the “inside track” of police planning processes.
At the same time, Harder underscored the importance of the business plan, which sets the strategic direction of the police force.
“It’s important, because if you don’t want to have a say on what’s happening with the Ottawa Police Services, then you know what? Shut up. You don’t have the right if you’re not participating, if you can’t take the time to answer the survey,” Harder said.
Beacon Hill-Cyrville Coun. Tim Tierney, another police board member, said he filled out the survey, but he’s not surprised by the low turnout by the rest of council.
“We get lots of surveys in the organization,” Tierney said. “We get them from groups all of the time. It doesn’t shock me.”
On the contrary, Tierney was somewhat impressed by the turnout.
“That’s pretty high, knowing the number of surveys that come through here,” he said.
Police board chair Eli El-Chantiry, the councillor for West Carleton-March, said this week he would like all council members to respond to the survey because the business plan is a key document.
jwilling@postmedia.com
twitter.com/JonathanWilling
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