FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Board is pleased to announce that they have selected the well-respected firm of Odgers Berndtson as the recruitment firm that will assist the Board in selecting a new Chief of Police.
The team from Odgers will be conducting consultation sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
Following the consultation period, the Chief of Police job posting will be posted through Odgers Berndston the week of July 15. The posting will be live for a month and will be a national search. Following the posting period, Odgers will present the Board with short-listed candidates and interviews will follow. The Board’s goal is to have a candidate selected for the end of September.
The Board is confident that Deputy Chiefs Cunningham and Hiltz will serve the Service and community well by assuming Acting Chief duties during this transitional period.
About: The Greater Sudbury Police Service Board is a five-member civilian Board that governs the Greater Sudbury Police Service. Under the Community Safety and Policing Act, the Board is responsible for providing adequate and effective police services to over 166,000 Greater Sudbury residents.
Chair Al Sizer (Councillor, Ward 8)
Vice Chair Gerry Lougheed, Jr. (Municipal Appointee)
Member Paul Lefebvre (Mayor)
Member Krista Fortier (Provincial Appointee)
Member Shawn Poland (Provincial Appointee)