PERIOD REPORT
DATE: September 29, 2025 Report No. CSS-25-004
TO: Dan Horan, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Judy Kitts, Director of Strategic Initiatives
SUBJECT:TITLECommunity Safety and Strategic Initiatives - 2025 Second Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Community Safety and Strategic Initiatives Department from May 1, 2025 to August 31, 2025.
The department is currently in transition with the recent of hire of the Director of Strategic Initiatives who will be responsible for the following: bylaw enforcement, the policing model and Framework Agreement with VicPD, First Nations engagement and reconciliation initiatives, and ownership of the Council Priorities Plan process. Moving forward, emergency management will remain with the Fire Chief, building inspections and permitting will remain with the Director of Development Services, and the Public Safety Building will remain with the Chief Administrative Officer.
1. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
i. Bylaw Enforcement
o BONs and Warnings
In this period, 113 warnings and 350 BONs were issued. 321 of the BONs were related to parking violations (91%).
o Disputes
In this period, 23 BONs were referred to the screening officer level. Of those, 11 were cancelled and 10 were upheld for payment. No matters were referred for adjudication.
o Collections
In this period Advanced Collection Services located in Victoria was retained to collect on unpaid Bylaw Offence Notices on behalf of the Township.
248 unpaid BONs from 2022 with a value of $ 13,152.00 were forwarded to the collection agency for collection proceedings during this period. The collection agency's percentage is 33.34% plus 5% GST. Staff expect payments collected to be shown in Q3.
o Dog Licencing
During the second period, 165 dog licenses were sold: 39 from Municipal Hall, 100 from vendors and 26 online.
VACS continues to provide animal control services to the Township. During ...
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