The Belleville Police Services Board is a police service board and statutory management board that governs the Belleville Police Service.
The Board is responsible for providing ‘adequate and effective police services’ to the citizens of the City of Belleville under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019. This includes preparing and approving operating and capital budget estimates which in 2025 were $29M and $1M, respectively.
Governance
The Belleville Police Services Board has 5 members. As of June 12, 2025, they were:
- 2 Council appointees, including head of council
- Mayor Ellis
- Councillor Enright-Miller, Chair (2024-160)
- Councillor Chatten, Alternate
- 1 member of the community appointed by Council
- Jim O’Brien – Lawyer at Reynolds O’Brien LLP
- 2 Provincial appointees by the Lieutenant Governor in Council
- Janet Harnden – President, Bay of Quinte PC Association and owner of Pinnacle Music Studios
- Heather Smith – Retired in 2018 as a fundraiser professional to advance the development of University Hospitals in Kingston, Belleville general Hospital, YMCA of Central East Ontario and Ontario Lung Association. She retired as the Executive Director of Belleville General Hospital Foundation. Heather volunteered with many community organizations, including the Quinte Arts Council, Inn from the Cold, Loyalist College Fund Development Advisory Committee and Public Relations Advisory Committee, and RKY Camp in Parham, Ontario.
To become a committee member, you can apply online through the Boards & Committees Application Form.
Pay
Provincially appointed members of a police service board are paid a daily rate of $150 by the municipality. In 2023, the mayor received $3,000 and the Chair received $4,000. There are no per diems provided to any member of the Belleville Police Service Board.
Meetings
Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of the Month in the City Hall Council Chamber at 10:00 a.m.
The Board must meet a minimum of 4 times per year. Meetings must be open to the public and notice must be provided in the manner that the board determines. Meetings may be closed if the board’s opinion is that all or part will involve the disclosure of matters of public security or intimate financial or personal matters, and avoiding their disclosure outweighs disclosure in the public interest.
Plans
Every Police Service Board must prepare and make the following plans available to the public as per the Community Safety and Policing Act:
- Police Service Board Policies
- Strategic Plan
- Community Safety Plan
- Not available online
- 2016-2018
- Diversity Plan
- Not available online
Budget
History of Belleville Police Service
The Belleville Police Service (BPS) is one of the oldest police services in Canada, pre-dating the Kingston Police (founded in 1841), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (founded in 1873) and the Ontario Provincial Police (established in 1909).
- In 1836, the village of Belleville swore in its first 2 constables, Henry Avrill and Hiram Fulford. The village had a population of approximately 1,000 and encompassed an area of 613 acres at the mouth of the Moira River.
- In 1878, it became a city and had 6 members for a population of over 9,500 living in an area of 1,760 acres.
