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Commission lacks jurisdiction under s. 39(4) of the Police Services Act to resolve police budget surplus allocation disputes.
The Ottawa Police Services Board applied to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services under section 39(4) of the Police Services Act to resolve a dispute with the City of Ottawa regarding the 1994 police budget.
The dispute centered on whether a 1993 budget surplus should be applied to Social Contract targets or used to cover retirement payouts.
The City brought a preliminary motion challenging the Commission's jurisdiction.
The Commission granted the motion and dismissed the application, finding that its jurisdiction under section 39(4) is limited to determining the adequacy of policing resources and estimates, not resolving contractual or funding source disputes.
Leave to appeal special education placement denied as parents' requests regarding teaching methodology fell outside Tribunal's scope.
The applicants sought leave to appeal the special education placement of their child, who was identified as a multihandicapped pupil.
The parents argued the placement in a class for trainable retarded pupils was inappropriate and requested a total communication program with a teacher fluent in sign language.
The Board agreed to provide a total communication program but maintained the current placement was appropriate for the balance of the school year.
The Tribunal denied leave to appeal, finding that the parents' requests regarding teaching methodology and teacher qualifications were outside its scope, and that the Board had made a public commitment to provide an appropriate placement by the next school year.
