Yorkton Council swore in the second Community Safety Officer at its regular meeting Monday.
“The Community Safety Officer (CSO) program was approved by Council for development at the August 8, 2017 Regular Meeting of Council and Administration has been steadily moving forward with planning for implementation since that time. The objective of the program is to develop a strong program that keeps this City safe, beautiful, and a great place to live,” Terrence Schneider – Bylaw & Safety Supervisor with the City told Council
“In support of this initiative, in August of 2018 Council was briefed on updates to the CSO vehicle, CSO equipment requirements along with plans for enforcement of City Bylaws, Traffic Safety Act and other pertinent acts. In August of 2018 Council appointed Kevin Galbraith to serve as a CSO and understood that a second officer would be trained to work in the same capacity.”
At the same August 7, 2018 Regular Council meeting, Jaime Campbell was appointed as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, effective August 13, 2018.
“It was noted that Administration planned to enroll Jaime in the mandatory six week Sask. Polytechnic CSO course at the earliest available course offering, in order to upgrade his status to a CSO. Jaime was enrolled in this CSO course in November/December 2018 and completed the course requirements on December 14, 2018,” said Schneider.
On January 9, 2019, the City received Jaime Campbell’s appointment to serve as a Special Constable – Community Safety Officer from the Ministry of Corrections and Policing.
Campbell was sworn in after Council approval of his appointment.
