Thunder Bay police chief suspended effective immediately due to 'serious allegations'
CBC
Thunder Bay's city police chief, who's facing Police Services Act hearings over allegations of misconduct, has been suspended.
The Thunder Bay Police Services Board made the announcement late Tuesday afternoon, saying Sylvie Hauth has been suspended effective immediately and comes "as a result of the serious allegations brought forward by the Ontario Civilian Police Commission (OCPC), pending the outcome of that process."
Acting Deputy Chief Dan Taddeo will assume the role of chief.
No further information was provided.
The announcement came hours after the police services board decided to move forward with replacing Hauth, who last Thursday had said she intends to retire after her current contract is up next June. The OCPC announced it was moving forward with misconduct hearings later the same day.
In its announcement, the OCPC said the hearings pertain to three allegations against Hauth:
None of the allegations have been proven in legal proceedings.
During Tuesday morning's police board meeting meeting, board administrator Malcolm Mercer agreed with a proposal to hire Odgers-Berndtson Executive Search Firm at a cost of $45,000. The consultant — which a report to the board states was involved in the recruitment of the city's last three chiefs of police, and two city manager searches — will help evaluate candidates for the board, with a goal of having a new chief hired by December.
The final decision of who to hire as chief, however, rests with the board.
Hauth was not present at Tuesday's meeting, and the board did not discuss the OCPC hearings, or the allegations against her, in open session.
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However, it was noted during the meeting that doing so would delay the process by at least three or four months, as it would take that long to hire a consultant, said board secretary John Hannam.
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