The Board’s role under Section 10(9) of the Police Services Act are as follows:

If one or more municipalities enters into an agreement under this section, the board or joint board shall advise the Ontario Provincial Police detachment commander assigned to the municipality or municipalities, or his or her designate, with respect to police services in the municipality or municipalities and shall,

1. participate in the selection of the detachment commander of the detachment assigned to the municipality or municipalities;
2. generally determine objectives and priorities for police services, after consultation with the detachment commander or his or her designate;
3. establish, after consultation with the detachment commander or his or her designate, any local policies with respect to police services (but the board or joint board shall not establish provincial policies of the Ontario Provincial Police with respect to police services);
4. monitor the performance of the detachment commander;
5. receive regular reports from the detachment commander or his or her designate on disclosures and decisions made under section 49 (secondary activities);
6. review the detachment commander’s administration of the complaints system under Part V and receive regular reports from the detachment commander or his or her designate on his or her administration of the complaints system.