Tool 1 – Participants, Roles and Responsibilities

The Champion and Coordinator(s)

Each community will approach community safety and well-being planning from a different perspective and starting point that is specific to their unique needs, resources and circumstances. Some communities may have champions and others may need to engage them to educate the public and serve as a face for the plan. municipalities, the community safety and well-being planning process should be led by a clearly identifiable In coordinator(s) that is from the municipality. In First Nations communities, the coordinator(s) may be from the Band Council or a relevant agency/organization.

Role of Champion(s)

Champions are public figures who express their commitment to community safety and well-being planning and rally support from the public and community agencies/organizations. It should be an individual or group who has the ability to motivate and mobilize others to participate, often because of their level of authority, responsibility or influence in the community. The more champions the better. In many communities this will or Chief and Band Council in a First Nations community. be the mayor and council, A champion may also be a:

• Community Health Director;
• Local elected councillor at the neighbourhood level;
• Chief Medical Officer of Health;
• Municipal housing authority at the residential/building level; or
• School board at the school level.

Role of the Coordinator(s)

The coordinator(s) should be from an area that has knowledge of or authority over community safety and well-being, such as social services. As the coordinator(s) is responsible for the coordination/management of the plan, this should be someone who has working relationships with community members and agencies/organizations and is passionate about the community safety and well-being planning process.

Key Tasks of the Coordinator(s)

 The key tasks include recruiting the appropriate agencies/organizations and individuals to become members of an advisory committee. This should include multi-sectoral representation and people with knowledge and experience in responding to the needs of community members.

“The City of Brantford is best positioned in terms of resources, breadth of services and contact with the public to both address risk factors and to facilitate community partnerships. Specifically, the City can access a wide range of social services, housing, child care, parks and recreation and planning staff to come together to create frameworks that support community safety.” - Aaron Wallace, City of Brantford