The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice dated January 4, 2021, and pursuant to Section 26DA of Chapter 31 of the Acts of 2004, the Police Act, is pleased to:

        (a)          appoint Luc Cote as an investigator for the purpose of the Serious Incident Response Team for a term of five (5) years, effective January 12, 2021;

        (b)          fix the remuneration of Luc Cote in an amount equivalent to Excluded Classification Pay Plan (EC12, 100%), currently $3,795.50 biweekly (approximately $98,683.00 annually), subject to all applicable enactments, regulations, and policies of the Public Service Commission with respect to non-bargaining unit civil servants including applicable merit and pay structure adjustments;

        (c)          order that Civil Service benefits be extended to Luc Cote as a Serious Incident Response Team investigator on the same terms and conditions as they are extended to non-bargaining unit civil servants; and

        (d)          direct that Luc Cote shall receive all the customary benefits of an employee under the Excluded Classification Pay Plan (EC12), including participation in the Province of Nova Scotia Long Term Disability Plan.