Item - 2012.CA18.2

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on October 2, 2012 without amendments.
  • This item was considered by the Civic Appointments Committee on September 12, 2012 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on October 2, 2012.

CA18.2 - Appointment to Fill Vacancy on the Toronto Public Library Board

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on October 2, 3 and 4, 2012, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council appoint the alternate listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Toronto Public Library Board, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2014, and until a successor is appointed.

 

2.         City Council direct the City Clerk to make the appointee’s name public once appointed by Council and the appointee has been notified.

 

City Council has appointed the following person to the Toronto Public Library Board:

 

-           Lindsay Colley.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

City Council recessed its public session and met as Committee of the Whole in closed session on October 2, 2012, to consider confidential information on this Item as relates to personal matters about an identifiable individual being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.  City Council subsequently did not consider this Item in closed session.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board

Background Information (Committee)

(June 6, 2012) Committee Report Item - City Council June 6, 7, 8, 2012
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-49217.pdf

Motions (City Council)

Report of Committee of the Whole

October 2, 2012 - 7:30 p.m. - Speaker Nunziata advised that City Council did not consider this Item in the closed session.


1 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Janet Davis (Lost)

That City Council not appoint the alternate identified in Confidential Attachment 1 and instead direct the City Clerk to schedule Candidates 9, 14, 24, 80 and 89 for interview by Civic Appointments Committee Panel 2 and direct the Civic Appointments Committee to submit its recommendation to City Council on the appointment to fill the vacancy on the Toronto Public Library Board as soon as possible.

 

Lost as amended by motion 2 by Councillor Mammoliti.

Vote (Amend Item) Oct-04-2012 6:10 PM

Result: Lost (tie) Majority Required - CA18.2 - Davis - motion 1 as amended
Total members that voted Yes: 18 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 18 Members that voted No are Michelle Berardinetti, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Doug Ford, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner
Total members that were Absent: 9 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Raymond Cho, Rob Ford, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson

2 - Motion to Amend Motion moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Carried)

That motion 1 by Councillor Davis by amended by including those candidates previously shortlisted and interviewed for the Toronto Public Library Board, but not appointed to the Board, in this new round of interviews.

Vote (Amend Motion) Oct-04-2012 6:09 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CA18.2 - Mammoliti - motion 2
Total members that voted Yes: 32 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Cesar Palacio, John Parker, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, David Shiner, Adam Vaughan
Total members that voted No: 4 Members that voted No are Frances Nunziata (Chair), Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that were Absent: 9 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Raymond Cho, Rob Ford, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson

3 - Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Maria Augimeri (Redundant)

That City Council direct that all candidates interviewed in this next round shall meet the "minimum qualifications" as set out in the Qualifications Summary.

Ruling by Speaker Frances Nunziata
Speaker Nunziata ruled motion 3 by Councillor Augimeri redundant as Councillor Davis' motion 1 as amended, lost.


Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) Oct-04-2012 6:12 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CA18.2 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 21 Members that voted Yes are Michelle Berardinetti, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Giorgio Mammoliti, Peter Milczyn, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 15 Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Mike Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Adam Vaughan
Total members that were Absent: 9 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Raymond Cho, Rob Ford, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson

Motion to Extend Speaking Time (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata proposed that Councillor Davis' speaking time be extended so that she could complete her remarks.

Vote (Extend Speaking Time) Oct-04-2012 5:29 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CA18.2 -
Total members that voted Yes: 29 Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Michelle Berardinetti, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Rob Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Adam Vaughan
Total members that voted No: 4 Members that voted No are Mike Del Grande, Paula Fletcher, Doug Ford, Giorgio Mammoliti
Total members that were Absent: 12 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Norman Kelly, Josh Matlow, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Kristyn Wong-Tam

CA18.2 - Appointment to Fill Vacancy on the Toronto Public Library Board

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals be considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board

Committee Recommendations

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:

 

1.         City Council appoint the alternate listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Toronto Public Library Board, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2014, and until a successor is appointed.

 

2.         The City Clerk make the appointee’s name public once appointed by Council and the appointee has been notified.

Summary

City Council on June 6, 7 and 8, 2012, referred Item CA16.4 back to the Civic Appointments Committee; directed the Civic Appointments Committee to conduct further short listing and interviews to fill the vacancy on the Toronto Public Library Board from amongst the original applicants; and directed the City Manager to provide the Civic Appointments Committee with a qualifications and diversity summary of those applications received for the Toronto Public Library Board prior to the Committee conducting shortlisting.

 

(Copies of the confidential applications and the confidential qualifications and diversity summary provided by the City Manager for Item CA18.2 were distributed under confidential cover to Members of the Civic Appointments Committee only.  Member of Council are able to view copies of the applications in the City Clerk's Office, Toronto City Hall.)

Background Information

(June 6, 2012) Committee Report Item - City Council June 6, 7, 8, 2012
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-49217.pdf

Motions

1 - Motion to Adopt Item moved by Councillor Michael Thompson (Carried)

That the Civic Appointments Committee recommend that:

 

1.         City Council appoint the alternate listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the Toronto Public Library Board, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 30, 2014, and until a successor is appointed.

 

2.         The City Clerk make the appointee’s name public once appointed by Council and the appointee has been notified.

Vote (Adopt Item) Sep-12-2012 9:50 AM

Result: Carried Majority Required - CA18.2 - Adopt Item - Thompson
Total members that voted Yes: 5 Members that voted Yes are Raymond Cho, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson
Total members that voted No: 0 Members that voted No are
Total members that were Absent: 4 Members that were absent are Doug Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council