Item - 2012.ED18.9
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 27, 2012 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Economic Development Committee on November 8, 2012 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 27, 2012.
ED18.9 - Appointment of Fourth City of Toronto Poet Laureate
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 27, 28 and 29, 2012, adopted the following:
1. City Council appoint the selected individual listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 19, 2012) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the position of Poet Laureate for the City of Toronto for a three-year term.
2. City Council authorize the public release of the information in confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 19, 2012) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture.
City Council has appointed George Elliott Clarke to the position of City of Toronto Poet Laureate for a term beginning December 2012 until November 2015 or until a successor is appointed.
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-51479.pdf
(October 19, 2012) Attachment 1 - Confidential Attachment - Appointment of Fourth City of Toronto Poet Laureate
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-52714.pdf
ED18.9 - Appointment of Fourth City of Toronto Poet Laureate
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individual, including municipal or local board employees
Committee Recommendations
The Economic Development Committee recommends that:
1. City Council appoint the selected individual listed in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (October 19, 2012) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, to the position of Poet Laureate for the City of Toronto for a three-year term.
2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential information in Attachment 1 to the report (October 19, 2012) from the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture, upon adoption of this report.
Origin
Summary
The purpose of this report is to appoint the fourth City of Toronto Poet Laureate. This report recommends that City Council approve the candidate identified in Confidential
Attachment No. 1 for a three-year term under the terms outlined in this report.
The position of The City of Toronto Poet Laureate honours a poet who writes excellent poetry and has written on themes that are relevant to the people who live in the city. Toronto’s Poet Laureate advocates for poetry and the arts, attracts people to the literary world, and uses his or her unique perspective to create a dialogue on contemporary issues.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2012/ed/bgrd/backgroundfile-51479.pdf
(October 19, 2012) Attachment 1 - Confidential Attachment - Appointment of Fourth City of Toronto Poet Laureate