Item - 2012.MM23.19

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on May 8, 2012 without amendments.

MM23.19 - Jury Duty - by Councillor Adam Vaughan, seconded by Councillor Michael Thompson

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on May 8 and 9, 2012, adopted the following:

 

1.         City Council request the City Manager and the Mayor to write to the Premier of Ontario and the Attorney-General, Province of Ontario to request that City Councillors in Toronto be deemed ineligible from jury duty while sitting as elected officials.

Background Information (City Council)

Motions (City Council)

Motion to Waive Referral (Carried)

Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM23.19 be referred to the Executive Committee.  A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.

Vote (Waive Referral) May-09-2012 2:55 PM

Result: Carried Two-Thirds Required - MM23.19 - Waive referral
Total members that voted Yes: 29 Members that voted Yes are Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 14 Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Shelley Carroll, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, John Parker
Total members that were Absent: 2 Members that were absent are Paula Fletcher, Ron Moeser

Motion to Adopt Item (Carried)

Vote (Adopt Item) May-09-2012 7:09 PM

Result: Carried Majority Required - MM23.19 - Adopt the item
Total members that voted Yes: 23 Members that voted Yes are Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Mark Grimes, Mike Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, David Shiner, Karen Stintz, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that voted No: 11 Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Mike Del Grande, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Giorgio Mammoliti, Frances Nunziata (Chair), John Parker
Total members that were Absent: 11 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson

Motion to End Debate moved by Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti (Carried)

That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, Council end the debate on Item MM23.19 and take the vote immediately.

Vote (End Debate) May-09-2012 7:08 PM

Result: Carried Two-Thirds Required - MM23.19 - End debate
Total members that voted Yes: 24 Members that voted Yes are Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Raymond Cho, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Janet Davis, Mike Del Grande, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Doug Ford, Mark Grimes, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Giorgio Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Peter Milczyn, Frances Nunziata (Chair), John Parker, Gord Perks, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, Adam Vaughan
Total members that voted No: 7 Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Anthony Perruzza, Kristyn Wong-Tam
Total members that were Absent: 14 Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Michelle Berardinetti, Josh Colle, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Norman Kelly, Chin Lee, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Ron Moeser, Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, Karen Stintz
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council