Item - 2016.CC21.3
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on October 5, 2016 with amendments.
CC21.3 - Declaring the Office of Councillor, Ward 42 - Scarborough-Rouge River Vacant and Deciding the Method to Fill the Vacancy
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on October 5, 6 and 7, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council declare the office of Councillor, Ward 42 – Scarborough-Rouge River to be vacant.
2. City Council defer the decision on how to fill the vacancy in Ward 42 (Recommendation 2) to the November 8 and 9, 2016 City Council meeting.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-96859.pdf
Communications (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cc/comm/communicationfile-63606.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council defer the decision on how to fill the vacancy in Ward 42 (Recommendation 2) to the November 8 and 9, 2016 City Council meeting.
Vote (Amend Item) Oct-07-2016 11:42 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - CC21.3 - Lee - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 23 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Vincent Crisanti, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Frank Di Giorgio, Michelle Holland, Stephen Holyday, Jim Karygiannis, Chin Lee, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 14 | Members that voted No are Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mary Fragedakis, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Joe Mihevc, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that were Absent: 7 | Members that were absent are Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Justin J. Di Ciano, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser |
That City Council adopt the following Option B - By-election contained in the report (September 23, 2016) from the City Clerk:
b. Require that a by-election be held to fill the vacancy in Ward 42 – Scarborough-Rouge River, as outlined in the draft bill in Appendix "A"; and
1. authorize a contribution rebate program for payment of rebates to persons who make contributions to candidates in this by-election, similar to the provisions passed by Council for the 2014 municipal election and the recent Ward 2 by-election, as outlined in the draft bill in Appendix "B".
2. direct the Deputy City Manager and Chief Financial Officer to adjust the City Clerk's Office 2016 operating budget to reflect the funds required to conduct the by-election.
That in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, City Council end the debate on Item CC21.3 and take the vote immediately.
Vote (End Debate) Oct-07-2016 11:41 AM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - CC21.3 - End debate |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 28 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Vincent Crisanti, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Michelle Holland, Jim Karygiannis, Chin Lee, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 8 | Members that voted No are Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Michael Ford, Stephen Holyday, Josh Matlow, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that were Absent: 8 | Members that were absent are Maria Augimeri, Shelley Carroll, Justin J. Di Ciano, Mark Grimes, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser |
Councillor Thompson, rising on a Point of Order, state that Councillor Cressy's questions of Councillor Lee were not a clarification of the Councillor's motion.