Item - 2016.EX18.4
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on November 8, 2016 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Executive Committee on October 26, 2016 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on November 8, 2016.
EX18.4 - Implementation of Toronto Public Service By-law
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on November 8 and 9, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council receive the report (September 7, 2016) from the City Manager for information.
2. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee in the second quarter of 2017 outlining the monitoring practices that are required to ensure the proper and appropriate implementation of Council policies, that make provision for the input of concerned and affected Councillors and that are consistent with the Toronto Public Service By-Law and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-97006.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee in the second quarter of 2017 outlining the monitoring practices that are required to ensure the proper and appropriate implementation of Council policies, that make provision for the input of concerned and affected Councillors and that are consistent with the Toronto Public Service By-Law and the City of Toronto Act, 2006.
EX18.4 - Implementation of Toronto Public Service By-law
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Executive Committee recommends that:
1. City Council receive the report (September 7, 2016) from the City Manager for information.
Origin
Summary
In 2014, City Council approved the Toronto Public Service By-law (the "TPS By-law") and enacted a new chapter (ch. 192) in the Toronto Municipal Code. The TPS By-law serves as an important foundation for the advancement of the Toronto public service as professional, impartial and ethical.
It works in concert with the Members Code of Conduct and the Code of Conduct for Local Boards to set out the distinct roles that the public service and elected officials play in the effective functioning of Toronto's government. The public service is responsible to serve the Council or Board as a whole and the combined interests of all members as evidenced through their decisions.
As requested by City Council, the City Manager took a whole of government approach in the development and application of the Toronto Public Service By-law including specific provisions applicable to the City's restricted boards, Toronto Atmospheric Fund, City Corporations and Toronto's Accountability Officers within the context of their legal and governance structures.
This report provides an update on the implementation of the Toronto Public Service By-law, which came into effect as Chapter 192 of the Toronto Municipal Code on December 31, 2015 for the Toronto Public Service and most City agencies. This report also provides a status update of the implementation of City Council's direction to the other components of Toronto's government.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-97006.pdf
Motions
Vote (Adopt Item) Oct-26-2016
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 9 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Gary Crawford, Michelle Holland, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, John Tory (Chair) |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Frank Di Giorgio |
| Total members that were Absent: 3 | Members that were absent are Ana Bailão, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Michael Thompson |