Item - 2017.CC33.1

The Speaker asked the City Clerk to explain the process for this special meeting.

The City Clerk advised City Council as follows:

Members, City Council has adopted procedures for this meeting.  These procedures were distributed with the agenda as part of my report on the Ward 28 vacancy.

Each of the candidates who have completed a Consent of Nominee and a Declaration of Qualification and provided personal identification that I deem satisfactory, can address City Council for five minutes.

The speaking order will be determined by lot.  I will place the names of all candidates on equal size pieces of paper in a container and randomly draw the names. 

After each candidate has spoken, each Member of Council can ask the candidate one question. 

Members of Council can speak if they wish, once all candidates have spoken and all questions have been dealt with.

After Members of Council have spoken, Council will vote by ballot.  I will review the balloting process with you at the appropriate time.

Upon conclusion of the balloting, I will declare to be appointed the candidate receiving the votes of more than one-half of the number of the Members of Council present and voting, or the candidate selected by lot, in the event that two remaining candidates are tied.

At the end of today's meeting, City Council will enact a by-law to confirm the appointment of the successful candidate to the office of Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale for the remainder of the term of the present Council.

Members, my report, Item CC33.1, lists the persons who have submitted nominations for Councillor - Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

The following persons have subsequently withdrawn their names from consideration:

Ryan Bissonnette

Stephen Devine

Suzanne Kemper

Faiza Malik

Jeeniraj Thevasagayam

The City Clerk drew the names of each candidate to determine a speaking order.

The Speaker advised Council as follows:

Members we will now proceed with the appointment for Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

The following candidates addressed City Council:

Ebrahim Murtaza

Randall Prancer

Aftab Arif

John Porter

Kevin Clarke

Susan Gapka

Jonathan Hughes

Patrick Quealey

Alison Rose

Erik Rozenski

Ole Calderone

Brian Scholz

Louis Molnar

Eric Murphy

Joel MacCallum

Kevin Vuong

John Kladitis

Sarah Khattab

Kimberley King

Michael Creek

Fenton Jagdeo

Lucy Troisi

Giulia Volpe

Jonathan Callegher

Robert Thompson 

To ensure that all candidates had the opportunity to address City Council, the City Clerk read out the names of the candidates who had not yet spoken, in the event that they may have arrived.

The following candidates addressed City Council:

Samina Alim

Roland Olliver

The Speaker asked the City Clerk to instruct the Members on the balloting process.

The City Clerk advised Members of Council as follows:

We will now proceed to the balloting for appointment to the Office of Councillor for Ward 28 Toronto Centre-Rosedale.

There is one position to appoint.

If the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes cast receives the votes of more than one-half of the number of the Members of Council present and voting, I will declare the candidate to be appointed.

If the nominee with the most votes does not receive the votes of a majority of the members present, Council will conduct another round of voting.

The next ballot will exclude the nominees with the fewest votes and any nominee with no votes.

Balloting will continue in this way until the candidate receiving the most votes also receives the majority of votes.

If only two nominees remain and the votes for the two remaining nominees are tied, I will select the appointee by the following method:

The names of each of the two remaining nominees will be placed on two sheets of paper of equal size, folded in half and placed in a box; and

 
I will draw the name of one nominee from the box, and declare that nominee to be the appointee.

 We are about to distribute the ballots for appointment to Ward 28 to you.

The names of all candidates who have consented to accept the office of Ward 28 if appointed, will appear on the ballot, except those who have officially withdrawn, whether they appeared at this special meeting or not.

Please indicate your vote by placing an "X" in the space provided to the right of the candidate of your choice.

Please mark your ballot clearly and legibly.   If I cannot determine your intention for any reason, including your handwriting, your ballot will be spoiled and not counted.

You may only vote for one candidate.  If you vote for more than one candidate, your ballot will be spoiled, and your vote will not be counted.  

All Members present must vote. If you do not vote for a candidate, your ballot will be spoiled.

Secret ballots are prohibited by law.  You must print your name and sign your ballot in the space provided.  This is near the top of the ballot.  If you do not print your name and sign your ballot, your ballot will be spoiled, and your vote will not be counted.

You must remain seated and silent during the voting process until all ballots have been collected.  I will not begin the balloting process until all Members have taken their seats.

When you are finished voting, please fold your ballot in half and place it on the ledge in front of your desk for collection.   We will collect the ballots when all Members have finished voting.

Members, the voting process is about to begin.  Please take your seats and remain seated during the voting process.

We will now distribute the ballots.

The City Clerk distributed the ballots to the Members of Council. Once all ballots had been cast and collected, the City Clerk tallied the results.

The City Clerk announced the results of the first ballot as follows:

Number of ballots cast: 43

Number of required votes to be elected: 22

Number of spoiled ballots: 0

For  Michael Creek: 19

For Sarah Khattab: 2

For Lucy Troisi: 20

For Susan Gapka: 1

For Jonathan Callegher: 1 

All other candidates received zero votes.

The City Clerk read the ballots individually, a summary of which is presented as follows:

For Michael Creek

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Maria Augimeri

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Joe Cressy

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Sarah Doucette

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Councillor Jim Hart

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Chin Lee

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Joe Mihevc

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor Anthony Peruzza

Councillor Neethan Shan

Mayor John Tory

Councillor Kristyn Wong -Tam

For Sarah Khattab

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Councillor David Shiner

For Lucy Troisi

Councillor Jon Burnside

Councillor John Campbell

Councillor Christin Carmichael Greb

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Glenn DeBaeremaeker

Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano

Councillor Frank Di Giorgio

Councillor Michael Ford

Councillor Mark Grimes

Councillor Michelle Holland

Councillor Stephen Holyday

Councillor Jim Karygiannis

Councillor Norman Kelly

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong

Councillor Frances Nunziata

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Jaye Robinson

Councillor Michael Thompson

For Susan Gapka

Councillor Josh Colle

For Jonathan Callegher:

Councillor Cesar Palacio

The City Clerk advised that no candidate had received the votes of more than one-half of the Members of City Council present and voting, and a second ballot would be conducted. The candidates receiving the fewest number of votes and no votes would be excluded from the voting.

The City Clerk distributed the ballots to the Members of Council. Once all ballots had been cast and collected, the City Clerk tallied the results.

The City Clerk announced the results of the second ballot as follows:

Number of ballots cast: 43

Number of required votes to be elected: 22

Number of spoiled ballots: 0

For  Michael Creek: 19

For Lucy Troisi: 24

The City Clerk read the ballots individually, a summary of which is presented as follows:

For Michael Creek

Councillor Paul Ainslie

Councillor Maria Augimeri

Councillor Shelley Carroll

Councillor Joe Cressy

Councillor Janet Davis

Councillor Sarah Doucette

Councillor John Filion

Councillor Paula Fletcher

Councillor Mary Fragedakis

Councillor Jim Hart

Councillor Mike Layton

Councillor Chin Lee

Councillor Josh Matlow

Councillor Joe Mihevc

Councillor Gord Perks

Councillor Anthony Perruzza

Councillor Neethan Shan

Mayor John Tory

Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam

For Lucy Troisi

Councillor Jon Burnside

Councillor John Campbell

Councillor Christin Carmichael Greb

Councillor Gary Crawford

Councillor Vincent Crisanti

Councillor Josh Colle

Councillor Glenn DeBaeremaeker

Councillor Justin J. Di Ciano

Councillor Frank Di Giorgio

Councillor Michael Ford

Councillor Mark Grimes

Councillor Michelle Holland

Councillor Stephen Holyday

Councillor Jim Karygiannis

Councillor Norman Kelly

Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti

Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon

Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong

Councillor Frances Nunziata

Councillor Cesar Palacio

Councillor James Pasternak

Councillor Jaye Robinson

Councillor David Shiner

Councillor Michael Thompson

As the candidate who received more than one-half of the votes of the Members of Council present and voting, the City Clerk declared Lucy Troisi appointed to the Office of Councillor for Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale, for the remainder of this term of Council.

Speaker Nunziata congratulated Lucy Troisi on being appointed to the Office of Councillor for Ward 28, Toronto Centre-Rosedale and extended thanks to all the candidates who participated in this appointment process.