Item - 2018.CC39.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on April 24, 2018 with amendments.
CC39.2 - Election of Deputy Speaker
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on April 24, 25, 26 and 27, 2018 elected Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker as Deputy Speaker for the balance of the Council term ending on November 30, 2018.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
Speaker Nunziata advised City Council that the following Members had been nominated for the position of Deputy Speaker:
Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker
Councillor Gord Perks
Speaker Nunziata advised City Council that each nominee may speak, in alphabetical order, for up to five minutes if they wish.
The nominees did not address City Council.
Speaker Nunziata asked the City Clerk to instruct the Members on the balloting process.
The City Clerk advised Members of Council as follows:
Council will proceed with the election of the Deputy Speaker by ballot.
Members of Council, you will now be issued a ballot.
Please remember to sign and print your name on your ballot. Ballots that do not contain both the signature and name of the Member will be rejected from the count.
Please remain seated and silent during the balloting process.
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 ballot as follows:
No. of ballots cast: 42
No. of ballots spoiled: 0
For Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker: 28
For Councillor Gord Perks: 14
Summary of ballots cast:
For Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker
Councillor Ana Bailão
Councillor Jon Burnside
Councillor John Campbell
Councillor Christin Carmichael Greb
Councillor Josh Colle
Councillor Gary Crawford
Councillor Vincent Crisanti
Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker
Councillor Justin Di Ciano
Councillor Frank Di Giorgio
Councillor Michael Ford
Councillor Jim Hart
Councillor Michelle Holland
Councillor Stephen Holyday
Councillor Jim Karygiannis
Councillor Norman Kelly
Councillor Chin Lee
Councillor Giorgio Mammoliti
Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong
Councillor Frances Nunziata
Councillor Cesar Palacio
Councillor James Pasternak
Councillor Anthony Perruzza
Councillor Jaye Robinson
Councillor David Shiner
Councillor Michael Thompson
Mayor John Tory
Councillor Lucy Troisi
For Councillor Gord Perks
Councillor Paul Ainslie
Councillor Maria Augimeri
Councillor Joe Cressy
Councillor Janet Davis
Councillor Sarah Doucette
Councillor John Filion
Councillor Paula Fletcher
Councillor Mike Layton
Councillor Josh Matlow
Councillor Mary-Margaret McMahon
Councillor Joe Mihevc
Councillor Gord Perks
Councillor Neethan Shan
Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam
As the candidate who received more than one-half of the votes of the Members of Council present and voting, the City Clerk declared Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker elected as Deputy Speaker for the balance of the 2014-2018 term of Council.
Motions (City Council)
Councillor Mike Layton nominated Councillor Gord Perks for the position of Deputy Speaker.
Mayor John Tory nominated Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker for the position of Deputy Speaker.
Councillor Layton, rising on a Point of Order stated that he wished to know what section in the Procedures by-law allows the Mayor to speak first on an item.
Mayor Tory, rising on a Point of Order stated that he wished the Speaker to rule on whether he could speak first on an Item.
Councillor Fletcher, rising on a Point of Privilege, stated that she wished the Speaker to rule in a neutral tone.
Councillor Layton, rising on a Point of Privilege apologized to the Speaker and the City Clerk regarding his previous Point of Order on the Mayor's ability to speak first.