Item - 2021.MM38.28
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 15, 2021 without amendments.
MM38.28 - Policy to Require Members of Council and Public Appointees to Provide Proof of Vaccination to attend Legislative Meetings in person - by Councillor Gord Perks, seconded by Councillor John Filion
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 15, 16 and 17, 2021, adopted the following:
1. City Council require that any Member of Council who wishes to attend in person any City Council meeting, Committee meeting, tribunal meeting, or meeting of an City Agency, Board, or Corporation must provide proof of being fully vaccinated to the City Clerk prior to the meeting and that Members failing to do so will be required to participate remotely.
2. City Council require that, where the City Clerk, Court Services or any other City staff provides support to a tribunal, Agency, Board, Corporation or Council Advisory Body, any Public member who sits on these bodies and who wishes to attend a meeting in person, must provide proof of being fully vaccinated to the City Clerk or to the Tribunal or Board Secretary, as the case may be, prior to the meeting and that Public appointees who fail to do so will be required to participate remotely.
3. City Council request and authorize any Agencies, Boards, and Corporations that are separately governed to adopt this Policy by appropriate means, including through an amendment to applicable procedural by-laws or rules.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2021/mm/bgrd/backgroundfile-174296.pdf
Motions (City Council)
Speaker Nunziata advised Council that the provisions of Chapter 27, Council Procedures, require that Motion MM38.28 be referred to the Executive Committee. A two-thirds vote of the Council Members present is required to waive referral.
Vote (Waive Referral) Dec-16-2021 1:54 PM
| Result: Carried | Two-Thirds Required - MM38.28 - Waive Referral |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 25 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Ana Bailão, Brad Bradford, Shelley Carroll, Mike Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, John Filion, Paula Fletcher, Michael Ford, Mark Grimes, Stephen Holyday, Cynthia Lai, Mike Layton, Josh Matlow, Jennifer McKelvie, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Jaye Robinson, Michael Thompson, John Tory, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
| Total members that voted No: 0 | Members that voted No are |
| Total members that were Absent: 1 | Members that were absent are Nick Mantas |