Toronto City Council
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The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.
For ease of electoral division, wards are based upon the city's provincial electoral districts, with each district (or 'riding') divided into two city wards. (The provincial boundaries will be redistributed in 2007 along the lines of the new federal boundaries; it is unclear whether the city wards will also be shifted along these lines for the 2010 election, an adjustment which would increase the number of councillors from 44 to 46.)
The city council currently comprises 45 members: 44 ward councillors plus the mayor. The city posts agendas for council and committee meetings.
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[edit] Executive
There are six standing committees of council (policy and finance, administration, works, economic development and parks, community services and planning and transportation) whom make up the executive body at city hall. In addition there are three other internal business committees: audit, nominating and striking. Sub-committees of the policy and finance committee include the budget advisory committee and the employee and labour relations committee.
[edit] Community Council
In addition to the standing committees, all members of Toronto city council serve on a community council. The city is divided into four community councils, each of which makes recommendations on local matters to the full city council. Although they are named "councils" they are really geographic standing committees of council with no final authority. These are denoted in the chart below as a letter next to the councillor's ward number:
- E - Etobicoke and York,
- N - North York,
- S - Scarborough,
- T - Central Toronto and East York.
[edit] Changes for 2006-2010 Council
A few changes are coming to the new council in 2007:
- Executive Committee consisting of two city councillors and the six heads of the city committees (Policy and Finance, Administration, Planning and Transportation, Economic Development and Parks, Works, Community Services)
- Speaker of Toronto City Council and Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council
[edit] Current councillors
| Councillor | Ward | Provincial Electoral District | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller | mayor | policy and finance committee chair; member of the Toronto Police Services Board | ||
| Paul Ainslie1 | 43 S | Scarborough—Rouge River | former executive assistant to councillor David Soknacki | |
| Brian Ashton | 36 S | Scarborough Southwest | Planning and Growth Management chair | |
| Maria Augimeri | 9 N | York Centre | Chair of North York Community Council | |
| Sandra Bussin | 32 T | Beaches—East York | Speaker; former deputy mayor | |
| Shelley Carroll | 33 N | Don Valley East | Budget Chief and at large | |
| Raymond Cho | 42 S | Scarborough—Rouge River | vice-chair of Scarborough Community Council; former Metro Toronto councillor | |
| Janet Davis | 31 T | Beaches—East York | Chair of Toronto-East York Community Council | |
| Glenn De Baeremaeker | 38 S | Scarborough Centre | Public Works and Infrastructure chair | |
| Michael Del Grande | 39 S | Scarborough—Agincourt | former member of the Audit Committee and the Works Committee | |
| Frank Di Giorgio | 12 E | York South—Weston | member of the Toronto Police Services Board | |
| Mike Feldman | 10 N | York Centre | former deputy mayor | |
| John Filion | 23 N | Willowdale | Toronto Centre for the Arts committee chair | |
| Paula Fletcher | 30 T | Toronto—Danforth | Parks and Environment chair | |
| Rob Ford | 2 E | Etobicoke North | ||
| Adam Giambrone | 18 T | Davenport | TTC chair; former cycling committee chair | |
| Mark Grimes | 6 E | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | ||
| Suzan Hall | 1 E | Etobicoke North | vice-chair of Etobicoke-York Community Council; Etobicoke York community council chair | |
| Adrian Heaps | 35 S | Scarborough Southwest | ||
| Doug Holyday | 3 E | Etobicoke Centre | former Mayor of Etobicoke | |
| Cliff Jenkins | 25 N | Don Valley West | ||
| Norm Kelly | 40 S | Scarborough—Agincourt | chair of Scarborough Community Council and chair At large; former MPP | |
| Gloria Lindsay Luby | 4 E | Etobicoke Centre | Deputy-Speaker and General Government chair; former Economic Development and Parks Chair | |
| Giorgio Mammoliti | 7 E | York West | Affordable Housing chair | |
| Pam McConnell | 28 T | Toronto Centre—Rosedale | chair At large and member of the Toronto Police Services Board; former police services board chair | |
| Joe Mihevc | 21 T | St. Paul's | Community Development and Recreation chair | |
| Peter Milczyn | 5 E | Etobicoke—Lakeshore | ||
| Denzil Minnan-Wong | 34 N | Don Valley East | North York community council chair | |
| Howard Moscoe | 15 N | Eglinton—Lawrence | Licensing and Standards Committee; former Toronto Transit Commission chair | |
| Ron Moeser | 44 S | Scarborough East | former chair of the Scarborough Community Council; former member of the waterfront committee (City of Scarborough) | |
| Frances Nunziata | 11 E | York South—Weston | Chair of Etobicoke-York Community Council; former Mayor of the City of York | |
| Case Ootes | 29 T | Toronto—Danforth | former Deputy Mayor | |
| Cesar Palacio | 17 E | Davenport | former executive assistant to councillor Betty Disero | |
| Joe Pantalone | 19 T | Trinity—Spadina | deputy mayor | |
| John Parker | 26 N | Don Valley West | former works committee chair | |
| Gord Perks | 14 T | Parkdale—High Park | ||
| Anthony Perruzza | 8 N | York West | vice-chair of North York Community Council; former MPP, North York councillor and Metro Toronto Separate School Board Trustee | |
| Kyle Rae | 27 T | Toronto Centre—Rosedale | Economic Development chair; former Toronto East York community council chair | |
| Bill Saundercook | 13 E | Parkdale—High Park | former City of York alderman, former Chairs of the York Community Council and Works Committee; member of the Strategic Policies and Priorities Committee and Toronto Transit Commissioner | |
| David Shiner | 24 N | Willowdale | former Budget chief | |
| Karen Stintz | 16 N | Eglinton—Lawrence | ||
| Michael Thompson | 37 S | Scarborough Centre | Scarborough community council chair | |
| Adam Vaughan | 20 T | Trinity—Spadina | Vice-chair of Toronto-East York Community Council | |
| Michael Walker | 22 T | St. Paul's | former administration committee chair |
[edit] Old ward system
A list of old wards in the former city of Toronto in the 19th Century:
- St. Andrew's - bounded by Dufferin, King, Queen, Yonge Streets
- St. David's - bounded by Ontario, Don Mills Road (now Broadview Ave), Bloor and Queen
- St. George's - bounded by King, Yonge, Dufferin Streets and lakefront
- St. John's - bounded by Yonge, Jarvis, Bloor and Queen
- St. Lawrence's - bounded by Queen, Yonge, lakefront, McGee
- St. Patrick's - bounded by Bloor, Bathirst, Queen and College Streets
- St. Stephen's - bounded by Bloor, Bathurst, Queen and Dufferin Streets
- St. Thomas's - bounded by Jarvis, Ontario, Bloor, Queen Streets
- St. James's - bounded by Yonge, Jarvis, King and Bloor
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