Item - 2019.GV4.1

Tracking Status

GV4.1 - City Council and Committee Meeting Statistics: December 1, 2018 to July 31, 2019

Decision Type:
Presentation
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Committee Decision

The Special Committee on Governance:

 

1. Requested the Deputy City Clerk to report to the November 1, 2019 meeting of the Special Committee on Governance on:

 

a. the number of public appointments debated by City Council in the 2018-2022 and 2014-2018 terms.

 

b. further detail on member motions.

Decision Advice and Other Information

The Deputy City Clerk gave a presentation on Meeting Statistics.

Summary

The purpose of the presentation is to provide the committee with an overview of the impacts of a 26-member Council  on meetings of Council and committees, including number of meetings, number and disposition of agenda items, meeting duration and public participation.  The presentation will cover the first seven months of the term, from the first meeting of Council in December to the last Council cycle before the summer break.  Some of the measures will be compared against the same period in the preceding two terms.

Background Information

Presentation from the Deputy City Clerk on Meeting Statistics
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/gv/bgrd/backgroundfile-138186.pdf

Speakers

Sue Dexter, Harbord Village Residents' Association
Derek Moran
Max Allen, Grange Community Association Inc.

Motions

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)

That the Deputy City Clerk report to the November 1, 2019 meeting of the Special Committee on Governance on the number of public appointments debated by City Council in the 2018-2022 and 2014-2018 terms.


2 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Stephen Holyday (Carried)

That the Deputy City Clerk report to the November 1, 2019 meeting of the Special Committee on Governance with further detail on member motions.


3 - Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Councillor Stephen Holyday (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council