Item - 2022.CC43.4

City Council on May 11 and 12, 2022, adopted the following:

1. City Council declare a vacancy in the office of Councillor, Ward 10, Spadina-Fort York.

2. City Council declare a vacancy in the office of Councillor, Ward 13, Toronto Centre.

3. City Council schedule a special meeting for Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at 9:30 a.m.

to make appointments to the offices of Wards 10 and 13.

4. City Council fill the vacancies in Wards 10 and 13 in accordance with the following:

a. the City Clerk advertises the vacancy inviting any interested and qualified applicants to seek appointment to City Council;

b. interested persons complete a Consent of Nominee and Acknowledgement of Qualifications and provide personal identification showing their name and qualifying address within the City of Toronto;

c. the deadline for submitting the required forms to the City Clerk is Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at 4:30 p.m.;

d. the City Clerk submits a report with the list of applicants for publication on the agenda of the June 1, 2022 special City Council meeting;

e. each applicant is provided the opportunity to address City Council for up to 5 minutes;

f. the order in which applicants address City Council is determined by lot drawn by the City Clerk when City Council begins its debate on the item;

g. Members of City Council are entitled to ask one question of each candidate;

h. City Council votes on the appointment by ballot in accordance with procedures established by the City Clerk; and

i. City Council enacts a by-law confirming the appointment of the successful candidates to the offices for the remainder of the term of the present Council.

5. If another vacancy on Council occurs before the next meeting of City Council:

a. City Council authorize the City Clerk to seek applications from interested persons for appointment to that office;

b. City Council hold a special meeting to be scheduled at the call of the Mayor, if required, to make an appointment to that office; and

c. City Council fill the vacancy using the same process outlined in Part 4 above, with the following revisions:

1. the City Clerk is authorized to establish the deadline for submitting the required forms to the City Clerk;

2. the City Clerk submits a report with the list of applicants for publication on the agenda of the special City Council meeting; and

3. If City Council is in a position to declare any other office vacant on or before the day of the special meeting scheduled to fill an additional vacancy, Council do so.