Item - 2023.CC5.9
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023 without amendments and without debate.
- See also 2023.NC2.2
CC5.9 - Appointment of Public Member to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on March 29, 30 and 31, 2023, adopted the following:
1. City Council appoint Mike Yorke to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 20, 2025, and until a successor is appointed.
2. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (March 6, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board.
The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Attachments 2 to 4 to the report (March 6, 2023) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety, in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board.
City Council Decision Advice and Other Information
Appointee's biography:
Mike Yorke
Mr. Yorke has spent 40 plus years in Ontario's construction sector having started as an apprentice Carpenter in 1980. He has served in multiple roles with the Carpenters Union as organizer, business representative and various executive board roles culminating as president of local 27 and then also of the Carpenters District Council of Ontario. His role with the council was as Director of Public Affairs and Innovation, which included business development and communications. Mr. Yorke was a founding board member of the College of Carpenters and Allied Trades. He is currently a Board member of the Scarborough Health Network Foundation, a Capital Campaign Committee member at Sunnybrook Hospital, and an Advisory Board member of the Daily Commercial News.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235299.pdf
(March 6, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Public Member to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-235300.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - Confidential Information
Confidential Attachment 2- Diversity Information Summary for Current City of Toronto Public Appointees to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview schedule for March 20, 2023
Revised Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview questions for March 20, 2023