Item - 2023.NC2.2
Tracking Status
- This item was considered by Corporations Nominating Panel on March 20, 2023 and was adopted with amendments.
- See also 2023.CC5.9
NC2.2 - Appointment of Public Member to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board.
Panel Decision
The Nominating Panel - Corporations recommends that:
1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 20, 2025, and until a successor is appointed:
Mike Yorke
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.
Decision Advice and Other Information
Candidate'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.
Origin
Summary
The Nominating Panel - Corporations will conduct interviews and recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/nc/bgrd/backgroundfile-234803.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board (previously circulated with item NC1.1)
Confidential Attachment 2- Diversity Information Summary for Current City of Toronto Public Appointees to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board (previously circulated with item NC1.1)
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview schedule for March 20, 2023 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Revised Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview questions for March 20, 2023 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Motions
That the Nominating Panel - Corporations recommend that:
1. City Council appoint the following candidate to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Board, at the pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending July 20, 2025, and until a successor is appointed:
Mike Yorke