Item - 2023.NM1.2

Tracking Status

NM1.2 - Appointment of a Public Member as Chair of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment as Chair of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal

Panel Decision

The Nominating Panel - Administrative Penalty Tribunal recommends that:

 

1. City Council appoint the following candidate, currently serving as member of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal, as Chair of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal for a term of office ending on July 15, 2025, and until a successor is appointed:

 

Sancia Pinto

 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (June 20, 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 Administrative Penalty Tribunal.

Decision Advice and Other Information

Candidate's biography:

 

Sancia Pinto

 

Sancia Pinto is an Adjudicator, Civil Litigation Lawyer and Mediator. She has a Juris Doctor in Law, Certificate in Mediation from Harvard Law School, and an Advanced Certificate in Adjudication from Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development. She is an Assessor and Mentor for the Law Practice Program. She has served as an Adjudicator on several Tribunals across Ontario. As a Lawyer, she has handled cases at numerous levels of Courts and Tribunals. As a Hearings Officer at the Ontario Superior Court (Ministry of the Attorney General), she has conducted mediations and quasi-judicial hearings.

Origin

(June 20, 2023) Report from the City Clerk

Summary

The Nominating Panel – Administrative Penalty Tribunal will conduct interviews and recommend one candidate currently serving as member of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal as Chair to City Council for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal.

Background Information

(June 20, 2023) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of a Public Member as Chair of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2023/nm/bgrd/backgroundfile-237731.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview questions for July 7, 2023 (to be circulated under separate cover)
Confidential Attachment 4 - Interview schedule for July 7, 2023 (to be circulated under separate cover)

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Lilian Ma (Carried)

That the Nominating Panel – Administrative Penalty Tribunal recommends that:

 

1. City Council appoint the following candidate currently serving as member of the Administrative Penalty Tribunal as Chair to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal for a term of office ending on July 15, 2025, and until successor is appointed:

 

Sancia Pinto

 

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3 and 4 remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Administrative Penalty Tribunal.

Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council