Item - 2024.CA14.2

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on March 20, 2024 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by Civic Appointments Committee on March 4, 2024 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on March 20, 2024.

CA14.2 - Appointment of a Public Member to the PortsToronto Board of Directors

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Adopted on Consent
Wards:
All

City Council Decision

City Council on March 20 and 21, 2024, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council appoint Robin Pilkey to the PortsToronto Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting April 2, 2024, and ending April 2, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.

 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 3 to the report (February 15, 2024) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the PortsToronto Board of Directors.

 

Confidential Attachments 1 to 3 to the report (February 15, 2024) 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 PortsToronto Board of Directors.

City Council Decision Advice and Other Information

Appointee's biography:

 

Robin Pilkey

 

Robin Pilkey is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), experienced board member, and long-standing advocate for public services as an elected official. Her work in finance, accounting, and tax spans over three decades. Robin has served with distinction as an elected official, including two terms as a Trustee on the Toronto District School Board, where she also held the role of Board Chair for five years. Her board experience includes the ONE T Ontario Non-Union Education Trust Employee Life and Health Trust, the Canada Wide Industrial Pension Plan, and the Audit Committees of the United Church of Canada, as Chair, and the Toronto District School Board.

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the PortsToronto Board of Directors

Background Information (Committee)

(February 15, 2024) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of a Public Member to the PortsToronto Board of Directors
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-243270.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Shortlisted Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the PortsToronto Board
Confidential Attachment 2 - Skills Matrix of Candidates Selected for Interview
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for March 4, 2024

CA14.2 - Appointment of a Public Member to the PortsToronto Board of Directors

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the PortsToronto Board of Directors

Committee Recommendations

The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that:  

 

1. City Council appoint Robin Pilkey to the PortsToronto Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting April 2, 2024, and ending April 2, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.

 

2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 3 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the PortsToronto Board of Directors.

Decision Advice and Other Information

Candidate biography

 

Robin Pilkey

 

Robin Pilkey is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), experienced board member, and long-standing advocate for public services as an elected official. Her work in finance, accounting, and tax spans over three decades. Robin has served with distinction as an elected official, including two terms as a Trustee on the Toronto District School Board, where she also held the role of Board Chair for five years. Her board experience includes the ONE T Ontario Non-Union Education Trust Employee Life and Health Trust (ELHT), the Canada Wide Industrial Pension Plan, and the Audit Committees of the United Church of Canada, as Chair, and the Toronto District School Board.

Origin

(February 15, 2024) Report from the City Clerk

Summary

The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct interviews and recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the PortsToronto Board of Directors.

Background Information

(February 15, 2024) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of a Public Member to the PortsToronto Board of Directors
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2024/ca/bgrd/backgroundfile-243270.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Shortlisted Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the PortsToronto Board
Confidential Attachment 2 - Skills Matrix of Candidates Selected for Interview
Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for March 4, 2024

Motions

Motion to Amend Item moved by Councillor Chris Moise (Carried)

That: 

 

1. City Council appoint candidate PRT2-135 to the PortsToronto Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting April 2, 2024, and ending April 2, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.

Vote (Amend Item) Mar-04-2024 11:33 AM

Result: Carried Majority Required
Total members that voted Yes: 4 Members that voted Yes are Jon Burnside, Lily Cheng (Chair), Chris Moise, Gord Perks
Total members that voted No: 1 Members that voted No are Jamaal Myers
Total members that were Absent: 0 Members that were absent are

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