Item - 2025.EX21.7

Tracking Status

  • City Council adopted this item on March 26 and 27, 2025 without amendments and without debate.
  • This item was considered by Executive Committee on March 19, 2025 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025.

EX21.7 - Municipal Diversity Plan for Appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board and Police Board Composition

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

City Council Decision

City Council on March 26 and 27, 2025, adopted the following:

 

1. City Council adopt the Municipal Diversity Plan for appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board in Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the City Clerk.

 

2. City Council determine that the Toronto Police Service Board be composed of seven members, pursuant to Section 31 (3) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.

Background Information (Committee)

(March 5, 2025) Report and Attachment 1 from the City Clerk on Municipal Diversity Plan for Appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-253731.pdf

Communications (Committee)

(March 13, 2025) E-mail from Albert Venczel (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-188136.pdf
(March 14, 2025) E-mail from Daniel Tate (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-188140.pdf
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Helena Yakovlev Golani (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Doron Yakovlev Golani (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Marisa Small (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Dina Panov (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Eitan Dudnick (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Maria Roza (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Susan Yorke (EX.Supp)
(March 17, 2025) E-mail from Jerry Loterman (EX.Supp)
(March 17, 2025) E-mail from Cynthia Roblin (EX.Supp)
(March 17, 2025) E-mail from Andreas Kalogiannides (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-188179.pdf
(March 18, 2025) E-mail from Hersh Glickman (EX.Supp)
(March 19, 2025) E-mail from Cathy Seetner (EX.New)
(March 19, 2025) E-mail from Giuseppe Scoleri (EX.New)
(March 19, 2025) E-mail from Ches W Parsons (EX.New)

Communications (City Council)

(March 22, 2025) Letter from John De Marco (CC.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/cc/comm/communicationfile-188235.pdf
(March 26, 2025) E-mail from Nicole Corrado (CC.New)
(March 26, 2025) E-mail from Miguel Avila-Velarde (CC.New)

EX21.7 - Municipal Diversity Plan for Appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board and Police Board Composition

Decision Type:
ACTION
Status:
Amended
Wards:
All

Committee Recommendations

The Executive Committee recommends that:

 

1. City Council adopt the Municipal Diversity Plan for appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board in Attachment 1 to the report (March 5, 2025) from the City Clerk.

 

2. City Council determine that the Toronto Police Service Board be composed of seven members, pursuant to Section 31 (3) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.

Origin

(March 5, 2025) Report from the City Clerk

Summary

The purpose of this report is to recommend City Council adopt a diversity plan for appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board in accordance with the legislative requirement in section 28 of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.

Background Information

(March 5, 2025) Report and Attachment 1 from the City Clerk on Municipal Diversity Plan for Appointments to the Toronto Police Service Board
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/bgrd/backgroundfile-253731.pdf

Communications

(March 13, 2025) E-mail from Albert Venczel (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-188136.pdf
(March 14, 2025) E-mail from Daniel Tate (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-188140.pdf
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Helena Yakovlev Golani (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Doron Yakovlev Golani (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Marisa Small (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Dina Panov (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Eitan Dudnick (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Maria Roza (EX.Supp)
(March 16, 2025) E-mail from Susan Yorke (EX.Supp)
(March 17, 2025) E-mail from Jerry Loterman (EX.Supp)
(March 17, 2025) E-mail from Cynthia Roblin (EX.Supp)
(March 17, 2025) E-mail from Andreas Kalogiannides (EX.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/ex/comm/communicationfile-188179.pdf
(March 18, 2025) E-mail from Hersh Glickman (EX.Supp)
(March 19, 2025) E-mail from Cathy Seetner (EX.New)
(March 19, 2025) E-mail from Giuseppe Scoleri (EX.New)
(March 19, 2025) E-mail from Ches W Parsons (EX.New)

Speakers

Albert Venczel
Daniel Tate
Miguel Avila Velarde

Motions

1 - Motion to Amend Item (Additional) moved by Councillor Shelley Carroll (Carried)

That

 

1. City Council determine that the Toronto Police Service Board be composed of seven members, pursuant to Section 31 (3) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019.


Motion to Adopt Item as Amended moved by Mayor Olivia Chow (Carried)
Source: Toronto City Clerk at www.toronto.ca/council