Item - 2025.EX26.9

The Executive Committee recommends that:

1. City Council re-assign the appointment of Secretary of the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal from the City Clerk to the Executive Director, Court Services, effective January 1, 2026.

2. City Council request the Property Standards Committee to appoint the Executive Director, Court Services as Secretary of the Property Standards Committee effective January 1, 2026, with the authority to delegate the role of Secretary for each Panel.

3. City Council approve an in-year budget transfer to increase the 2025 Operating Budget for Court Services by $0.209 million gross and $0.169 million net and the staff complement by two permanent positions offset by a corresponding decrease in the 2025 Operating Budget and staff complement for the City Clerk’s Office in order to facilitate the transition planning for the functional transfer of the administration for the Dangerous Dog Tribunal and the Property Standards Committee.

4. City Council amend Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 441, Fees and Charges to assign the fees for the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal Appeal and Property Standards Appeal from Appendix C, Schedule 10 City Clerk's Office to Appendix C, Schedule 15 Courts Services effective January 1, 2026.

To facilitate the consolidation of responsibility for most of the City's tribunals within Court Services, this report recommends that City Council re-assign the appointment of Secretary of the Dangerous Dog Review Tribunal from the City Clerk to the Executive Director, Court Services. If adopted by Council, it also requests the Property Standards Committee to appoint the Executive Director, Court Services as Secretary of the Property Standards Committee. These changes would take effect as of January 1, 2026.