Item - 2025.NC16.1
Tracking Status
- City Council considered this item on May 21 and 22, 2025 and referred this item to an official or another committee or body. Consult the text of the decision for further information on the referral.
- This item was considered by Corporations Nominating Panel on April 29, 2025 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025.
NC16.1 - Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Referred
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on May 21 and 22, 2025, referred Item NC16.1 back to the Corporations Nominating Panel for consideration at its May 29, 2025, meeting.
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.
Background Information (Panel)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/nc/bgrd/backgroundfile-254725.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1a - List of Eligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board
Confidential Attachment 1b - List of Ineligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Toronto Hydro Board
Motions (City Council)
That City Council refer the Item back to the Corporations Nominating Panel for consideration at its May 29, 2025, meeting.
NC16.1 - Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Hydro Board
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about an identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.
Panel Recommendations
The Corporations Nominating Panel recommends that:
1. City Council appoint Nicole Martin to the Toronto Hydro Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending June 27, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.
Decision Advice and Other Information
The Corporations Nominating Panel:
1. Deferred the selection of candidates for interview for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board to the May 29, 2025, meeting of the Corporations Nominating Panel.
2. Requested the City Clerk to include a Skills Matrix for the Highly Qualified candidates for all Corporations Nominating Panel meetings going forward.
3. Directed that Confidential Attachments 1a, 1b, and 2 to the report (April 16, 2025) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board.
Candidate's biography:
Nicole Martin
Ms. Martin, P. Eng., brings 20 years of financial services experience with a leading global credit rating agency to the Toronto Hydro Board of Directors. Her understanding of the technical complexities of the utility business is founded on her work as a professional engineer for Ontario Hydro, Hydro One, and Hydro Ottawa. Ms. Martin's entire career has been inspired by the constantly evolving utility sector and a keen awareness of, and a commitment to manage Environmental, Social, and Governance risks and the carbon transition. Ms. Martin has served on the Toronto Hydro Board since 2023 and was recently appointed Chair of the Sustainable Governance Committee.
Origin
Summary
The Corporations Nominating Panel will select candidates to be interviewed for appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board. The Corporations Nominating Panel will conduct interviews at its next meeting and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2025/nc/bgrd/backgroundfile-254725.pdf
Confidential Attachment 1a - List of Eligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board
Confidential Attachment 1b - List of Ineligible Candidates, Qualifications, Confidential Diversity Information Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the Toronto Hydro Board
Confidential Attachment 2 - Diversity Information Summary for Current Public Members of the Toronto Hydro Board
Motions
That the Corporations Nominating Panel recommend that:
1. City Council appoint Nicole Martin to the Toronto Hydro Board of Directors, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on June 27, 2027, and until a successor is appointed.
2. Defer the selection of candidates for interview to the Toronto Hydro Board to the May 29, 2025 Meeting.
3. Request the City Clerk to include a Skills Matrix for the Highly Qualified candidates for all Corporations Nominating Panels going forward.