Item - 2026.DM41.1
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on May 20, 21 and 22, 2026 with amendments.
DM41.1 - Payment of Legal Expenses Related to an Integrity Commissioner Investigation
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Caution: Motions and votes are shown below. Any motions or votes should not be considered final until the meeting is complete, and the decisions for this meeting have been confirmed.
Recommendations
The City Clerk recommends that:
1. City Council approve the reimbursement of legal expenses of $20,807.61 net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery plus any interest owing to the law firm retained by Councillor Chris Moise to assist him in responding to the Integrity Commissioner’s investigation.
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/bgrd/backgroundfile-286627.pdf
Communications (City Council)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Arnaud Marthouret (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from George Kostiuk (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Reney Gitajn (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Rick Jackson (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Susan Stronell (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Yvonne Whelan (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Brenden Hewko (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Dave Hopper (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from James Maclean (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Jayson Brown (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Karen Seto (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Drew Robertson (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210949.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Peter Rozanec (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210950.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Vincent Giugni (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210951.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Andreas Kalogiannides (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Robin Dixon (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Shahalam Khatri (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Steven Graham (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Tom Caswell (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Bonnie Easterbrook (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210930.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Daniel Mandel (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210957.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Mercedes Smolders (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210958.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Adam Poole (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Brook Coatsworth (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from David Mitchelson (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Jeff Teravainen (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Mark Hagan (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Meredith Mednick (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210980.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Rob Goldstein (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Ben Robinson (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210962.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Nancy Martin (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210963.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Alejandro Bedoya (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Brock Seymour (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from David Arteaga (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Serguei Zernov (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Leon Kushner (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Ian Mitchell (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Carl Doose (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Aman Shanto (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Ray Ravikanthan (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Scott Anderson (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) Letter from Daniel Tate, Executive Director, IntegrityTO (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210986.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Michael See (DM.Main)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Orlando Arruda (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Christopher Colby (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Christopher Bockner (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from John De Leo (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Alan Crossley (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Winston Siegel (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Curt Martin (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Howard Bockner (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Rita Dempster (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210990.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Michael Richards (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Steve Romano (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210991.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Cindi Miller (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Cheryl Eves (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210993.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Brian Cole (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from John De Marco (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210936.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Diane Shears (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Darlene Barrowman (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Kim Kozovski (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210939.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Stavro Stathonikos (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210940.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Deborah Lechter (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Cecil Cicchelli (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210900.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Sheila A. Lippiatt (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Andreas Kalogiannides (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210853.pdf
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Michelle Shemilt (DM.Supp)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Maurice Bent (DM.Supp)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Sue McIntyre (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Sara Urbanowicz (DM.Supp)
(April 21, 2026) Letter from Rick Price (DM.Supp)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210872.pdf
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Pat and Colin Perkel (DM.Supp)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Theresa Bubis (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Daniel Kolber (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Andrew Bourgeois (DM.Supp)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Brent Snowden (DM.Supp)
(April 20, 2026) E-mail from Catherine Claridge (DM.Supp)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Andrew Chapman (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from James Yoon (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Richard Singh (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Erin Atkinson (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Michael Essex (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Glen Kliks (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Randy Byers (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Andrew Wong (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Susan McAllister (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Serafina Galota (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Joe Rankovic (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Andrea Mucciarone (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jacqueline Connors (DM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210914.pdf
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Stephanie Nooza (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Liam Collins (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Donny Morgan (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Xavier Kleinermann (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jared Stein (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Randa Issa (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Xavier Kleinermann (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Allison Chan (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Laura Turner (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Andrey Vul (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Clinton Bonnet (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jack St. John (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jason Smith (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Cristiano Santos (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Rhonda Koerner (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Yana Porszt (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Sheila Alma Bloomberg (DM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210878.pdf
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jonathan Lewis (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Allan Saenz (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Cinzia Ruffolo (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Giuseppe Scoleri (DM.New)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/dm/comm/communicationfile-210822.pdf
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Conrad Genee (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from David Alexander Choy (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Bernard Francisco (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Dan Foster (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Brooke Marion (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Kristi Meluck (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Susan Nushis (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Reema Monzer (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Tina Megahey (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from John Norton (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Sean Melzack (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Michael Prior (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Laura Allen (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Manuel A. Medina (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jonathan Nicoloff (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Izabella Gabowicz (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Duncan Weenen (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Sylvia Adamcik (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Karen Meluck (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Christine Musial (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Deborah Sabadash (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Barbara Indriliunas Snow (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jessica Krayz (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Chloe Cronin (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jack Mayer (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Joel Beaulne (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Eric Shedden (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Shane Miersch (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Vivian Yu (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jean Gillis (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Richard Ethier (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Anna Ardashkina (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Amy Sorrenti (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Nancy Ribeiro (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Daniel Filipe (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Ashley Arora (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Carolyn Morgan (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Samantha Maria Afua Patton (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Cal Lee (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Rob Vellone (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Jerry Jonus (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Roberto De Lauro (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Shawna Shah (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Ben Mulroney (DM.New)
(April 21, 2026) E-mail from Cal L (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Hugo Fernandes (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Suzanne Calder (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Ralph Petrungaro (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Darko Joksimovic (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Terry Booth (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Kelly Phan (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Lindsey Stewart (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Joss Rey (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Sinaya Esposito (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Joshua Doner (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Martin Sheppard (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Lindsay Blackwell (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Lydia Gilmour (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Lindsay Shields (DM.New)
(April 22, 2026) E-mail from Eitan Straisfeld (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Sheldon Hellin (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Nicki Ward (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Fernando Freitas (DM.New)
(April 23, 2026) E-mail from Eduino De Melo (DM.New)
(May 1, 2026) E-mail from Jessica Kras (DM.Main)
(May 21, 2026) E-mail from Cormac Byrne (DM.New)
Motions (City Council)
That the item be received for information.
Vote (Receive Item) May-21-2026 4:38 PM
| Result: Lost | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 6 | Members that voted Yes are Brad Bradford, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Jamaal Myers, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak |
| Total members that voted No: 16 | Members that voted No are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Amber Morley, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Olivia Chow, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe |
That City Council amend recommendation 1 by deleting the amount "$20,807.61" and replace it with "50% of the total expenses less the amount that has already been reimbursed", so that it now reads as follows:
1. City Council approve the reimbursement of legal expenses of $20,807.61 50% of the total expenses less the amount that has already been reimbursed, net of Harmonized Sales Tax recovery plus any interest owing to the law firm retained by Councillor Chris Moise to assist him in responding to the Integrity Commissioner’s investigation.
Vote (Amend Item) May-21-2026 4:39 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 16 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 6 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Olivia Chow, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe |
REVISED
That:
1. City Council amend the payment of cost protocol for Integrity Commissioner investigations by:
a. deleting the $5,000 threshold; and
b. eliminating the requirement for the Integrity Commissioner to elect to use their powers of a commission as a condition for reimbursement for expenses.
2. City Council delete the recommendation of the City Clerk and instead direct the City Clerk to process the Member’s claim under the revised policy.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) May-21-2026 4:40 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 18 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Brad Bradford, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Parthi Kandavel, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 4 | Members that voted No are Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Olivia Chow, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe |
Vote (Adopt Item as Amended) May-21-2026 4:40 PM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 16 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Alejandra Bravo, Jon Burnside, Shelley Carroll, Lily Cheng, Rachel Chernos Lin, Mike Colle, Paula Fletcher, Ausma Malik, Nick Mantas, Amber Morley, Jamaal Myers, Gord Perks, Anthony Perruzza, Neethan Shan, Michael Thompson |
| Total members that voted No: 6 | Members that voted No are Brad Bradford, Vincent Crisanti, Stephen Holyday, Parthi Kandavel, Frances Nunziata (Chair), James Pasternak |
| Total members that were Absent: 4 | Members that were absent are Olivia Chow, Josh Matlow, Chris Moise, Dianne Saxe |
Declared Interests (City Council)
Councillor Chris Moise