City Council meeting of December 7, 2000
Appointments to committees
Council made its appointments of members of Council to committees, boards, special purpose bodies and special positions. This summary reports the appointments to special positions, standing committees and several of the most prominent service boards. In addition to serving on the Policy and Finance Committee, the mayor is an ex-officio (by right of office) member of all the other committees.
Special positions
Deputy Mayor: Councillor Case Ootes
Children and Youth Advocate: Councillor Olivia Chow
Seniors Advocate: Councillor Anne Johnston
Sustainability Advocate: Councillor Jack Layton
Tree Advocate: Councillor Joe Pantalone
Diversity Advocate (new position): Councillor Sherene Shaw
Policy and Finance Committee: Mayor Mel Lastman (chair) and Councillors Sandra Bussin, Norman Kelly, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Pam McConnell, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Case Ootes, Kyle Rae, David Shiner and Paul Sutherland
Administration Committee: Councillors Lorenzo Berardinetti (chair), Sandra Bussin, Rob Ford, Doug Holyday, David Miller, Frances Nunziata (vice chair), Sherene Shaw and David Soknacki
Community Services Committee: Councillors Olivia Chow (vice chair), Brad Duguid (chair), Suzan Hall, Anne Johnston, Norman Kelly, Joe Mihevc, Michael Prue and Michael Walker
Economic Development and Parks Committee: Councillors Maria Augimeri, Raymond Cho, Michael Feldman (chair), John Filion, Chris Korwin-Kuczynski (vice chair), George Mammoliti, Denzil Minnan-Wong and Ron Moeser
Planning and Transportation Committee: Councillors Gerry Altobello, Brian Ashton, Joanne Flint, Pam McConnell, Peter Milczyn, Howard Moscoe, Joe Pantalone (chair) and Mario Silva (vice chair)
Works Committee: Councillors Bas Balkissoon, Frank Di Giorgio, Betty Disero (chair), Irene Jones, Jack Layton, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Peter Li Preti and Jane Pitfield (vice chair)
Audit Committee: Councillors Gerry Altobello, Bas Balkissoon (chair), Sandra Bussin, Doug Holyday (vice chair), Peter Milczyn and Denzil Minnan-Wong
Budget Advisory Committee: Councillors Olivia Chow, Ron Moeser, Joe Pantalone, Jane Pitfield, David Shiner (chair), David Soknacki and Paul Sutherland (vice chair)
Nominating Committee: Councillor Bas Balkissoon, Lorenzo Berardinetti, Sandra Bussin (Mayor's designate as chair), Rob Ford, Joe Mihevc, Frances Nunziata, Mario Silva and Paul Sutherland
Striking Committee: Councillors Lorenzo Berardinetti, Betty Disero, Michael Feldman, Gloria Lindsay Luby, Case Ootes (Mayor's designate as chair), Joe Pantalone and Sherene Shaw.
Council representatives on selected boards
Greater Toronto Services Board: Mayor Mel Lastman (ex-officio member) and Councillors Brian Ashton, Peter Li Preti, Betty Disero, Joanne Flint, Doug Holyday, George Mammoliti, David Miller, Ron Moeser, Howard Moscoe and Paul Sutherland
Toronto Board of Health: Councillors Sandra Bussin, John Filion, Irene Jones, Joe Mihevc, Jane Pitfield, Michael Prue
Toronto Police Services Board: Mayor Mel Lastman (ex-officio member) and Councillors Bas Balkissoon and Gloria Lindsay Luby
Toronto Transit Commission: Councillors Gerry Altobello, Brian Ashton, Betty Disero, Norman Kelly, Joe Mihevc, David Miller, Howard Moscoe, Sherene Shaw and Mario Silva
Toronto Housing Company: Councillors Michael Feldman, Norman Kelly and Jane Pitfield
Toronto Public Library Board: Councillors Michael Feldman (Mayor's designate), Maria Augimeri, Olivia Chow, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Jane Pitfield and Kyle Rae
Toronto Zoo Board of Management: Councillors Raymond Cho, Peter Li Preti, John Filion, Gloria Lindsay Luby, George Mammoliti and Sherene Shaw
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority: Councillors Maria Augimeri, Bas Balkissoon, Sandra Bussin, Raymond Cho, Rob Ford, Suzan Hall, Irene Jones, George Mammoliti, Pam McConnell, Peter Milczyn and Ron Moeser
The councillor appointments to the City's many other boards and committees are available at Committees of Council page.
Other business
Responsibility for social housing
Council supported a motion to inform the Province that the City cannot accept the new responsibility of managing and maintaining social housing in Toronto unless Ontario provides funding for repairs and other costs. City officials are concerned that taking on legal responsibility for the 95,000 housing units involved is beyond the City's financial means.
The provincial government adopted legislation December 12 that officially downloads to municipalities full responsibility for social housing effective January 1.
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