May 6, 1998
CORPORATE SERVICES COMMITTEE:
City Council, at its Special Meeting held April 28 and May 1, 1998, had before it Clause No. 1 of Report No. 3A of The
Corporate Services Committee, headed ACity of Toronto Administrative, Professional Supervisory Association,
Incorporated (COTAPSAI)@.
Council directed that the aforementioned Clause be struck out and referred back to the Corporate Services Committee for
further consideration.
City Clerk
M. Brown/dcm
Encl.
c.Commissioner of Corporate Services
President, COTAPSAI
CITY CLERK
Clause embodied in Report No. 3A of the Corporate Services Committee, which was before the Council
of the City of Toronto at its Special Meeting held on April 28 and May 1, 1998.
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City of Toronto Administrative, Professional
Supervisory Association, Incorporated (COTAPSAI)
(City Council at its Special Meeting on April 28 and May 1, 1998, struck out and referred this Clause back to the
Corporate Services Committee for further consideration.)
(City Council on April 16, 1998, deferred consideration of this Clause to the Special Meeting of Council to be held on
Tuesday, April 28, 1998.)
The Corporate Services Committee reports having requested the Commissioner of Corporate Services to submit a
full report to the meeting of Council scheduled to be held on April 16, 1998, respecting the issue of the contractual
agreement between the City of Toronto Administrative, Professional Supervisory Association, Incorporated
(COTAPSAI), and the former Corporation of the City of Toronto.
The Corporate Services Committee further reports, for the information of Council, having: (1)referred the following motion to the Commissioner of Corporate Services for consideration in her report to Council on
April 16, 1998:
Moved by Councillor Johnston: "That:
(i)the Corporate Services Committee recognizes and acknowledges the existence of a contractual relationship between the
former Corporation of the City of Toronto and the City of Toronto Administrative, Professional Supervisory Association,
Incorporated (COTAPSAI) and that the nature of the relationship and the terms and conditions of employment for those
eligible employees are contained in the Consolidated memorandum of Understanding agreed to by both parties; and (ii)the Members of the Corporate Services Committee request that the appropriate City staff enter into discussions with
COTAPSAI to resolve and determine, prior to posting, which new positions in the City's new organization structure should
not be included in the unit of employees whose positions are set forth in Schedule "A" of that Agreement"; and
(2)requested the City Solicitor, in consultation with the City Clerk, to report to the Special Committee to Review the Final
Report of the Toronto Transition Team, on amending the Council Procedural By-law to permit the hearing of deputations at
in-camera meetings to enable deputants to attend, answer questions and then leave to enable the Committee to deal with the
matter in-camera.
The Corporate Services Committee submits the following communication (March 16, 1998) from Councillor Anne
Johnston, North Toronto:
I am concerned that the Members of the Corporate Services Committee, and City Council, did not have all of the
information available regarding the status of the negotiations with COTAPSAI, and other management and professional
associations, when considering the Strategic Restructuring Initiative Report of the Chief Administrative Officer on
February 5, 1998.
Therefore, I am requesting that the appropriate City staff be asked to report to the Members of the Corporate Services
Committee (in-camera) on the status of such negotiations, provide an update on the exit packages to date, and an
explanation of the extent of consultation that was undertaken with the relevant associations prior to bringing the Strategic
Restructuring Initiative Report forward for approval by Committee and Council.
The Corporate Services Committee submits the following communication (March 16, 1998) from Mr. David Neil,
President, the City of Toronto Administrative, Professional Supervisory Association, Incorporated (COTAPSAI):
I would like to request an opportunity to make a representation to the Members of the Corporate Services Committee
(in-camera) regarding the restructuring initiative and the definition of employees covered by COTAPSAI's Memorandum
of Understanding.
I would appreciate it if you or your office could contact us prior to the meeting to indicate the time and place that such
representation can be made.
The following persons appeared before the Corporate Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter: -Mr. David Neil, President, City of Toronto Administrative, Professional Supervisory Association, Incorporated
(COTAPSAI); and
-Mr. Donald K. Eady, Gowling, Strathy and Henderson, Barristers and Solicitors, acting on behalf of COTAPSAI.
(City Council at its Special Meeting on April 28 and May 1, 1998, had before it, during consideration of the foregoing
Clause, a communication (April 9, 1998) from the President, City of Toronto Administrative, Professional Supervisory
Association, Incorporation (COTAPSAI), requesting City Council to defer any decision on the status of the Association
until the next meeting of Council.)
(City Council also had before it, during consideration of the foregoing Clause, a confidential report (April 15, 1998) from
the Commissioner of Corporate Services.)