Appointments to the Board of Directors of
the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
The Striking Committee recommends that:
(1)the Mayor of Toronto be appointed as an ex-officio Member of the Board of
Directors of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair; and
(2)Councillor Dick O'Brien be appointed as a member of the said Board of Directors
for a term of office expiring immediately prior to the Annual Meeting of the Board of
Directors in the spring, 1999, and until his successor is appointed.
The Striking Committee submits the following communication (September 30, 1998)
from Mr. David E. Garrick, Chief Executive Officer, the Royal Agricultural Winter
Fair:
With the formation of the City of Toronto, the by-laws of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
have been amended by the Board of Directors as follows.
The words Metro Chairman and the cities of Etobicoke, North York, Scarborough, York and
Borough of East York have been deleted and replaced by His Worship, Mayor Mel Lastman,
City of Toronto, and one member from Council to be appointed annually by the Corporation.
It would be appreciated if you would place this matter on a future agenda and appoint one
member of Council to serve on the Board of Directors for the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.
The duties are not onerous as there are only about three meetings a year. Should the member
of Council be interested in agriculture, equestrian or horticultural events there is also the
opportunity to serve on one of our Standing committees (we do supply Chairs for theses
meetings).
Your assistance in this matter is appreciated.
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The Striking Committee also had before it a list of Members of Council who have
indicated an interest in being appointed to the aforementioned Board of Directors, wherein it
is noted that all Members of Council were canvassed for their interest in this appointment on
October 15, 1998.
(A copy of the aforementioned list was forwarded to all Members of Council prior to the
meeting of the Striking Committee held on October 19, 1998, and a copy thereof is also on
file in the office of the City Clerk.)
