March 12, 1999
To: Striking Committee
From: City Clerk
Subject: Revised Council Meeting
Schedule
Purpose:
To recommend a revised 1999-2000
schedule of meetings for Council, its Standing Committees and
Community Councils, in consideration of the new Council-Committee
structure adopted by Council.
Funding Sources, Financial
Implications and Impact Statement:
There are no funding
implications.
Recommendations:
It is recommended that:
(1) option 1(a) (Appendix
"A"), based on a monthly meeting cycle for City Council
and Committees, be approved and that the revised 1999-2000
schedule of meetings, commencing on June 14, 1999, and submitted
as Appendix "F" to this report, be adopted;
(2) a copy of the revised
1999-2000 schedule of meetings be circulated to the Citys
agencies, boards, commissions, Council-appointed task forces,
special committees and sub-committees with a request that
wherever possible, they avoid scheduling meetings which conflict
with City Council meetings and the Standing Committees to which
they report;
(3) the adjournment time for
the third day of Council meetings be extended from 4:00 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m.; and,
(4) the appropriate City Officials
be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give
effect to these recommendations, including bringing forward a
by-law introducing necessary amendments to the Procedural By-law.
Council
Reference/Background/History:
On November 16, 1998, the Striking
Committee considered a report from the City Clerk (November 12,
1998) on the 1999 schedule of meetings. The staff recommendation
was to adopt a meeting schedule based on a two and three-week
meeting cycle for Council, based on the current hierarchical
committee structure (i.e., Standing Committee - Budget Committee
- Strategic Policies and Priority Committee relationship), and
that the Clerk would report further on a revised schedule once a
revised Council-Committee structure is adopted. The Striking
Committee recommended to Council the adoption of the staff report
recommendations, as amended by the Committee.
In consideration of the fact that
the Council-Committee structure had not yet been resolved, City
Council subsequently approved a schedule of meetings, based on
the current four-week meeting cycle, to the end of July 1999, or
until the new Council-Committee structure was adopted by Council,
whichever is sooner. At its February 2, 3 and 4, 1998, meeting,
Council adopted a new governance structure for implementation in
June 1999.
It should also be noted that
Council, at its meeting held on March 2, 3 and 4, 1999, adopted a
motion to revise the Council meeting times for the next two
regular Council meetings (April 13, 14 and 15 and May 11, 12 and
13) such that the meeting time for the first two days of the
meeting will be 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.,
instead of 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m. and 8:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
This report recommends a revised
meeting schedule for the remaining term of City Council (June
1999 - October 2000).
Comments and/or Discussion and/or
Justification:
The Revised Committee Structure:
The revised committee structure
adopted by City Council is comprised of nine committees, in
addition to the Community Councils, including:
Policy and Finance Committee,
· Administration Committee,
· Planning and Transportation
Committee,
· Economic Development and
Parks Committee,
· Works Committees,
· Community Services Committee,
· Striking Committee,
· Nominating Committee, and
· Audit Committee.
The new structure incorporates a
number of characteristics that will influence the revised meeting
schedule, including:
· a "flatter"
non-hierarchical structure,
· fewer Standing Committees,
and
· mutually exclusive membership
on the standing committees (except for the Finance and Policy
Committee).
It is assumed that under the new
structure there will be far fewer referrals between Committees
since the functional responsibilities will be more clearly
delineated (through the Procedural By-law). The new structure
also establishes a Budget Advisory Committee to assist the Policy
and Finance Committee in developing the annual capital and
operating budgets. The CAO and Treasurer are preparing a report
on a budget protocol and schedule for the 2000 capital and
operating budget process. Therefore, the Budget Advisory
Committee has not been factored into the meeting schedule.
The City Clerks and Chief
Administrative Officers (CAO) offices will be organizing
orientation sessions for Members and senior staff for the new Standing Committees prior to
the structures implementation in June.
Schedule Assumptions and
Principles:
In designing a schedule of
meetings, a number of key assumptions and considerations are
necessary.
Committee Assumptions:
· the Council meeting schedule
is established for City Council, Community Councils, and those
Standing Committees established through the Procedural By-law and
which need to meet on a regular basis;
· the Audit, Striking,
Nominating and Budget Advisory Committees meet on a less regular
basis and thus, are not included in this schedule;
· the Board of Health is a
special purpose body and not a Standing Committee of Council and
is not included in this schedule, although it reports directly to
City Council; and
· special purpose bodies of the
City and discretionary committees of City Council, including
special committees, sub-committees and task forces, are not
included in the City Council meeting schedule and are expected to
make their own meeting arrangements in consideration of the
adopted Council meeting schedule.
Meeting Considerations:
· the need for frequent enough
City Council meetings to permit decision-making that is not over
duly delayed;
· the need for Members to be
able to attend other Standing Committee meetings which,
therefore, generally should not be scheduled concurrently, or if
they are, should ensure adequate time for other Councillors to
attend a portion of the meeting;
· the Community Councils can
meet concurrently and may require up to two days per cycle for
meetings;
· the need to ensure adequate
time to permit report preparation by City staff, committee agenda
and report management by the Secretariat staff, and review by
Members, staff and the public;
· the provision of time for
Members to tend to constituency matters and attend other
meetings;
· the need to accommodate a
summer break;
· the recognition of days and
times of religious significance;
· the general principle of not
scheduling meetings on Fridays to allow for the scheduling
of agency, board and commission meetings (e.g., TRCA, GTSB),
unless necessary as a result of statutory holidays and religious
days; and,
· the recognition of the
preeminence of Council meeting days and that other meetings
should not be scheduled during the three Council days per
month.
Principles are required to guide
the development of options and assist the selection of a
preferred schedule. The following principles are to be used for
the revised meeting schedule.
The schedule should facilitate a
timely procedural process for effective decision-making by City
Council.
The schedule should be easy to
understand and follow by Members, the public and staff.
The schedule should provide
enough flexibility and free time to allow Members to address
their other responsibilities (e.g., task forces, special purpose
bodies, constituency work)
The schedule must be achievable
by Clerks Secretariat staff given current and projected
resources.
Meeting Schedule Options:
Various meeting cycle options
were reviewed, including a four-week, three-week, and two-week
Council meeting cycle. The two and three-week Council meeting
cycle previously recommended in the Clerks report is no
longer under consideration since it was designed to address the
current hierarchical committee structure which will be replaced
with the new structure. Appendices "A" through
"E" show typical two month schedules for these options.
No options were examined in any detail which extended the meeting
cycle longer than four weeks as this would begin to undermine the
ability of Council to conduct City business in a timely manner
given the volume of work flowing through the legislative process.
(a) Four-Week Council Meeting
Cycle:
This option generally replicates
the existing meeting schedule which is now familiar to Members,
staff and the public. Community Councils, Standing Committees and
City Council would all continue to meet on monthly basis. This is
shown as option 1(a) in Appendix "A". The new Standing
Committees were assigned meeting days based largely upon the
current days assigned to their existing counterparts while
recognizing that referrals between Committees, although minimal,
need to be accommodated. City Council would continue to meet for
up to three days per session starting on a Tuesday. The Tuesday
starting day, under the current schedule, has presented a
challenge to the Secretariat staff to prepare and distribute the
Council agenda with one fewer day to do so, but the
"free" week prior to the Council (under this option)
could alleviate some of the pressure on the Secretariat. No
committee meetings would be scheduled for Fridays, unless
religious and public holidays force a shift in the schedule. This
option would lead to six City Council meetings scheduled for
June-December 1999. Standing Committee meeting days would also
total six days during this time.
A variation on this option would
schedule concurrent Standing Committee meetings to provide more
free time for other meetings and business. This is shown as
option 1(b) in Appendix "B". Mutually exclusive
membership on the Standing Committee (except for Finance and
Policy Committee) will allow concurrent meetings to be
accommodated within the schedule. Concurrent meetings could have
staggered start times on the same day to allow Members of sitting
committees to attend portions of another committees meeting.
(b) Three-Week Council Meeting
Cycle:
In this option City Council,
Standing Committees and Community Councils would meet every three
weeks and some committee meetings would be concurrent. This cycle
is shown as option 2 in Appendix "C". City Council would meet every three weeks
for two days per session starting on Wednesday. This option would
lead to seven City Council meetings scheduled for June-December
1999 (but fewer total hours of Council meeting time as compared
to the monthly schedule). Standing Committee meeting days would
also total seven days in the year.
This option would continue to put
extraordinary pressure on the Secretariat Unit to accommodate
agenda preparation, production, printing and distribution time
lines. The three-week cycle would place Secretariat staff in a
position of having to prepare agendas for the next cycle of
committee meetings while still preparing the Committee Report
from that last meeting cycle for the Council agenda. The
re-organized Secretariat Unit could not meet the agenda time
lines suggested by this option.
Staff investigated a variation of
this option with a three-week Council meeting cycle and monthly
Standing Committees and Community Councils meetings, but the
schedule would not be synchronized and would eventually lead to
unacceptable delays between a Committee meeting and a Council
meeting.
(c) Two-Week Council Meeting
Cycle:
In this option City Council would
meet every two weeks to better distribute its total workload,
whereas the Standing Committees and Community Councils would
continue to meet once per month. This is shown as option 3(a) in
Appendix "D". City Council would meet generally every
second and fourth week of the month. All the Standing Committees
(shown shaded in Appendix "D"), with the exception of
the Administration Committee and Policy and Finance Committee,
would report to one Council meeting (also shown shaded in
Appendix "D"). Similarly, all the Community Councils
and the Administration and Policy and Finance Committees would
report to the second Council meeting. Based on a review of the
last few Council meetings, this split of reporting relationships
would represent a relatively balanced division of workload
between the two sets of Council meetings with two Council days
per session being scheduled.
This option would result in 12
City Council meetings between June - December 1999 (the
equivalent of six meetings when compared to the 4-week schedule
option), and more total hours of Council time in session (as
compared to the monthly schedule). There would be six Standing
Committee meeting days between June - December 1999 (same as for
the monthly schedule).
A variation on this option would
schedule concurrent Standing Committee meetings to provide more
free days for other meetings and business. This is shown as
option 3(b) in Appendix "E".
The two-week meeting cycle would
mean fewer free days as compared to the monthly schedule (unless
the concurrent option is considered) and could, at first, be
somewhat confusing to Members, the public and staff. It would
also place greater pressures on Secretariat staff to produce two
sets of Certificates of Amendments and Council Minutes much more
frequently. The division of reporting relationships to different
Council meetings could lead to confusion and could open up the
legislative process to abuse by matters being
"fast-tracked" to Council by a Committee before its
proper turn.
A Revised 1999 Meeting Schedule:
In considering the principles
outlined earlier in this report, option 1(a), based on the
monthly schedule and shown in Appendix "A", best
satisfies all the principles. Continuing the existing schedule
cycle facilitates an acceptable procedural time line, is familiar
to Members, the public and staff, and allows more free days for
other City business. Given the changes to the Council-Committee
structure, time is needed to adjust to these changes before
further changes are introduced (i.e., a new meeting cycle). A
concurrent meeting schedule is not recommended since it will
infringe upon Members ability to attend other committee meetings
to follow and participate in issues (even if a staggered starting
time is used to permit Members to attend a portion of the
meeting).
The three-week meeting cycle
option cannot be adequately supported by the Secretariat given
current resources. The option of two-week Council meetings would
also be difficult on Secretariat staff and would be confusing to
Members, staff and the public, and could be subject to procedural
abuses that would undermine any benefits gained through this
model.
Efforts are underway to reduce
the length of Council meetings by removing unnecessary business
from the Council agenda (through Legal Services investigation of
delegation authorities) and improving the legislative process
(under review by the City Clerk).
Section 11(5) of the Procedural
By-law specifies that Council shall adjourn at 4:00 p.m. of the
third day of a meeting. Given that the Council has waived this
provision at the last two Council meetings, it is recommended
that the by-law be amended to change the third day adjournment
time to 6:00 p.m.
Appendix "F" to this
report sets out the revised meeting schedule for the remaining
term of Council (1999-2000) based on the monthly meeting cycle.
The new schedule would commence on June 14, 1999, to permit the
completion of the Council cycle with the June 9, 10, and 11,
1999, Council meeting, under the existing structure. It is
recommended that the revised Council meeting schedule as shown in
Appendix "F" be adopted by City Council.
The revised Council meeting
schedule, as adopted by City Council, will be posted to the
Citys Internet site. The City Clerk's Office is developing
a comprehensive reference guide on the Internet for the meetings
of Council, Standing Committees, Community Councils, Special
Committees, sub-committees, agencies, boards and commissions, and
task forces.
Conclusions:
The new committee structure makes
it easier to schedule Council meetings and its various
committees. This report recommends the continuation of the
monthly meeting schedule for the balance of the current term of
Council. This monthly meeting cycle is already familiar to
Members and the public, and will free up more days per month for
other business.
Contact Name:
Peter Fay, Senior Policy and
Planning Analyst, City Clerk's Division
Telephone: (416) 392-8668 E-mail:
pfay@toronto.ca
________________________
Novina Wong
City Clerk
Attachments:
Appendix A - Option
1(a): 4-Week Council and Committee Meeting Cycle
Appendix B - Option
1(b): 4-Week Council Meeting Cycle with Concurrent Monthly
Committee Meetings
Appendix C - Option 2:
3-Week Council and Concurrent Committee Meeting Cycle
Appendix D - Option
3(a): 2-Week Council Meeting Cycle with Monthly Committee
Meetings
Appendix E - Option
3(b): 2-Week Council Meeting Cycle with Concurrent Monthly
Committee Meetings
Appendix F - Recommended Schedule of Meeting,
City of Toronto Council, Standing Committees and Community
Councils
APPENDIX A
OPTION 1(A): 4-WEEK
COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE MEETING CYCLE
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
|
Administration Committee
|
Works Committee
|
Community Services Committee
|
|
WEEK 2
|
Economic Development and Parks
Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North York
C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North York
C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York C.C.
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
WEEK 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
|
Administration Committee
|
Works Committee
|
Community Services Committee
|
|
WEEK 2
|
Economic Development and Parks
Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North York
C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North York
C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York C.C.
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
WEEK 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
HIGHLIGHTS:
· City
Council meets on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
· 8-16
business days between Standing Committee and Council
meetings.
· No
Friday meetings and nine (9) free business days within cycle
for all other meetings.
MEETING
TIMES:
Standing
Committees: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Community
Councils: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Council: 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
9:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Thursdays)
APPENDIX B
OPTION 1(B): 4-WEEK
COUNCIL CYCLE WITH
CONCURRENT MONTHLY
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Administration Committee
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Community Services Committee
------
Works
Committee
|
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
WEEK 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Administration Committee
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Community Services Committee
------
Works
Committee
|
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
WEEK 3
|
|
|
|
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
HIGHLIGHTS:
· City
Council meets on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
· 8-16
business days between Standing Committee and Council
meetings.
· No
Friday meetings and 11 free days within the cycle for other
business.
MEETING
TIMES:
Standing
Committees: first standing committee - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.;
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
second
standing committee - 10:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 7:00
p.m.
Community
Councils: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Council: 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(Tuesdays and Wednesdays)
9:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Thursdays)
APPENDIX C
OPTION 2: 3-
WEEK COUNCIL AND CONCURRENT COMMITTEE
MEETING CYCLE
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Administration Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
WEEK 2
|
Community Services Committee
------
Works
Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
|
|
WEEK 3
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
WEEK 4
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Administration Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Community Services Committee
------
Works
Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
WEEK 3
|
Planning and Transportation
Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Administration Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
WEEK 4
|
Community Services Committee
------
Works
Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
|
|
|
HIGHLIGHTS:
· City
Council meets for two days on Wednesday and Thursday.
· 6 -12
business days between Standing Committee and Council
meetings.
· No
Friday meetings and 7 free days per meeting cycle for other
business.
· Tight
production time lines for Secretariat staff.
MEETING
TIMES:
Standing
Committees: first standing committee - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.;
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
second
standing committee - 10:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 7:00
p.m.
Community
Councils: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Council: 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(Wednesday)
9:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Thursday)
APPENDIX D
OPTION 3(A): 2-
WEEK COUNCIL MEETING CYCLE WITH
MONTHLY COMMITTEE
MEETINGS
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Works
Committee
|
Community
Services Committee
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
WEEK 3
|
Administration Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Works
Committee
|
Community
Services Committee
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
WEEK 3
|
Administration Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
HIGHLIGHTS:
· City
Council meets for four days per cycle (every two weeks) on
Wednesday and Thursday.
· 14-17
business days between Standing Committee and Council
meetings.
· No
Friday meetings and 8 free days per meeting cycle to allow
for other business.
·
Schedule may lead to some confusion on the part of Members,
the public and staff.
·
Schedule may be subject to "fast-tracking"
Committee reports, thus undermining the benefits of the
schedule.
MEETING
TIMES:
Standing
Committees: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Community
Councils: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Council: 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(Wednesdays)
9:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Thursday)
APPENDIX E
OPTION 3(B): 2-
WEEK COUNCIL MEETING CYCLE WITH
CONCURRENT MONTHLY
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning
and Transportation Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Community
Services Committee
-----
Works
Committee
|
|
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
WEEK 3
|
Administration Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
|
MONDAY
|
TUESDAY
|
WEDNESDAY
|
THURSDAY
|
FRIDAY
|
WEEK 1
|
Planning
and Transportation Committee
-----
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
Community
Services Committee
-----
Works
Committee
|
|
|
|
WEEK 2
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
WEEK 3
|
Administration Committee
|
Policy and Finance Committee
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
East York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
|
WEEK 4
|
|
|
COUNCIL
|
COUNCIL
|
|
HIGHLIGHTS:
· City
Council meets for four days per cycle (every two weeks) on
Wednesday and Thursday.
· 14-17
business days between Standing Committee and Council
meetings.
· No
Friday meetings and 10 free days per meeting cycle to allow
for other business.
·
Schedule may lead to some confusion on the part of Members,
the public and staff.
·
Schedule may be subject to "fast-tracking"
Committee reports, thus undermining the benefits of the
schedule.
MEETING
TIMES:
Standing
Committees: first standing committee - 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.;
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
second
standing committee - 10:30 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 7:00
p.m.
Community
Councils: 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Council: 9:30
a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
(Wednesday)
9:30 a.m. -
12:30 p.m.; 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Thursday)
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
June 1999
|
|
|
|
1
Strategic
Policies and Priorities Committee
|
2
|
3
|
4
Federation
of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual Conference, June
4-7, Halifax
|
5
FCM
Annual
Conference
|
6
FCM
Annual Conference
|
7
FCM
Annual Conference
|
8
|
9
City
Council
|
10
City
Council
|
11
City
Council1
|
12
|
13
|
14
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
15
Administration
Committee
|
16
Works
Committee
|
17
Community
Services Committee
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
22
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
23
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
24
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
1 -
City Council is rescheduled from Tuesday, June 8 to
Friday, June 11 due to the FCM conference.
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
July 1999
|
1 - Compressed schedule
before summer break. Planning and Transportation
Committee and Economic Development and Parks Committee
meet on the same day on July 12. Works Committee and
Community Services Committee meet on the same day on July
14.
|
|
|
|
|
1
Canada
Day
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
City
Council
|
7
City
Council
|
8
City
Council
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
Planning
and Transportation Committee1
___
Economic
Development and Parks Committee1
|
13
Administration
Committee1
|
14
Works
Committee1
____
Community
Services Committee1
|
15
East
York C.C.1
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
16
East
York C.C.1
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
Policy
and Finance Committee1
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
City
Council1
|
28
City
Council1
|
29
City
Council1
|
30
|
31
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
August
1999
|
|
|
1
|
2
Simcoe
Day
(Civic
Holiday)
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
Association
of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual Conference,
August 22-25, Toronto
|
23
AMO
Annual Conference
|
24
AMO
Annual Conference
|
25
AMO
Annual Conference
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
September
1999
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
Labour
Day
|
7
Administration
Committee
|
8
Works
Committee
|
9
Community
Services Committee
|
10
|
11
Rosh
Hashana
|
12
|
13
Planning
and Transportation Committee1
____
Economic
Development and
Parks Committee1
|
14
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
15
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
16
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
Yom
Kippur
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
City
Council
|
29
City
Council
|
30
City
Council
|
1- The Planning and
Transportation Committee is rescheduled from September 6
to September 13 due to Labour Day. The Planning and
Transportation Committee and the Economic Development and
Parks Committee will meet on the same day on September
13.
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
October
1999
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
Planning
and Transportation Committee1
____
Economic
Development and Parks Committee1
|
5
Administration
Committee
|
6
Works
Committee
|
7
Community
Services Committee
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
Thanksgiving
Day
|
12
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
13
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
14
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
City
Council
|
27
City
Council
|
28
City
Council
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
1 - The Economic
Development and Parks Committee is rescheduled from
October 11 to October 4 due to Thanksgiving day. Economic
Development and Parks Committee and Planning and
Transportation Committee will meet on the same day on
October 4.
|
|
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
November
1999
|
|
|
|
1
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
2
Administration
Committee
|
3
Works
Committee
|
4
Community
Services Committee
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
9
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
10
Policy
and Finance Committee1
|
11
Remembrance
Day
|
12
East
York C.C.1
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
13
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
City
Council
|
24
City
Council
|
25
City
Council
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
Planning
and Transportation Committee2
____
Economic
Development and Parks Committee2
|
30
Administration
Committee
|
1 - The Policy and
Finance Committee is rescheduled from November 11 to
November 10 due to Remembrance Day. The second day of the
Community Council meetings (if required) is rescheduled
from November 10 to 12.
2 -
Compressed schedule before the Christmas break. Planning
and Transportation Committee and Economic Development and
Parks Committee will meet on the same day on November 29.
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
December
1999
|
1 - Compressed schedule
before the Christmas break. Works Committee and Community
Services Committee will on the same day on December 1.
|
|
|
|
1
Works
Committee1
____
Community
Services Committee1
|
2
East
York C.C.1
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
3
East
York C.C.1
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
4
Hanukkah
|
5
|
6
|
7
Policy
and Finance Committee1
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
City
Council1
|
15
City
Council1
|
16
City
Council1
|
17
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
Christmas
Eve
|
25
Christmas
Day
|
26
Boxing
Day
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
January
2000
|
|
1
New
Years Day
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
Christmas
Eve
(Eastern
Rite)
|
7
Christmas
Day
(Eastern
Rite)
|
8
|
9
|
10
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
11
Administration
Committee
|
12
Works
Committee
|
13
Community
Services Committee
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
18
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
19
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
20
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
February
2000
|
|
|
|
|
1
City
Council
|
2
City
Council
|
3
City
Council
|
4
Chinese
New
Years Eve
|
5
Chinese
New
Years Eve
|
6
|
7
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
8
Administration
Committee
|
9
Works
Committee
|
10
Community
Services Committee
|
11
|
12
|
13
|
14
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
15
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
16
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
17
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
18
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
City
Council
|
|
|
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
March
2000
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
City
Council
|
2
City
Council
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
_______________
|
7
_______________
|
8
March
Break
|
9
_______________
|
10
_______________
|
11
|
12
|
13
_______________
|
14
_______________
|
15
March
Break
|
16
_______________
|
17
_______________
|
18
|
19
|
20
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
21
Administration
Committee
|
22
Works
Committee
|
23
Community
Services Committee
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
28
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
29
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
30
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
31
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
April
2000
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
|
11
City
Council
|
12
City
Council
|
13
City
Council
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
Planning
and Transportation Committee
_____
Economic
Development and Parks Committee1
|
18
Administration
Committee
|
19
Works
Committee
_____
Community
Services Committee2
|
20
Passover
|
21
Good
Friday
|
22
|
23
Easter
Sunday
|
24
Easter
Monday
|
25
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
26
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
27
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
28
Good
Friday
(Orthodox)
|
29
|
30
Easter
Sunday
(Orthodox)
|
1
-Economic Development and Parks Committee is rescheduled
from April 24 to April 17 due to Easter Monday. Planning
and Transportation Committee and Economic Development and
Parks Committee will meet on the same day on April 17.
2-
Community Services Committee is rescheduled from April 20
to April 19 due to Passover. Works Committee and
Community Services Committee will meet on the same day on
April 19.
|
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
May 2000
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
6
|
7
|
8
|
9
City
Council
|
10
City
Council
|
11
City
Council
|
12
|
13
|
14
|
15
Planning
and Transportation Committee
_____
Economic
Development and Parks Committee1
|
16
Administration
Committee
|
17
Works
Committee
|
18
Community
Services Committee
|
19
|
20
|
21
|
22
Victoria
Day
|
23
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
24
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
25
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
1
-Economic Development and Parks Committee is rescheduled
from May 22 to May 15 due to Victoria Day. Planning and
Transportation and Economic Development will meet on the
same day on May 15.
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
June 2000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
Federation
of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Annual Conference
June
2-5, London, ON
|
3
FCM
Annual
Conference
|
4
FCM
Annual Conference
|
5
FCM
Annual Conference
|
6
|
7
City
Council
|
8
City
Council
|
9
City
Council1
|
10
|
11
|
12
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
13
Administration
Committee
|
14
Works
Committee
|
15
Community
Services Committee
|
16
|
17
|
18
|
19
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
20
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
21
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
22
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
1 - City Council is
rescheduled from Tuesday June 6 to Friday June 9 due to
the FCM conference.
|
Sunday
|
Monday
|
Tuesday
|
Wednesday
|
Thursday
|
Friday
|
Saturday
|
July 2000
|
|
1
Canada
Day
|
2
|
3
|
4
City
Council
|
5
City
Council
|
6
City
Council
|
7
|
8
|
9
|
10
Planning
and Transportation Committee
|
11
Administration
Committee
|
12
Works
Committee
|
13
Community
Services Committee
|
14
|
15
|
16
|
17
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
|
18
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
19
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
|
20
Policy
and Finance Committee
|
21
|
22
|
23
|
24
|
25
|
26
|
27
|
28
|
29
|
30
|
31
|
.
|
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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August
2000
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1
City
Council
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2
City
Council
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3
City
Council
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4
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5
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6
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7
Simcoe
Day
(Civic
Holiday)
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
Association
of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) Annual Conference,
August
13-16, Ottawa
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14
AMO
Annual Conference
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15
AMO
Annual Conference
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16
AMO
Annual Conference
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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September
2000
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1
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2
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3
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4
Labour
Day
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
Planning
and Transportation Committee
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12
Administration
Committee
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13
Works
Committee
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14
Community
Services Committee
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15
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16
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17
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18
Economic
Development and Parks Committee
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19
East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
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East
York C.C.
Etobicoke
C.C.
North
York C.C.
Scarborough
C.C.
Toronto
C.C.
York
C.C.
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21
Policy
and Finance Committee
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
Rosh
Hashanah
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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October
2000
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1
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2
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3
City
Council
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4
City
Council
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5
City
Council
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6
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7
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8
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9
Yom
Kippur
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Thanksgiving
Day
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10
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11
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12
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13
Nomination
Day
(tentative)
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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November
2000
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
Remembrance
Day
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12
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13
City
of Toronto Council Election Day
(tentative)
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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23
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24
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25
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26
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27
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28
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29
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30
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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December
2000
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
Hanukkah
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23
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24
Christmas
Eve
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25
Christmas
Day
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26
Boxing
Day
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27
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28
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29
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30
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31
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