Other Items Considered by the Committee

(a)Conditions of Employment - Council Staff Members.

 The Corporate Services Committee reports having referred the following report back to the Executive Director of Human Resources for further discussion with the affected employees, and report thereon to the next meeting of the Corporate Services Committee:

 (April 14, 1998) from the Executive Director of Human Resources, respecting conditions of employment for Council staff members; advising that there will be financial implications in terms of the salaries and benefits for those individuals in these positions; that funding for these positions is accommodated in the Councillor's 1998 salary budgets; and recommending that Council staff members (Executive Assistant, Constituency Assistant, Administrative Assistant and Clerical Assistant) employed:

 (1)on or before December 31, 1997, as permanent or temporary employees remain as permanent or temporary employees with the City of Toronto;

 (2)on or before December 31, 1997, as contract employees be employed under the terms and conditions of the respective employment contract attached as Appendix "A" except for those employees of the former Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto who may choose to remain on their existing contract;

 (3)on or after January 1, 1998, be employed under the terms and conditions of the respective employment contract attached as Appendix "A".

 (b)Office Administration and Expenses of Members of Council.

 The Corporate Services Committee reports having referred the following report, together with the following motions, to the Commissioner of Corporate Services, the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and the Chief Administrative Officer, for report thereon to the meeting of the Corporate Services Committee scheduled to be held on May 25, 1998:

 Moved by Councillor Adams:

 Athat Appendix >A= embodied in the following report be amended as follows:

 "(1)that Section 2(f) be amended to read as follows: "Councillors cannot exceed their annual global office budget. Any over-expenditure would be recovered from the next years budget allocation subject to the Councillor being personally responsible for any over-expenditure at the end of the three year term of office.";

 (2)that Section 11 (b)(i) be amended to read as follows:

 "That Councillors and the Mayor shall notify the City Clerk in advance of plans to attend an event and shall seek Council approval for conference/seminar events exceeding $3,500.00 (Canadian funds), inclusive of registration, travel, accommodation and all related expenses.";

 (3)that Section 11 (ii), entitled "Business Travel", be amended to provide that travel as a delegate to annual or general meetings to organizations such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the International Union of Local Authorities, the World Association of Major Metropolis and the Ontario Good Roads Association, be charged to the Council Business Travel Budget;

 (4)that the Section entitled, "Overtime by Administrative Assistants", be amended to provide that compensation for overtime worked be included in the General Council Budget, subject to a limit; and the Chief Administrative Officer and the City Clerk be requested to report to the Corporate Services Committee on a reasonable limit."; and

 (5)that vacation replacement cost be paid for from the General Council Budget up to the City's standards for vacation."

 Moved by Councillor Rae:

 Athat Appendix >A= embodied in the following report be amended as follows:

 (1)that Section 2 (i) be amended by deleting all of the words after the words "supported expense report", so that such section read as follows:

 "(2)(i)Purchases made by Members of Council will be paid directly to the supplier by the Corporation. Incidental expenses may be reimbursed to Councillors through petty cash or upon submission of a completed and supported expenses report"; and

(2)that Section 11 (c) be amended by deleting therefrom reference to the use of the services of a Corporate Travel Agent.

 Moved by Councillor Mihevc:

 "That Section 1 of Appendix >A= embodied in the following report, entitled "Global Budget Expenses", be amended to include "business use of personal automobile" .

 Moved by Councillor Augimeri:

 "That Section 1, entitled "Global Budget Expenses" of Appendix >A= embodied in the following report be amended by deleting from the item listed as "Tickets for community and other events (limit of two (2) per event)", the following words "(limit of two (2) per event)", so that such item read as follows:

 "Tickets for community and other events".

 Moved by Councillor Miller:

 (1)"That Section 11 (i), entitled "Conference/Seminar", be amended by adding after the word "seminar", the words "to respond to invitations to speak", so that such Section read as follows:

 "attendance at a seminar, to respond to invitations to speak, which is a compact program of not more than five working days, not necessarily offered through an approved academic institution or professional body, for an individual's professional development;" and

 (2)that the Chief Administrative Officer be requested to submit a report to the Corporate Services Committee on a specific criteria related to invitations to speak."

 Moved by Councillor Johnston:

 "That Appendix A be amended to provide that when a Member of Council is travelling, they also advise the Clerk, in writing.":

(April 16, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, establishing consistent policies and procedures with respect to office administration and expenses of Members of Council; advising that this report has no immediate financial implications; that implementation of the proposed policies will clarify corporate and Councillor expenditures and will be addressed as part of the regular budget process; and recommending that:

 (1)the policies and procedures as outlined in Appendix "A" entitled "Office Administration and Expenses of Members of Council" be adopted, and that all Members of Council and their staff comply with the policies; and

 (2)the appropriate City officials be authorized to give effect thereto.

 (c)Parking Tag Issuance.

 The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following report and presentation:

 (April 14, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, providing a geographic breakdown showing locations where parking tags were issued in 1997, based on the six former Area Municipalities as requested by the Corporate Services Committee on February 16, 1998; and recommending that this report be received for information purposes.

Mr. Bryan Kerr, Manager, Parking Tag Operations, gave a presentation to the Corporate Services Committee providing:

 (1)information on past, present and future Parking Tag Operations (PTO);

 (2)PTO statistics;

 (3)PTO Revenue;

 (4)Parking Tags unpaid;

 (5)PTO Payment Processes; and

 (6)Parking Enforcement Statistics.

 (d)1998 Parking Tag Issuance - March.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having received the following report:

(April 6, 1998) from the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, advising that Metropolitan Council, on February 17 and 18, 1993, adopted Clause No. 1 of Report No. 9 of the Management Committee, as amended, wherein it is recommended "that the Metropolitan Treasurer submit a monthly report to the Management Committee on the operational results of Parking Tag Operations regarding the number of tags issued and collected, staffing and expenditures and revenue and deviations thereof, together with a projected total year position"; that this report reflects parking enforcement and collection activities of the Corporation for the period ending March 31, 1998; attaching the following schedules:

 Schedule 1Monthly Tag Issuance, Collection Rate and Revenue for 1998;

 Schedule 2Collection Rate Activity for Tags Issued in Prior Years (1989-1997);

 Schedule 3 Parking Tag Receivables (1989-1997);

 Schedule 4Summary of Trial Request and Conviction Rates; and

 Schedule 5Summary of Expenditures for Parking Tag Operations; and

 recommending that this report be received for information.

 (e)Bus Garage Replacement Project - Property Acquisition.

 The Corporate Services Committee reports having requested further confidential reports from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and the Toronto Transit Commission respecting the following communications; and having forwarded a request in regard thereto to the Urban Environment and Development Committee:

 (i)(April 9, 1998) from the General Secretary, Toronto Transit Commission entitled, "Bus Garage Replacement Project - Property Acquisition"; and

 (ii)(April 24, 1998) from Councillor Sandra Bussin, East Toronto, and Councillor Tom Jakobek, East Toronto, respecting the Bus Garage Replacement Project.

Councillor Sandra Bussin, East Toronto, appeared before the Corporate Services Committee in connection with the foregoing matter.

 (f)Transitional Investments - City Clerk's Department.

The Corporate Services Committee reports having recommended to the Budget Committee the adoption of the following joint report; noting the action taken by the Budget Committee on April 20, 1998, respecting further reports from the Chief Administrative Officer on a project-by-project basis to the appropriate Standing Committee outlining the source of funding and identifying the related savings and budget reductions respecting all transition projects:

 (April 16, 1998) from the Commissioner of Corporate Services and City Clerk, seeking funding approval for City Clerk's Department transitional investments required from 1998 to 2000 in order to achieve proposed 1998 and future year Operating Budget reductions; and recommending that:

 (1)the City Clerk's proposals for transitional investments, as outlined in this report, be approved and implemented in 1998;

 (2)total funds in the amount of $2,729,000.00.00, phased over three years, be approved for the Clerk's Department requested transitional investments, with funds in the amount of $1,585,000.00 to be provided in 1998, in accordance with the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer's report (April 17, 1998) respecting Transition Projects - Financing Strategy; and

 (3)the appropriate City Officials be authorized and directed to take the necessary action to give effect thereto.

 (g)"Rosenberg" Decision Respecting the

Provision of Benefits to Same-sex Partners.

 The Corporate Services Committee reports having requested the City Solicitor to submit a report to the meeting of the Corporate Services Committee scheduled to be held on May 25, 1998, on the implications of the "Rosenberg" decision made by the Ontario Court of Appeal respecting the provision of benefits to same-sex partners.