Toronto Atmospheric Fund -

Appointment of Directors

The Corporate Services Committee recommends the adoption of the Recommendations of the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, embodied in the following communication (November 25, 1998) from the City Clerk:

At its meeting on November 20, 1998, the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund had before it a report dated November 4, 1998, from Mr. H. W. O. Doyle, City Solicitor, addressed to the Corporate Services Committee with recommendations regarding filling one vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund and to appoint a replacement for another member of the Board.

The Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund moved that:

(1)the recommendations contained in the aforementioned communication be forwarded to the Corporate Services Committee for adoption;

(2)Mr. Alan Shultz, Director, Accounting Services, City of Toronto, be appointed a Director of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund to fill the position on the Board designated to the Commissioner of Finance, as indicated in Recommendation No. (1) embodied in the report (November 4, 1998) from Mr. Doyle to the Corporate Services Committee; and

(3)as recommended in Recommendation No.(2) of the aforementioned report from Mr.Doyle, the Director, Healthy Environments, Public Health Division, Community and Neighbourhood Services, be appointed to the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund, to replace the position on the Board designated to the Medical Officer of Health, and that the name of the individual who is appointed as the Director, Healthy Environments, be forwarded to the Corporate Services Committee when such person has been appointed.

(Report dated November 4, 1998, from Mr. H. W. O. Doyle,

City Solicitor, addressed to the Corporate Services.)

Purpose:

To fill one vacancy on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund and to appoint a delegate for another member of the Board.

Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:

N/A.

Recommendations:

It is recommended that:

(1)the position on the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund reserved for the Commissioner of Finance be filled by the person who holds the title of Director of Accounting Services of the City of Toronto, from time to time, in lieu of the Commissioner of Finance (City Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer); and

(2)the position of the Medical Officer of Health on the Board of Directors, currently held by Dr.Sheela Basrur be filled by one of her senior staff members whose name and position will be reported directly to the Committee.

Council Reference/Background/History:

Clause No. 56 of Report No. 1 of the Former City of Toronto Executive Committee adopted by former City Council at its meeting of September 22 and 23, 1997, entitled "Toronto Atmospheric Fund - Board of Directors", and Clause No. 1 of Report No. 1 of The Striking Committee, adopted by Council at its meeting of January 8, 1998.

Comments and/or Discussion and/or Justification:

Former City of Toronto Council, by the adoption of Clause No. 56 of Report No. 21 of the Executive Committee at its meeting of September 22 and 23, 1997, continued the appointment of two City officials, who were made Directors of the Board of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund ("TAF"), under the TAF legislation. Section 3 (1) of the TAF legislation, paragraph three stipulates that "the Commissioners of Finance and City Works Services and the Medical Officer of Health" of the City are Directors on the Board. As a result of a change in the name of the department head for Finance and Works in 1996, there was no longer a "Commissioner of Finance", nor a "Commissioner of City Works Services", so the individuals holding those equivalent positions were appointed by name (NickKristoffy, who was then Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, and Barry Gutteridge who was then Commissioner of City Works Services). These appointments were continued through amalgamation until such time as a further appointment was made by City Council. This process is set out more particularly in the attached letter from Mr. Cliff Goldfarb, Counsel for TAF, dated November 2, 1998.

In light of the post-amalgamation staff appointments and corporate restructuring of the three statutory Board positions reserved for City officials, the person who is the Commissioner of Works and Emergency Services, Mr. Barry Gutteridge, remains appointed to the Toronto Atmospheric Board of Directors by name for the statutory position of the Commissioner of Public Works and the Environment. The position for the person who is the Commissioner of Finance of the City is not officially occupied since the title of the City official doing that function is the Chief Financial Officer and City Treasurer and the position was last filled by the appointment of the person previously acting in that capacity in the old City of Toronto by name. That individual referred to, Nick Kristoffy, is no longer with the City and the new City Treasurer has never been formally appointed to the Board. In terms of the workload demands of the City Treasurer, it is appropriate that a delegate be appointed to the Board of Directors of TAF to sit instead of the City Treasurer. The recommendation of the City Treasurer for this delegation is the position of the Director of Accounting, which is presently occupied by Al Shultz. The third position, for the person who is the Medical Officer of Health of the City, has been filled by the Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Sheela Basrur, since that title has not changed from the original statutory provision. However, given the workload requirements of Dr.Basrur, she has requested that one of her senior staff be appointed to sit as a delegate for the Medical Officer of Health on the TAF Board of Directors. She will be providing the name and title of that individual directly to the Committee.

Conclusions:

In order to ensure that the Board of Directors of the Toronto Atmospheric Fund is able to carry out its mandate in accordance with the statutory requirements, it is recommended that the action set out in this report and the attached correspondence from Cliff Goldfarb, Counsel for TAF, be adopted.

Contact Name:

Lorraine Searles-Kelly

392-7240