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Decision Letter |
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Nominating Panel - Environmental |
| Meeting No. | 7 | Contact | Cathrine Regan, Committee Administrator | |
| Meeting Date |
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 |
Phone | 416-392-6276 | |
| Start Time |
9:30 AM |
cregan@toronto.ca | ||
| Location |
Committee Room 4, City Hall
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Chair | Councillor Mike Layton |
| NE7.1 | ACTION |
Amended |
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Ward:All |
| Appointment of Member to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board to Fill a Vacancy |
| Confidential Attachment - Personal matters about identifiable individuals who are being considered for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) Board |
| Panel Decision | |
The Environmental Nominating Panel recommends that:
1. City Council appoint Ronald Chopowick to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on July 9, 2018, and until a successor is appointed.
2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board. |
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| Decision Advice and Other Information |
Candidate's biography:
Ronald Chopowick
Ronald Chopowick was an Administrator/Professor at Seneca College for 35 years, and at York University for more than 40 years. He was educated at the University of Toronto, where he obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees in Forestry and a Ph.D. in Plant Biochemistry and Ecology. Ronald is actively involved in his community, and has served on many boards, including the Ontario Trillium Foundation's Toronto Grant Review Team, the Toronto Public Library Board, and, most recently, the TRCA Board. |
| Origin |
| (April 13, 2016) Report from the City Clerk |
| Summary |
There is one vacancy on the TRCA Board due to a recent resignation. The Environmental Nominating Panel will interview three candidates during its meeting on April 20, 2016, and recommend one public member to City Council to fill this vacancy. |
| Background Information |
| (April 13, 2016) Report from the City Clerk on Appointment of Member to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority Board to Fill a Vacancy (http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/ne/bgrd/backgroundfile-92058.pdf) Confidential Attachment 1 - List of Candidates and Qualifications Summary, and Applications for Appointment to the TRCA Board (previously distributed with Items NE4.1 and NE6.1) Confidential Attachment 2 - Confidential Voluntary Diversity Information Summary (previously distributed with Items NE4.1 and NE6.1) Confidential Attachment 3 - Interview Schedule for the TRCA Board Interviews on April 20, 2016 Confidential Attachment 4 - Applications for Candidates to be Interviewed by the Environmental Nominating Panel on April 20, 2016 |