The Tribunals Nominating Panel recommends that:

1.  City Council appoint the following candidates to the Sign Variance Committee for a term of office ending on December 8, 2021 and until successors are appointed:

- Irene Buncel

- Nigel Waterman

2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1, 2, 3, and 4 to the report (November 7, 2017) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.

Candidates' biographies:

Irene Buncel

Ms. Buncel is a single mom of two boys living in Toronto's east end. She was licensed by the Law Society in 2012 as a Paralegal and has worked for nearly twenty years in complaints resolution for three Ombudsman offices; the Fair Practices Commission, the City of Toronto Ombudsman and Ombudsman Ontario. She has volunteered at various organizations including Habitat for Humanity, Applegrove Community Complex, East York Soccer Association and Margaret Frazer House.

Nigel Waterman

Nigel Waterman has 20 years of experience in adjudication and is currently employed with Legal Aid Ontario. He holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Brock University and a Certificate in Adjudication for Administrative Agencies, Boards and Tribunals from the Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators and Osgoode Hall Law School. Nigel has served on the Sign Variance Committee since February 2012.

The Tribunals Nominating Panel will conduct interviews during its meeting on November 15, 2017 and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Sign Variance Committee.