[urban sagua8]

www.toronto.ca/legdocs/20.../it049.pdf

Just kidding about the thread title but it looks like Mayor Miller is seeking more power; Good for Toronto!

(10) the Mayor be authorized to:
(a) appoint:
- Standing Committee Chairs
- Deputy Mayor(s)
- Audit Committee Chair
- Budget Advisory Committee Chair
- Employee and Labour Relations Committee designated Chair (if the Mayor does not wish to Chair)
- The new Rapid Housing Committee Chair
- Nominating Committee and the Striking Committee designated Chairs (if the Mayor does not wish to Chair)
- Chairs of the Roundtable s on the Environment; Arts and Culture; Beautiful City; Seniors; Children, Youth and Education; Access, Equity and Human Rights;
- The Chair of the Film Board
- Chairs of other special committee which report directly to Standing Committees, except sub-committees; and
(b) that the Mayor’s appointments not be subject to debate or amendments by the Striking Committee, and a 2/3 majority vote of Council be required to debate or amend the Mayor’s appointments;

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

A lot of this is already done informally. The two deputy mayors (Bussin, Pantalone) for example, are Miller allies. If a mayor has influence, all of these powers aren't needed as he'll have the votes on council regardless.

 

[unimaginative2]

The third deputy mayor, Mike Feldman, isn't a Miller ally. How did he get his job? Was it Miller trying to be concililatory, or was he rammed through by the right-wing rump?

 

[fiendishlibrarian]

Forgot about Feldman. Yeah, I'm pretty sure it was a case of Miller wanting to have a right-wing (although Feldman is more centrist) balance. This was why he made Soknacki budget chief as well.

 

[rbtaylor]

Soknacki is a good budget chief. He seems to be able to put personal preferences aside and instead focuses on making the council objectives (left or right) work with the finances.