Toronto City Council

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The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors.

For ease of electoral division, wards are based upon the city's provincial electoral districts, with each district (or 'riding') divided into two city wards. (The provincial boundaries will be redistributed in 2007 along the lines of the new federal boundaries; it is unclear whether the city wards will also be shifted along these lines for the 2010 election, an adjustment which would increase the number of councillors from 44 to 46.)

[edit] Members-elect of the 2007 - 2010 City Council

The city council comprises 45 members: 44 ward councillors plus the mayor.

The city posts agendas for council and committee meetings.

There are six standing committees of council: policy and finance, administration, works, economic development and parks, community services and planning and transportation. In addition there are three other internal business committees: audit, nominating and striking. Sub-committees of the policy and finance committee include the budget advisory committee and the employee and labour relations committee.

In addition to the standing committees, all members of Toronto city council serve on a community council. The city is divided into four community councils, each of which makes recommendations on local matters to the full city council. Although they are named "councils" they are really geographic standing committees of council with no final authority. These are denoted in the chart as a letter next to the councillor's ward number:

E - Etobicoke and York,
N - North York,
S - Scarborough,
T - Central Toronto and East York.

[edit] Changes for 2007-2011 Council

A few changes are coming to the new council in 2007:

Executive Committee consisting of two city councillors and the six heads of the city committees (Policy and Finance, Adminstration, Planning and Transportation, Economic Development and Parks, Works, Community Services)
Speaker of Toronto City Council and Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council

Councillor	Ward	Provincial Electoral District	Notes
David Miller	mayor		policy and finance committee chair
Paul Ainslie¹	43 S	Scarborough—Rouge River
Brian Ashton	36 S	Scarborough Southwest
Maria Augimeri	9 N	York Centre
Sandra Bussin	32 T	Beaches—East York	deputy mayor
Shelley Carroll	33 N	Don Valley East
Raymond Cho	42 S	Scarborough—Rouge River
Janet Davis	31 T	Beaches—East York
Glenn De Baeremaeker	38 S	Scarborough Centre
Michael Del Grande	39 S	Scarborough—Agincourt
Frank Di Giorgio	12 E	York South—Weston
Mike Feldman	10 N	York Centre	deputy mayor
John Filion	23 N	Willowdale	Toronto Centre for the Arts committee chair
Paula Fletcher	30 T	Toronto—Danforth
Rob Ford	2 E	Etobicoke North
Adam Giambrone	18 T	Davenport	cycling committee chair
Mark Grimes	6 E	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Suzan Hall	1 E	Etobicoke North	Etobicoke York community council chair
Adrian Heaps	35 S	Scarborough Southwest
Doug Holyday	3 E	Etobicoke Centre
Cliff Jenkins	25 N	Don Valley West
Norm Kelly	40 S	Scarborough—Agincourt
Gloria Lindsay Luby	4 E	Etobicoke Centre	Economic Development and Parks Chair
Giorgio Mammoliti	7 E	York West
Pam McConnell	28 T	Toronto Centre—Rosedale	police services board chair
Joe Mihevc	21 T	St. Paul's	nominating committee chair
Peter Milczyn	5 E	Etobicoke—Lakeshore
Denzil Minnan-Wong	34 N	Don Valley East	North York community council chair
Howard Moscoe	15 N	Eglinton—Lawrence
Ron Moeser	44 S	Scarborough East
Frances Nunziata	11 E	York South—Weston
Case Ootes	29 T	Toronto—Danforth
Cesar Palacio	17 E	Davenport
Joe Pantalone	19 T	Trinity—Spadina	deputy mayor
John Parker	26 N	Don Valley West	works committee chair
Gord Perks	14 T	Parkdale—High Park
Anthony Perruzza	8 N	York West
Kyle Rae	27 T	Toronto Centre—Rosedale	Toronto East York community council chair
Bill Saundercook	13 E	Parkdale—High Park
David Shiner	24 N	Willowdale
Karen Stintz	16 N	Eglinton—Lawrence
Michael Thompson	37 S	Scarborough Centre	Scarborough community council chair
Adam Vaughan	20 T	Trinity—Spadina
Michael Walker	22 T	St. Paul's	administration committee chair

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