The filed record
Appointment of Public Members to the Toronto Public Library Board
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The decision
2019-10-29 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on October 29 and 30, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Public Library Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until successors are appointed: Sarwar Choudhury Alison Menary 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (October 4, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
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Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (October 4, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
On the agenda
As the city filed it
The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct interviews and recommend two candidates to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
Staff recommended
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. The Civic Appointments Committee recommend two candidates for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until successors are appointed. 2. City Council direct that the confidential information contained in Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 remain confidential in its entirety as it relates to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
Considered
2019-10-15 · Civic Appointments Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint the following candidates to the Toronto Public Library Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2022, and until successors are appointed: Sarwar Choudhury Alison Menary 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (October 4, 2019) from the City Clerk remain confidential in their entirety
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as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
Clerk’s note
Candidates' biographies: Sarwar Choudhury A CPA, CA by profession, Sarwar currently works as a Manager at Ernst & Young in an Advisory capacity, with experience in the government and public sector. Sarwar has previously worked as a Constituency Office Manager for a Member of Parliament, and served as the Vice-President of the Scarborough Business Association. Sarwar is very engaged in the Scarborough community where he has dedicated time to working with community organizations, small businesses, and families.
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Alison Menary Alison has been in the IT industry for 15+ years leading software implementation projects for both start-ups and large enterprise, living and working in North America, Europe, and Asia, visiting over 40 countries in her travels. She heads the software team at leading self service technology company Embross delivering solutions for the travel and transportation industry. An immigrant, she has called Canada home for thirty years. She is an avid reader and is currently writing her first book. Alison holds an Honours degree in Computer Science and Anthropology from the University of Toronto.
2019-10-29 · Toronto City Council · adopted
Clerk’s note
Appointees' biographies: Sarwar Choudhury A CPA, CA by profession, Sarwar currently works as a Manager at Ernst & Young in an Advisory capacity, with experience in the government and public sector. Sarwar has previously worked as a Constituency Office Manager for a Member of Parliament, and served as the Vice-President of the Scarborough Business Association. Sarwar is very engaged in the Scarborough community where he has dedicated time to working with community organizations, small businesses, and families.
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Alison Menary Alison has been in the IT industry for 15+ years leading software implementation projects for both start-ups and large enterprise, living and working in North America, Europe, and Asia, visiting over 40 countries in her travels. She heads the software team at leading self service technology company Embross delivering solutions for the travel and transportation industry. An immigrant, she has called Canada home for thirty years. She is an avid reader and is currently writing her first book. Alison holds an Honours degree in Computer Science and Anthropology from the University of Toronto.