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Toronto City Council · 2019-07-16 · 2019.MM9.61

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Extension of the Term of the Integrity Commissioner - by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks

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2019-07-16 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on July 16, 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council extend the term of the Integrity Commissioner, on the same terms and conditions, to November 29, 2019 or until the recruitment process for a new Integrity Commissioner is completed, and City Council approves the appointment of a new Integrity Commissioner, whichever comes first.

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At its meeting on June 10, 2014, City Council appointed Valerie Jepson as Toronto's Integrity Commissioner for a fixed, non-renewable five-year term. The current Integrity Commissioner's term ends on September 6, 2019. The Integrity Commissioner function is a requirement under the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and reports directly to City Council. A recruitment process for a new Integrity Commissioner is ongoing. The next meeting of City Council is October 2019.

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The term of the current Integrity Commissioner must be extended to ensure the City is meeting legislative requirements, and to allow for sufficient time to complete the recruitment process, hence the urgency of this motion.

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Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, seconded by Councillor Gord Perks, recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the following recommendation in the attached report (July 16, 2019) from the Chair, Integrity Commissioner Selection Panel: 1. City Council extend the term of the Integrity Commissioner, on the same terms and conditions, to November 29, 2019 or until the recruitment process for a new Integrity Commissioner is completed, and Council approves the appointment of a new Integrity Commissioner, whichever comes first.

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