Appointment of Interim Deputy City Manager - by Mayor John Tory, seconded by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong

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2021-06-08 · Toronto City Council · adopted

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City Council on June 8 and 9, 2021, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Thomas Azouz to the position of Interim Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective on July 1, 2021 and ending when City Council appoints a new Deputy City Manager and commences their term, subject to and following written acceptance by Thomas Azouz of the employment agreement offered by the City. 2.

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City Council authorize the City Manager to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with Thomas Azouz. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of the Interim Deputy City Manager in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (June 8, 2021) from the City Manager. The following Curriculum Vitae Summary for Thomas Azouz is now public: EMPLOYMENT HISTORY February 2020 - now General Manager, Employment and Social Services (TESS), City of Toronto 2017 - 2020 Director General, EX-03, Program Delivery Branch (PDB), Government of Canada, Employment and Social Development, Service Canada 2017 Executive Director, Business Expertise, EX-02, PDB 2015 - 2017 Director, EX-01, Planning, Accountability and Strategic Analysis (PASA), Strategic Services Branch (SSB) 2013 - 2014 Acting Executive Director, EX-02 2010 - 2013 Director, EX-01, Community Based Delivery Directorate 2010 - 2012 Director, Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) - concurrently 2009 - 2010 Director, EX-01, East Toronto Service Area, Citizen Services and Program Delivery Branch EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1996 Certificate in Environmental Management, Ryerson University 1991 Bachelor of Science, Honours, University of Toronto AFFILIATION Regional Champion of Mental Health, Official Languages, Values and Ethics and lead for the region's Communities of Practice (Executive, Managers, Team Leaders and Administrative Networks) from November 2015 to April 2017 Regional lead for Service Canada at the Federal Operations Committee Co-chair of the Labour Market Working Group for the Ring of Fire initiative Regional lead in a tripartite Working Group with the Ministry of Community and Social Services and Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing to improve alignment of Canada and Ontario priorities, programs and investments

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The Deputy City Manager, Giuilana Carbone, has announced her retirement from the City of Toronto effective June 30, 2021. This report seeks Council authority to appoint an interim Deputy City Manager to ensure continuity in the position prior to the effective start date of the next Deputy City Manager. This Motion is urgent as the current Deputy City Manager, Social and Community Services is retiring at the end of June, and City Council must make an appointment at this meeting.

Staff recommended

Mayor John Tory, seconded by Deputy Mayor Denzil Minnan-Wong, recommends that City Council adopt the following recommendations in the report (June 8, 2021) from the City Manager: 1. The candidate identified in the Confidential Attachment 1 be appointed to the position of Interim Deputy City Manager for the City of Toronto, with such appointment to be effective on July 1, 2021 and ending when City Council appoints a new Deputy City Manager and commences their term, subject to and following written acceptance by the candidate of the employment agreement offered by the City.

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2. The City Manager be authorized to negotiate terms and conditions of employment with the candidate. 3. City Council authorize the public release of the name and curriculum vitae summary of the Interim Deputy City Manager contained in Confidential Attachment 1 upon City Council's approval of the appointment.

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