The filed record
Appointment of Public Member to the Toronto Public Library Board
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The decision
2024-04-17 · Toronto City Council · adopted
As filed
City Council on April 17 and 18, 2024, adopted the following: 1. City Council appoint Sakariya Ahmed to the Toronto Public Library Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (March 25, 2024) 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 (March 25, 2024) 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 one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
Staff recommended
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. The Civic Appointments Committee recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 - 4 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
Considered
2024-04-12 · Civic Appointments Committee · amended
Decision as filed
The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Sakariya Ahmed to the Toronto Public Library Board, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on November 14, 2026, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 to the report (March 25, 2024) 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.
Clerk’s note
Candidate biography Sakariya Ahmed Sakariya Ahmed is a lifelong Torontonian, a city builder, policy wonk, and a strong proponent of community. He spends his time thinking about education and equity in public policy and professionally helps ideate, create, and deliver products as a Product Manager. He sits on the board of his alma mater, the Ivey Business School, consulting on its various equity initiatives. He spent the previous year studying policy responses to the housing crisis as an Action Canada fellow and is now working on building a Black-led community centre to address the resourcing gaps.
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He brings strong expertise in technology, public education, and civic engagement.
2024-04-17 · Toronto City Council · adopted
Clerk’s note
During the review of the Order Paper on April 17, 2024, City Council adopted a procedural motion to remove this Item from the jurisdiction of the Civic Appointments Committee and bring it forward for consideration by City Council. Appointee's biography Sakariya Ahmed Sakariya Ahmed is a lifelong Torontonian, a city builder, policy wonk, and a strong proponent of community. He spends his time thinking about education and equity in public policy and professionally helps ideate, create, and deliver products as a Product Manager.
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He sits on the board of his alma mater, the Ivey Business School, consulting on its various equity initiatives. He spent the previous year studying policy responses to the housing crisis as an Action Canada fellow and is now working on building a Black-led community centre to address the resourcing gaps. He brings strong expertise in technology, public education, and civic engagement.