Appointment of a Member of Council to the Toronto Police Service Board - by Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie

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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 remove Councillor Jon Burnside as a member of the Toronto Police Service Board effective immediately. 2. City Council waive the requirement in the Council Procedures to canvass Members for their interest in appointment to the Toronto Police Service Board and appoint Councillor Shelley Carroll to the Toronto Police Service Board for a term of office ending December 31, 2024, and until a successor is appointed.

On the agenda

As the city filed it

The provincial Community Safety and Policing Act came into force as of April 1, 2024. Among the changes incorporated in this legislation are new parameters governing eligibility for appointment to a police service board. As a former member of the Toronto Police Service, unfortunately Councillor Burnside will no longer be able to serve on the Toronto Police Services Board.

Staff recommended

Mayor Olivia Chow, seconded by Councillor Paul Ainslie, recommends that: 1. City Council remove Councillor Jon Burnside as a member of the Toronto Police Service Board effective immediately. 2. City Council waive the requirement in the Council Procedures to canvass Members for their interest in appointment to the Toronto Police Service Board and appoint Councillor Shelley Carroll to the Toronto Police Service Board for a term of office ending December 31, 2024, and until a successor is appointed.

On the record

The item as the City filed it