Civic Appointments Committee
The full agenda, as filed
All 2 items in the clerk’s order. Each carries the city’s own words: the staff recommendation, what the body decided, and its status. Nothing below is written by us.
CA28.1amended
Appointment of a Public Member to the Toronto Public Library Board
The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct interviews and recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Public Library Board.
The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Ben Liu 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 1a, 1b, and 2 to 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.
Staff recommendation as filed
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 1a, 1b, and 2 to 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.
CA28.2amended
Appointment of a Public Member to the Toronto Zoo Board
The Civic Appointments Committee will conduct interviews and recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management.
The Civic Appointments Committee recommends that: 1. City Council appoint Edward McDonnell to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office ending on July 21, 2027, and until a successor is appointed. 2. City Council appoint Nora Boyer to the Toronto Zoo Board of Management, at pleasure of Council, for a term of office starting on November 11, 2025, ending on November 11, 2029, and until a successor is appointed, to succeed Matthew Cole whose term ends on November 10, 2025. 3. City Council direct that Confidential Attachments 1 to 4 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board.
Staff recommendation as filed
The City Clerk recommends that: 1. The Civic Appointments Committee recommend one candidate to City Council for appointment to the Toronto Zoo 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 remain confidential in their entirety as they relate to personal matters about identifiable individuals being considered for appointment to the Toronto Zoo Board.