Toronto City Council Act, 2010 Sergio, Mario — Bill 82 (39th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Bill 82, 39-2

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Bill 82, Toronto City Council Act, 2010

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Bill 82 2010

An Act to amend the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the

Legislative Assembly Act

This

Act amends or repeals more than one Act. For the legislative history of these

Acts, see the Table of Consolidated Public Statutes – Detailed Legislative

History at www.e-Laws.gov.on.ca.

Her

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, enacts as follows:

City of Toronto Act, 2006

1. (1) Subsection 135 (3) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006

is repealed and the following substituted:

Requirements

(3) The following rules apply to the composition of city

council:

1. There

shall be 32 members in total, one of whom shall be head of council and eight of

whom shall be board of control members.

2. Subject

to subsections (8) and (9), the members of council shall be elected in

accordance with the Municipal

Elections Act, 1996 .

3. The

head of council shall be elected by general vote.

4. The

members, other than the head of council and the board of control members, shall

be elected by general vote or wards or by any combination of general vote and

wards.

5. The

eight board of control members shall be elected by the board of control wards

as divided for that purpose by the City.

(2) Section 135 of the Act is amended

by adding the following subsections:

Two consecutive terms limitation

(7) A member of city council may hold that office for an

unlimited number of terms, but the maximum number of consecutive terms shall be

two.

Time for filing nomination

(8) Despite subsection 33 (4) of the Municipal Elections Act , 1996 , a nomination

for an office may be filed,

(

a) during

the 90-day period before nomination day in the year of a regular election, at a

time when the clerk's office is open; or

(

b) on

nomination day, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Election campaign period

(9) Despite subsection 68 (1) of the Municipal Elections Act, 1996 , a

candidate's election campaign period for an office begins on nomination day and

ends on voting day.

Eligibility for other government office

(10) A member of city council shall not be nominated for

an office in an election to be a member of the Legislative Assembly or House of

Commons of Canada unless his or her membership on council ceases by the close

of nominations.

2. The Act is amended by adding the following

section:

Board of control

135.1

(1) The

board of control is composed of the head of council and eight board of control

members.

Duties of the board of control

(2) The duties of the board of control shall include,

(

a) responsibility

for the City's financial matters, including the budget and the awarding of all

contracts; and

(

b) responsibility

for all officers and employees of the City.

Board of control decisions

(3) City council may overturn any decision made by the board

of control by a vote of two-thirds of its members.

Legislative Assembly Act

3. (1) Subsection 9 (1) of the Legislative Assembly Act

is amended by striking out "Subject to subsection (2)" at the beginning.

(2) Subsection 9 (2) of the Act is

repealed.

Commencement and

Short Title

Commencement

4. This Act comes into force on January 1,

Short title

5. The

short title of this Act is the Toronto City Council Act, 2010 .

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The

Bill amends the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Legislative

Assembly Act . The City of Toronto Act, 2006 is amended to restructure the

city council by limiting the number of members to 32 and by establishing a

board of control to oversee all financial and personnel matters. The Act is

also amended to limit the number of consecutive terms of office held by a

member of council to two, to shorten the nomination and campaign period of an

election and to require members of council to resign before running for other

government offices.

consequential amendment is made to the Legislative Assembly Act .

Date Bill stage Activity Committee

May 20, 2010

First Reading

Carried

Debates and Progress

First Reading

May 20, 2010

Committee

Second Reading

Committee

Third Reading

Royal Assent

Acts affected - Bill 82

Most Ontario public acts are available electronically; to view copies of the Acts to be amended by this bill visit e-laws

City of Toronto Act, 2006

Legislative Assembly Act

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

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Collection	Ontario — Bills
Citation	Bill 82, 39-2
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Language	en
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