Speaker of Toronto City Council
Encyclopedia
The Speaker of Toronto City Council and Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council serve as the presiding officers at meetings of Toronto City Council
, Canada, as of December 1, 2006. The two positions were recommended by the Council appointed a three-member volunteer advisory panel and their report The City We Want - the Government We Need in 2005. The two positions are chosen by ballot by city council from among their members. The Mayor retains his or her right to chair City Council meetings and can take the chair at any time. However, in practice, this is reserved for ceremonial or other significant occasions, and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker normally preside.
In the absence of the Speaker or Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Mayor can also preside over a meeting of City Council.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are be elected for a four-year term and can only be removed by a two-thirds vote of City Council.
Toronto City Council
The Toronto City Council is the governing body of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Members represent wards throughout the city, and are known as councillors....
, Canada, as of December 1, 2006. The two positions were recommended by the Council appointed a three-member volunteer advisory panel and their report The City We Want - the Government We Need in 2005. The two positions are chosen by ballot by city council from among their members. The Mayor retains his or her right to chair City Council meetings and can take the chair at any time. However, in practice, this is reserved for ceremonial or other significant occasions, and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker normally preside.
In the absence of the Speaker or Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Mayor can also preside over a meeting of City Council.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker are be elected for a four-year term and can only be removed by a two-thirds vote of City Council.
List of Speakers of City Council
- Sandra BussinSandra BussinSandra Bussin was a politician in Toronto, Canada. She was a municipal councillor for Toronto City Council representing Ward 32, an area called the Beaches. From 2006 to 2010 she was Speaker of Toronto City Council.-Background:...
2006-2010 - Frances NunziataFrances NunziataFrances Nunziata is a Toronto city councillor for Ward 11 York South-Weston . She is the sister of former Member of Parliament John Nunziata....
2010-present
List of Deputy Speakers of City Council
- Gloria Lindsay LubyGloria Lindsay LubyGloria Lindsay Luby is a city councillor and former Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council in Toronto, Canada for Ward 4 Etobicoke Centre. She represents one of the two Etobicoke Centre wards. Lindsay Luby is also a former Chair of the Government Management Committee.Lindsay Luby was a successful...
2006-2010 - John ParkerJohn Parker (Canadian politician)John L. Parker is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999. He is now Toronto city councillor for Ward 26, Don Valley West.-Background:...
2010-present