Bill 82 explained in plain English
Toronto City Council Act, 2010
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The Toronto City Council Act, 2010, restructures Toronto City Council by reducing its size, establishing a board of control, and implementing term limits and resignation rules for council members, while also amending the Legislative Assembly Act.
Bill 82, the Toronto City Council Act, 2010, makes changes to how the City of Toronto's council operates. It reduces the number of council members, creates a new board of control to handle financial and personnel matters, limits the number of consecutive terms a council member can serve, shortens election campaign periods, and requires council members to resign if they run for other government offices. It also makes a related change to the Legislative Assembly Act.
- Restructures Toronto City Council by limiting the number of members to 32.
- Establishes a board of control responsible for the City's financial matters and personnel.
- Limits members of city council to a maximum of two consecutive terms in office.
- Shortens the nomination and election campaign period for council members.
- Requires members of city council to resign before running for other government offices.
- Makes a consequential amendment to the Legislative Assembly Act.
- Members of Toronto City Council
- Candidates running for Toronto City Council
- The City of Toronto's administration and employees
- Voters in Toronto elections
- City council members are limited to two consecutive terms.
- City council members must resign before running for other government offices.
- The board of control is responsible for the City's financial matters and personnel.
- This Act comes into force on January 1, 2014.
- The board of control will oversee the City's budget and the awarding of all contracts.
- The bill text does not specify the exact process or criteria for how the 32 members of city council will be elected (e.g., by wards, general vote, or a combination), beyond stating general rules.
- The bill does not detail what constitutes an 'other government office' for the purpose of resignation requirements.
Changes the composition of city council to include 32 members, with one head of council and eight board of control members. It also sets a limit of two consecutive terms for council members, adjusts nomination and campaign periods, and introduces a rule requiring resignation before running for other government offices.
Source: Section 1
Repeals subsection 135 (3) of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, to replace it with new rules regarding city council composition.
Source: Section 1 (1)
Adds new subsections to Section 135 of the Act to introduce a two-consecutive-term limit for city council members, modify the nomination and election campaign periods, and stipulate that council members must resign before seeking other government offices.
Source: Section 1 (2)
Adds a new section, 135.1, establishing a board of control composed of the head of council and eight members, and outlining its duties related to the City's finances, budget, contracts, officers, and employees.
Source: Section 2
Consequentially amends the Legislative Assembly Act by striking out "Subject to subsection (2)" from subsection 9 (1).
Source: Section 3 (1)
Repeals subsection 9 (2) of the Legislative Assembly Act.
Source: Section 3 (2)
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