Bill PR63 explained in plain English
East York Foundation Act, 2017
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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Bill Pr63, the East York Foundation Act, 2017, amends the composition of the East York Foundation's Board of Directors and nominating committee, and removes the annual audit requirement.
This bill amends the East York Foundation Act. It changes who makes up the Foundation's Board of Directors and its nominating committee. It also removes the requirement for an annual audit. The changes were requested by the East York Foundation's Board of Directors.
- Changes the composition of the Board of Directors for The East York Foundation.
- Changes the composition of the nominating committee for The East York Foundation.
- Removes the requirement for an annual audit for The East York Foundation.
- Specifies that Board members serve without remuneration.
- Clarifies the process for filling vacancies on the Board and the nominating committee.
- The East York Foundation
- Members of the Board of Directors of The East York Foundation
- Members of the nominating committee of The East York Foundation
- The Mayor of the City of Toronto (in their capacity to appoint a member to the nominating committee)
- Residents of the area formerly known as the Borough of East York (as potential candidates for the Board of Directors)
- Board members of The East York Foundation shall serve without remuneration.
- The nominating committee must meet at least annually to fill vacancies on the Board.
- If the nominating committee fails to recommend an appointee within 60 days, the Board can appoint someone to fill the vacancy.
- The Act comes into force on the day it receives Royal Assent, which was June 1, 2017.
- Members of the nominating committee in office before this Act came into force continue in office until the new nominating committee is formed.
- Members of the Board of Directors will serve without remuneration.
- The bill does not specify the exact rules for the nominating committee's procedure beyond requiring them to be made.
- The specific details of 'the area known on January 1, 1974 as the Borough of East York' are not defined within the bill, relying on common understanding or external definition.
Section 3, which deals with the Board of Directors, is repealed and replaced with new rules. The Board will have 10 directors who are residents of the former Borough of East York. They are recommended by the nominating committee and appointed by the Board. Directors serve three-year terms without pay. Section 4, regarding the nominating committee, is also repealed and replaced. The nominating committee will consist of the Chair of the Board, one Board member appointed by the Board, and one person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Toronto. The committee must meet at least annually to fill vacancies.
Source: Sections 1 and 2 of Bill Pr63
Section 10 of the Act, which likely related to the annual audit requirement, is repealed.
Source: Section 3 of Bill Pr63
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