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City Council has a sergeant-at-arms, who is present at each council and committee meeting as per Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 27-50 [22] to ensure order and safety of all members. In 2014 a second post was created to have two sergeants-at-arms present during council meetings.
Following the election, voters returned city councillors in the city's 25 wards as well as the mayor of Toronto, who is elected city-wide. The city uses a first-past-the-post system to elect all positions. The council term began on November 15, 2022.
A number of divisions (core public service, or "Toronto Public Service"; responsible to the city council through the city manager), agencies (responsible through their relevant boards), and corporations (municipally owned through the city council) administer programs and services as directed by the city council. [23] [24] [25] [26]
With the written consent of the Mayor, the Speaker and a Deputy Speaker are elected by Toronto City Council from among its members. While municipal council meetings in Ontario are traditionally chaired by the head of Council (e.g. Mayor, Warden, Reeve or Regional Chair), the City of Toronto Act allows Toronto Council to appoint another member ...
The primary governing body of Toronto is Toronto City Council.Formed in 1998, it replaced the former city councils of Toronto, York, Etobicoke, Scarborough, East York, North York and Metropolitan Toronto.
The Toronto Star Editorial Board praised the announcement, saying, "Queen’s Park did the right thing by ignoring a regressive and self-centred vote by Toronto city council and allow ranked ballots." [18] Shortly after the announcement, a Mainstreet Research poll was released that found 59 per cent of Torontonians supported ranked ballots. [19]
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12 Toronto—St. Paul's (Toronto and East York) Josh Matlow: 13 Toronto Centre (Toronto and East York) Kristyn Wong-Tam: Resigned on May 4, 2022, to run for a provincial parliament seat; [9] the seat remained vacant until May 31, 2022. Robin Buxton Potts: Appointed to this seat on June 1, 2022, for the remainder of the council term. [8] 14 ...