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Ward 4 Parkdale—High Park is a municipal electoral division in Toronto, Ontario, that has been represented in the Toronto City Council since the 2018 municipal election. It was last contested in 2022, with Gord Perks elected councillor for the 2022–2026 term.
Davenport is part of the Toronto and East York community council. [7] On its north side, the ward borders Canadian National Railway tracks, Eglinton Avenue and Dufferin Street; on its south and west sides, it borders Canadian Pacific Railway tracks; and on its east side, Davenport borders Winona Drive, Ossington Avenue, Dundas Street and Davenport Road.
Prior to the election, the province of Ontario passed the Strong Mayors Act, which granted the office of mayor additional powers including the development of the budget, creating council committees, appointing the chairs and vice chairs of those committees, the power to reorganize departments, appointing department heads, and appointing the city manager.
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 ...
In 1998, the Metro Toronto Council was merged with Toronto City Council. The amalgamation added the councillors from the other cities of Metro. The first mayor of the merged council was Mel Lastman, former mayor of North York. The council spent the term working on merging the departments of the various municipalities and working on funding for ...
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 ...
Gary Crawford (born July 15, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Toronto City Council in the 2010 city council election to succeed Brian Ashton in Ward 36. [1] He held onto the seat in the 2014 municipal elections. As councillor, Crawford sat as the Budget Chief (2014-2023).