Speaker of Toronto City Council

The Speaker of Toronto City Council and Deputy Speaker of Toronto City Council serve as the presiding officers at meetings of Toronto City Council in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as of December 1, 2006. The two positions were recommended by the council-appointed three-member volunteer advisory panel and its report "The City We Want – the Government We Need" in 2005. Before this change, the Mayor of Toronto was the presiding officer during council meetings.

Toronto City Council chamber

The two positions are chosen by ballot by city council from among its members. The mayor retains the 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 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 Bussin - 2006–2010
• Frances Nunziata - 2010–present[1]

List of Deputy Speakers of City Council

• Gloria Lindsay Luby - 2006–2010
• John Parker - 2010–2014
• Shelley Carroll - 2014–April 2018[2]
• Glenn De Baeremaeker - April–December 2018[3]
• Shelley Carroll - December 2018–present[4][1]

References

1. "Mayor John Tory calls on smaller city council to 'work together'". www.cbc.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
2. "Toronto councillor Shelley Carroll resigning to run for provincial Liberals". CityNews. April 5, 2018.
3. Toronto City Clerk [@TorontoCouncil] (April 25, 2018). "City Council has elected Councillor Glenn De Baeremaeker for the position of Deputy Speaker for the remainder of the term #tocouncil" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
4. "Nunziata acclaimed as Speaker". WestonWeb.ca. Retrieved 2019-12-25.

External links

• Implementation of New Council Governance Model for the Term of Council