Vacancies for pair of city council seats draw 49 applicants
A total of 49 people have applied to fill two vacancies on Toronto Council — and on July 7, they’ll all interview for the jobs in front of 42 city councillors and the mayor.
A total of 49 people have applied to fill two vacancies on Toronto Council — and on July 7, they’ll all interview for the jobs in front of 42 city councillors and the mayor.
The list of those interested in taking the places of ex-councillor Adam Vaughan in Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina and newly-minted MPP Peter Milczyn in Ward 5 Etobicoke-Lakeshore was released on Thursday, June 26.
In Ward 20, 29 people have applied, including former Scarborough Southwest Councillor Adrian Heaps.
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In Ward 5, former city councillor Blake Kinahan is asking for the appointment, as well as community worker Agnes Potts — who Milczyn hinted he might support, following his election. Also in the running is Kinga Surma, a former employee of Milczyn’s, who left his office after working on his 2013 byelection opponent Doug Holyday’s campaign.
All of the candidates for the job will be able to address Toronto Council at a special meeting July 7, starting at 9:30 a.m.
It could take some time.
Each candidate can address council for up to five minutes, after which all 43 members of council may ask that candidate one question each.
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Council will vote on the new members by ballot, and they will be sworn in to serve the remainder of the term immediately afterward.
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