Position: Board Member, BUILD
TORONTO Board of Directors
Type: board position paid with annual retainer, more (see below)
Organization: City of Toronto, Public
Appointments Secretariat
Location: Toronto, Ontario
TORONTO Board of Directors
Type: board position paid with annual retainer, more (see below)
Organization: City of Toronto, Public
Appointments Secretariat
Location: Toronto, Ontario
SERVE
YOUR CITY! Apply Now for the BUILD TORONTO Board
YOUR CITY! Apply Now for the BUILD TORONTO Board
OVERVIEW:
Do
you want to gain new skills, experiences, and networks while supporting public
services? Interested in sharing you
you want to gain new skills, experiences, and networks while supporting public
services? Interested in sharing you
r time, expertise, and experience to make
Toronto a better place? Keen to make a difference in your community?
If
you answered “yes” to the above, the City of Toronto needs people
like you to serve on high-profile, challenging, and exciting boards of
directors for City agencies and corporations. Currently, the City of Toronto is
seeking 8 qualified residents to serve as directors on the BUILD TORONTO Board.
you answered “yes” to the above, the City of Toronto needs people
like you to serve on high-profile, challenging, and exciting boards of
directors for City agencies and corporations. Currently, the City of Toronto is
seeking 8 qualified residents to serve as directors on the BUILD TORONTO Board.
ELIGIBILITY:
To
be eligible for appointment, you must be:
be eligible for appointment, you must be:
- a
City of Toronto resident - 18
years of age or older - not
employed by the City of Toronto or one of its agencies or corporations - not
a spouse, partner, child, or parent of a Member of Toronto City Council
QUALIFICATIONS:
Board
members should collectively represent a range of expertise and skills
including:
members should collectively represent a range of expertise and skills
including:
- capital
financing - construction
- environmental
remediation - financial
management - planning
and development - real
estate law
BOARD
RESPONSIBILITIES:
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The
board is responsible for supervising the management of the BUILD TORONTO
Corporation’s business and affairs, including the following:
board is responsible for supervising the management of the BUILD TORONTO
Corporation’s business and affairs, including the following:
- developing
surplus lands and excess real estate with development potential owned by
the City and its agencies and corporations (“developing” may
include a wide range of activities focused on unlocking value including
acquiring and disposing of properties, project management, financing,
environmental remediation, planning and rezoning, and joint ventures with
other private and public sector organizations) - working
with other sectors in urban regeneration - remediating
brownfields - being
a catalyst for development - recommending
the optimal use of the City’s real estate holdings - using
financial incentive tools provided by the City
TERM
OF OFFICE:
OF OFFICE:
The
term of office for public members is two years, and public members serve until
their successors are appointed.
term of office for public members is two years, and public members serve until
their successors are appointed.
TIME
COMMITMENT:
COMMITMENT:
The
board generally meets eight times per year at the BUILD TORONTO offices located
near University Avenue and King Street in downtown Toronto. Board meetings are
held during the day and usually last three hours. Board members also
participate in the board’s three committees. The committees normally meet seven
times per year and meetings are held during the day and last two hours.
board generally meets eight times per year at the BUILD TORONTO offices located
near University Avenue and King Street in downtown Toronto. Board meetings are
held during the day and usually last three hours. Board members also
participate in the board’s three committees. The committees normally meet seven
times per year and meetings are held during the day and last two hours.
REMUNERATION:
Public
members receive a $5,000 annual retainer, plus $500 per meeting up to a maximum
of $15,000 per year. A public member who serves as Chair receives a $40,000
annual retainer.
members receive a $5,000 annual retainer, plus $500 per meeting up to a maximum
of $15,000 per year. A public member who serves as Chair receives a $40,000
annual retainer.
DEADLINE
AND HOW TO APPLY:
AND HOW TO APPLY:
The
deadline to apply for this exciting opportunity is Monday, September 21, 2015
at 4:30 p.m.
deadline to apply for this exciting opportunity is Monday, September 21, 2015
at 4:30 p.m.
Apply
online by visiting:
https://secure.toronto.ca/pa/decisionBody/43.do
online by visiting:
https://secure.toronto.ca/pa/decisionBody/43.do
QUESTIONS?
Contact
the Public Appointments Secretariat at 416-397-0088 or
appoint @toronto.ca*
the Public Appointments Secretariat at 416-397-0088 or
appoint @toronto.ca*
For
more information about public appointments and other interesting current
opportunities (including the Civic Theatres Toronto Board, the Toronto
Community Housing Corporation Board, and the Toronto Hydro Board), visit our
website at toronto.ca/ServeYourCity.
more information about public appointments and other interesting current
opportunities (including the Civic Theatres Toronto Board, the Toronto
Community Housing Corporation Board, and the Toronto Hydro Board), visit our
website at toronto.ca/ServeYourCity.
