Jim Hart is a Canadian politician and retired public servant who is the current chair of the
Toronto Police Services Board
The Toronto Police Services Board (TPSB) is the civilian police board that governs the Toronto Police Service (TPS). The board is responsible for approving the annual police budget, defining objectives and policies for TPS, and hiring Chief of the ...
since October 22, 2019. Hart served as a Toronto city councillor from 2017 to 2018, representing Ward 44 Scarborough East, and was a former general manager of
Toronto Parks, Forestry & Recreation.
Career
City of Toronto
Hart is a former general manager of the Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division and served in Councillor
Ron Moeser's office as an assistant. He retired in 2014 after working in the
Toronto government for 31 years.
Politics
Hart was appointed to the
Toronto City Council
Toronto City Council is the governing body of the municipal government of Toronto, Ontario. Meeting at Toronto City Hall, it comprises 25 city councillors and the mayor of Toronto. The current term began on November 15, 2022.
Structure
The cur ...
in a 27 to 44 vote, beating former mayoral candidate
David Soknacki following the death in office of Ron Moeser. He was endorsed via a letter to council by Moeser's widow, Heather.
Hart stated during his speech to council that if appointed, he will not seek re-election in the
2018 Toronto election.
Toronto Police Services Board
As councillor, Hart served as vice-chair of the Toronto Police Services Board.
As of September 30, 2019, Hart was appointed to the Toronto Police Services Board for a three-year term. On October 22, 2019, he was elected interim chair.
References
External links
Councillor Jim HartAppointment to fill the vacancy in the Office of Councillor, Ward 44, Scarborough - East
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
People from Scarborough, Toronto
Canadian civil servants
Toronto city councillors
Toronto Police Service