Terms of Service
- 2014-2018: Councillor (Ward 14)
Voting Record
All Votes
| Statistic | Count |
|---|---|
| Total Votes | 2,135 |
| Voted Yea | 1,998 (93.6%) |
| Voted Nay | 104 (4.9%) |
| Absent | 32 (1.5%) |
| Recused (conflict of interest) | 1 (0.0%) |
| Abstained | 0 (0.0%) |
Recused = declared a pecuniary interest and stepped out of the vote, an ethical/legal requirement - not the same as being absent.
Substantive Votes
Excludes procedural motions (minutes approval, adjournment, “be received”, etc.)
| Statistic | Count |
|---|---|
| Substantive Votes | 1,743 |
| Voted Yea | 1,619 (94.0%) |
| Voted Nay | 104 (6.0%) |
Dissent on Contested Votes
Only counts non-unanimous votes where the councillor participated
- Dissent Rate: 12.1%
- Contested Votes: 488
Dissent = voting against the final outcome (e.g., voting “nay” on a motion that passed)
Budget Votes
Votes on budget-related items (budget committee meetings, tax, levy, fiscal, appropriation, expenditure)
| Statistic | Count |
|---|---|
| Budget Votes | 297 |
| Voted Yea | 275 (92.6%) |
| Voted Nay | 22 (7.4%) |
| Absent | 0 |
Attendance
- Attendance Rate: 70.9%
- Meetings Attended: 190 of 268
- Meetings Missed: 78
- Trend: Improving ^
Attendance by Year:
- 2015: 96.4% (81/84 meetings)
- 2016: 43.5% (37/85 meetings)
- 2017: 50.0% (22/44 meetings)
- 2018: 89.6% (43/48 meetings)
Committee Activity Breakdown
| Committee | Votes | Yea | Nay | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council | 1,182 | 1,098 | 61 | 98.1% |
| Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee | 465 | 419 | 36 | 97.8% |
| Corporate Services Committee | 423 | 417 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Community and Protective Services Committee | 65 | 64 | 1 | 100.0% |
Notable Dissenting Votes
Recent split votes where Jared Zaifman voted against the final outcome:
2018-11-06: (3.6) Byron Valley Nature Trail Planning Process
That Item 13 (3.6) BE AMENDED to read as follows: That, on the recommendation of the Managing Director, Planning and City Planner, the following actions be taken with respect to the Byron Valley Natur…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (8 to 5)
2018-10-16: (2.4) Elected Officials Remuneration - One-Third Non Taxable Allowance (Relates to Bill No. 584)
The motion to approve part b) is put. b) the Mayor’s salary at January 1, 2019, BE INCREASED to $138,025 annually, in order to accommodate for the elimination of the allowance noted in part…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (7 to 5)
2018-10-09: Elected Officials Remuneration - One-Third Non Taxable Allowance
Motion to approve part b) b) the Mayor’s salary at January 1, 2019, BE INCREASED to $138,025 annually, in order to accommodate for the elimination of the allowance noted in part a), above and main…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (3 to 2)
2018-10-02: (3.8) Application - 230 North Centre Road (OZ-8874)
The application by Tricar Group, relating to the property located at 230 North Centre Road, BE REFERRED back to the Civic Administration to initiate consultation between the applicant, the community a…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (13 to 2)
2018-09-17: Dr. Josipa Petrunic, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium - Rapid Transit
b) based on the financial and environmental benefits shown by the modelling done by CUTRIC, electrification of London’s Bus Rapid Transit system BE ENDORSED-IN-PRINCIPLE;
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (9 to 5)
2018-07-24: (3.1) By-law Amendments to the Sound By-law, PW-12 and to the Public Nuisance By-law, PH-18, Public Messaging in the Community - Nuisances (Relates to Bill No.s 435 and 436)
The motion to approve Part b) of Item 9 (3.1) is put. Part b) reads as follows: b) the proposed by-law, appended to the staff report dated July 16, 2018, BE INTRODUCED at the Municipal Cou…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (9 to 6)
2018-07-24: (4.5) Traffic Light - South Carriage Road and Hyde Park Road
That staff BE DIRECTED to install traffic lights at South Carriage road and Hyde Park Road as soon as possible and identify a source of funding for the installation; it being noted that verbal present…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (8 to 6)
2018-06-26: (4.1) 5th Report of the Accessibility Advisory Committee
The motion to approve part e) of Item 17, relating to the 5th Report of the ACCAC is put. e) the following recommendation of the ACCAC BE REFERRED to the next meeting of the CPSC for consid…
Voted Yea - Motion Failed (6 to 6)
2018-06-26: (2.3) Free of Fear Services for All Policy
That part d) BE APPROVED: d) the Civic Administration BE DIRECTED to implement Option #2 as outlined in the staff report date June 25, 2018; it being noted that the cost of this option will…
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (7 to 6)
2018-06-26: (3.3) London & Middlesex Housing Corporation - 2017 Annual Meeting of the Shareholder Annual Resolutions
Motion to approve part e). e) the delegation request of Ashton Forrest BE REFERRED to the Board of the London Middlesex Housing Corporation for consideration.
Voted Nay - Motion Passed (9 to 4)
Committees Served
- City Council
- Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee
- Corporate Services Committee
- Community and Protective Services Committee
Recent Meetings (142 total)
- Council - Tue Nov 20 2018
- Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee - Mon Nov 19 2018
- Corporate Services Committee - Tue Nov 13 2018
- Council - Tue Nov 6 2018
- Corporate Services Committee - Tue Oct 30 2018
- Council - Tue Oct 16 2018
- Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee - Mon Oct 15 2018
- Corporate Services Committee - Tue Oct 9 2018
- Council - Tue Oct 2 2018
- Corporate Services Committee - Tue Sep 25 2018