Reinforcing the Importance of Openness, Fairness and Transparency in City Procurement: An Audit of the Procurement and Implementation of the PayIt Unsolicited Proposal

Motions and results

• Amend Item (Additional) 13 November 2024

  Carried, 21-0
  • Yes2181%
  • No00%
  • Absent519%

  Majority required - AU6.2 - Fletcher - motion 1

• Amend Item (Additional) 13 November 2024

  Lost (tie), 11-11
  • Yes1142%
  • No1142%
  • Absent415%

  Majority required - AU6.2 - Perks - motion 2

Source: Members of Council voting record.

How members voted, and who was contacted

Contacted share by vote: 0 of 11 (0%) of Yes votes, 0 of 11 (0%) of No votes. 90-day window. Ward councillors and committee members are flagged below because they are contacted on local and committee matters by default.

• Yes No Absent
• ● Member contacted
• ◐ Staff contacted
• ○ Not contacted
• W Ward councillor
• C Committee member
• B Voted differently from bloc
• $ Funded by a linked contributor of an organisation lobbying on this item

• Olivia ChowMayor
  Absent○ Not contacted
• John ToryMayor
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Vincent CrisantiWard 1
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee memberB Voted differently from bloc
• Stephen HolydayWard 2
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Amber MorleyWard 3
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Gord PerksWard 4
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Frances NunziataWard 5
  No○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• James PasternakWard 6
  No○ Not contacted
• Anthony PerruzzaWard 7
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Mike ColleWard 8
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Alejandra BravoWard 9
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Ausma MalikWard 10
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Dianne SaxeWard 11
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Josh MatlowWard 12
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Chris MoiseWard 13
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Paula FletcherWard 14
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Rachel Chernos LinWard 15
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Jaye RobinsonWard 15
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Jon BurnsideWard 16
  No○ Not contacted
• Shelley CarrollWard 17
  Absent○ Not contacted
• Lily ChengWard 18
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Brad BradfordWard 19
  No○ Not contacted
• Gary CrawfordWard 20
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted
• Parthi KandavelWard 20
  Yes○ Not contacted
• Michael ThompsonWard 21
  No○ Not contacted
• Nick MantasWard 22
  No○ Not contacted
• Jamaal MyersWard 23
  Yes○ Not contacted
  C Committee member
• Paul AinslieWard 24
  No○ Not contacted
  B Voted differently from bloc
• Jennifer McKelvieWard 25
  No○ Not contacted
• Neethan ShanWard 25
  No vote recorded○ Not contacted

Contact status uses the 90-day window. Vote shown is the vote on the deciding motion.

Lobbyists choose whom to contact (persuadable members, ward councillors, committee members), so a difference does not show a change of mind.

Linked lobbying registrations

This link is inferred by lobbyTO; the registry does not record which agenda item a registration concerns.

Links between records are inferred by a model and are not reviewed by a person. Each link shows its score out of 1; moderate-confidence links (0.7 to 0.9) are wrong more often than high-confidence links. How links are scored

• Paymentus (Canada) Corporation · registration SM35658 · 4 June 2024 to 31 December 2026

  • Financial Services
  • Procurement
  • Technology
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.86

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM35658: Paymentus provides multi-channel (e.g., web, mobile, IVR, in-person, etc.) electronic billing, payment and customer communication services that allows consumers/residents to pay bills/charges for City services using cards, cheques or digital wallets. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.AU6.2: Reinforcing the Importance of Openness, Fairness and Transparency in City Procurement: An Audit of the Procurement and Implementation of the PayIt Unsolicited Proposal (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Council of Canadian Innovators · registration SM30483 · 25 August 2020 to 31 December 2024

  • Procurement
  • Technology
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.84

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM30483: To speak about the importance of purchasing and supporting domestic technology companies when procuring digital solutions. A broader conversation about realigning the city's strategically sourcing of critical digital infrastructure. (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.AU6.2: Reinforcing the Importance of Openness, Fairness and Transparency in City Procurement: An Audit of the Procurement and Implementation of the PayIt Unsolicited Proposal (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

• Pagos Solutions, Inc. · registration SM35671 · 10 June 2024 to 31 December 2024

  • Procurement
  • Technology
  Evidence Moderate confidence · score 0.74

  A model scored this link between 0.7 and 0.9 out of 1. Links are not checked by a person, and links in this range are wrong more often: check the evidence before relying on it.

  Source records

  • Registration SM35671: Take part in Vendor / Supplier Day for Digital Payments (Lobbyist Registry)
  • Agenda item 2024.AU6.2: Reinforcing the Importance of Openness, Fairness and Transparency in City Procurement: An Audit of the Procurement and Implementation of the PayIt Unsolicited Proposal (TMMIS)

  No further evidence was recorded for this link.

Window: 180 days before the first recorded vote (17 May 2024 to 13 November 2024). 84 communications on 1 linked registration.

Declared interests

No declared interests are recorded for this item.

Source: City of Toronto registry of declared interest.