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Portrait of Sammy Ijaz

Sammy Ijaz

Regional Councillor · Ward 3 · served 2022-11-15 to 2026-11-14

12substantive motions movedof 68 council meetings they were in office for
12procedural motions movedcounted separately, and never added to the above
36substantive motions secondedseconding is often a seat convention, not agreement
0items put on the agenda themselvesthe clearest signal of initiative in the minutes
14–3recorded votes, for–againstrecorded votes are rare and a skewed sample

67 of the 68 council meetings held so far have been read (2022-12-12 to 2026-09-14). The Town has not yet published minutes for the meeting of 14 September 2026; nothing from it is on this site yet, and it is checked every night. Of those read, 4 have no minutes published by the Town, so they contribute nothing to the counts below. A further 13 have minutes carrying no numbered resolutions — Council Workshops, mostly — so they add nothing to the motion counts, though their attendance is recorded. Committee of Adjustment meetings are not included: that is a separate appointed body councillors do not sit on.

Biography

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Meetings the minutes record them as absent from [1 meeting]

Read from the "Members Absent" line in each meeting’s minutes, not inferred from a name being missing. 57 meeting(s) in this term have an attendance list that could be read. 11 have not been checked yet, and nothing is claimed about those.

No attendance rate is published, here or anywhere on this site. The denominator cannot be established honestly from this source, and a rate is the form of the figure most likely to be repeated without it.

2026-01-26
Council Meeting — recorded as absent minutes

Items they put on the agenda themselves

None found in the parsed minutes.

A notice of motion is a member raising their own item. Its absence does not mean inactivity — much of a councillor's work happens through committees, delegations and casework that these minutes never record.

How they voted, where it was recorded

14 for and 3 against, across 17 recorded votes.

This is about 3% of all business. Under Ontario law individual positions are written down only when a member requests a recorded vote, and members request them on the most contentious items. Everything else passed on a voice vote and is recorded simply as carried, with no way to know who supported it. These votes are therefore a skewed sample, not a voting record.

DatePositionMotion
2026-06-22ForTHAT Council resolves that the Town of Milton Official Plan, 2026 is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024 and matters of provincial interest as listed in…
Res. 100-26 · Carried · minutes
2025-12-08ForTHAT Staff Report DS-067-25 (Council, 8 Dec 2025) outlining applications for amendments to the Town of Milton Official Plan and Town of Milton Urban Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to facilitate…
Res. 173-25 · Carried · minutes
2025-12-01AgainstTHAT staff be directed to present a report to Council in Q1 2026 that outlines the requirements to implement Municipal Licensing and Enforcement services on Sunday at a comparable…
Res. 163-25 · Carried · minutes
2025-11-03ForWHEREAS Procedure By-law 014-2024, provides that Notices of Motion shall not be discussed or debated upon introduction, but shall be included on the next regular Council meeting…
Res. 139-25 · Carried · minutes
2025-09-08ForWHEREAS Procedure By-law 014-2024, provides that Notices of Motion shall not be discussed or debated upon introduction, but shall be included on the next regular Council meeting…
Res. 117-25 · Carried · minutes
2025-09-08ForWHEREAS Procedure By-law 014-2024, provides that Notices of Motion shall not be discussed or debated upon introduction, but shall be included on the next regular Council meeting…
Res. 118-25 · Carried · minutes
2025-06-23ForTHAT this motion be postponed to the July 14, 2025 Council meeting to allow for staff to have additional discussions with the applicant with respect to revising amenity space.
Res. 084-25 · Lost · minutes
2025-06-23ForTHAT Application Z-24/24 for an amendment to the Town of Milton Comprehensive Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to change the current Future Development (FD) Zone to a Mixed Use…
Res. 085-25 · Carried · minutes
2025-05-26ForTHAT the draft audited Financial Statements for the Town of Milton and Boards be approved.
Res. 065-2025 · Carried · minutes
2025-05-26ForTHAT Council declare the Office of Town Councillor, Ward 1 to be vacant, as required under Section 262 of the Municipal Act, 2001;
Res. 066-2025 · Carried · minutes
2025-05-26ForTHAT the Town Clerk be directed to proceed with the Appointment by Application process to fill the vacancy in accordance with the procedure set out in Schedule A to this report.
Res. 067-2025 · Carried · minutes
2025-05-26ForTHAT Council directs the Town Clerk to bring forward a By-law to Require a By-election at the next meeting of Council to fill the vacancy in the Office of Town Councillor, Ward 1…
Res. 068-2025 · Carried · minutes
2024-03-25ForTHAT Report DS-019-24 (Council, 25 Mar 2024), be received for information.
Res. 040-24 · Carried · minutes
2024-03-25ForTHAT the motion be amended to include the following: AND THAT the Council of the Town of Milton reaffirms its opposition to the Campbellville Quarry Application and requests…
Res. 041-24 · Carried · minutes
2023-12-04AgainstTHAT a new capital project be added to the 2024 Budget for a Stop Sign Beacon Pilot Project, with a funding of $72,512 provided from the Studies and Other Non Growth Capital…
Res. 161-23 · Carried · minutes
2023-12-04AgainstTHAT a Senior Transportation Planning Technologist (1.0 FTE) be added to the 2024 Operating Budget with funding from the tax levy of $155,055.
Res. 162-23 · Carried · minutes
2023-12-04ForTHAT a Platoon Chief (1.0 FTE) be added to the 2024 Operating Budget with funding from the tax levy of $186,723.
Res. 163-23 · Carried · minutes

What they put forward

12 substantive motions moved, across 68 meetings they could have attended.

Separately, 12 procedural motions — approving the consent agenda, receiving reports for information, waiving the rules. Those run the meeting rather than decide anything, so they are counted apart and never added to the figure above.

They also seconded 36 substantive and 14 procedural motions. Seconding puts a motion on the floor for debate; it is often a seat convention and is not a statement of support.

Substantive motions moved (12)

2024-03-25 · Res. 039-24 · Carried
THAT Staff Report DS-017-24 (Council, 25 Mar 2024) outlining the Town-initiated Housekeeping Amendment to Zoning By-law 144-2003, as amended, to update the zoning for the Century Grove subdivision BE APPROVED; AND THAT staff be authorized to bring forward an amending Zoning By-law in accordance with the draft By-law attached as Appendix 1 to Staff Report DS-017-24 (Council, 25 Mar 2024) for Council adoption; minutes
2024-03-25 · Res. 043-24 · Carried
THAT Staff Report DS-015-24 (Council, 25 Mar 2024) outlining an amendment to the Town Recommendation: of Milton Zoning By-law 016-2014, as amended, to introduce Medical Clinic use on the subject lands BE APPROVED; THAT staff be authorized to bring forward an amending Zoning Bylaw in accordance with the draft By-law attached as Appendix 1 to Report DS-015-24 (Council, 25 Mar 2024) for Council adoption; minutes
2024-03-25 · Res. 051-24 · Carried
THAT By-law Numbers 014-2024, 019-2024 through to and including Bylaw 029-2024, be READ, PASSED AND NUMBERED; AND THAT the Mayor and the Town Clerk be authorized to sign the said By-laws, seal them with the seal of the Corporation and that they be engrossed in the By-law Book. minutes
2023-11-13 · Res. 155-20 · Carried
THAT Council endorse the updated HAF Application, including the following five (5) additional initiatives as requested by the Federal Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, as outlined further in ES-011-23 (Council, 13 Nov 2023): Permitting four units as-of-right city-wide; Permitting four storeys as-of-right within 800 metres walking distance of Milton Transit lines; minutes
2023-10-23 · Res. 145-23 · Carried
THAT the recommendations contained in Staff Report CORS-053-23 (Council, 23 Oct 2023) be approved. minutes
2023-10-23 · Res. 147-23 · Carried
THAT Council resume in open session. minutes
2023-10-23 · Res. 148-23 · Carried
THAT the verbal update regarding NG911 be received. minutes
2023-07-17 · Res. 109-23 · Carried
THAT Council receive Report DS-039-23 (Council, 17 Jul 2023) for information; AND THAT the recommended Policy Considerations for the theme of Working in Milton be endorsed by Council and that they be used to guide subsequent stages of We Make Milton – Milton’s new Official Plan. minutes
2023-07-17 · Res. 115-23 · Carried
THAT the changes to user fees, as outlined through staff report CORS-038-23 (Council, 17 Jul 2023), be received; THAT the proposed User Fee By-law 058-2023 be considered for approval. minutes
2023-07-17 · Res. 116-23 · Carried
THAT a single source award for a property tax billing and collection system to CentralSquare Canada Software Inc. be approved to an estimated amount of $1,531,577 (exclusive of HST) for the initial implementation along with a five-year term, and that staff be delegated the authority to renew up to two (2) additional years. minutes
2023-07-17 · Res. 117-23 · Carried
THAT staff be authorized to negotiate on a single source basis the award for the implementation and annual licensing of financial management software modules with Workday Ltd. as further outlined in this report. THAT authority for the final execution of the agreement be subject to Council approval, expected in the latter part of 2023. minutes
2023-07-17 · Res. 119-23 · Carried
WHEREAS the Town's Council Expense Policy (Policy No. 35) was last updated in July of 2019 through report CORS-042-19 (Council, 17 Jul 2023); AND WHEREAS it is important to ensure that an appropriate allocation of resources is provided to members of Council. minutes

In the record

Meetings attendednot published — the minutes record presence only
Conflicts of interest declared0
OfficeRegional Councillor
WardWard 3

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What this does not measure

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28 August 2026 — The correction published yesterday about attendance gave the wrong cause. Milton's minutes do record who was absent. The fault was in this site's parser, and it has been fixed — recorded absences are published again, still with no attendance rate.

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