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“The mayor talked a lot during the campaign about one Toronto and bringing the city together. He wanted to make sure each of the regions of the city had a strong voice,” the source said.

Council must approve the three additional deputy positions. Former mayor David Miller also had four deputies during his first term.

In another important signal, Mr. Tory is making his first official order of business a Monday morning visit to Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne. They will talk about his SmartTrack plan and funding for housing. Then he will travel to the Scarborough civic centre to meet with staff, kicking off a busy week that includes his official inauguration on Tuesday and first city council and executive committee meetings.

Other crucial positions named by Mayor Tory, some of whom require council approval, are: Eglinton-Lawrence councillor Josh Colle to helm the TTC, Scarborough Southwest councillor Gary Crawford as budget chief and York South Weston councillor Frances Nunziata to return as Speaker.

Mr. Tory wants to remove Michael Thompson, the only black member of city council, from the police board and instead install himself and councillors Shelley Carroll and Chin Lee.

His executive includes Jaye Robinson (Don Valley West), who has been tapped to lead the important public works and infrastructure committee; James Pasternak (York Centre), who has been selected to chair community development and recreation; Mr. Thompson (Scarborough Centre), who has agreed to continue as chairman of economic development; David Shiner (Willowdale), as chair of planning and growth management committee; Paul Ainslie (Scarborough East), who will return to his post at government management committee; Cesar Palacio (Davenport), who will reprise his role as chair of licensing and standards; and Michelle Berardinetti (Scarborough Southwest) at the helm of the parks and environment committee. Mr. Crawford, Ana Bailao (Davenport), Mary Margaret McMahon (Beaches-East York), Frank Di Giorgio (York South Weston) and Mr. Minnan-Wong will round out the executive.