COTAPSA meets regularly with City Officials such as:
- Mayor
- Councillors
- City Manager
- Deputy City Managers
- Senior Officials
COTAPSA makes presentations on relevant issues to various Committees of City Council such as:
- Employee and Labour Relations Committee
- Budget Committee
- Executive Committee
- Economic Development Committee
- Government Management Committee
COTAPSA provides leadership in the challenges of rapid change and workplace regorganization through participation on City Committees such as:
- Toronto Public Service Initiative Steering Committee
- Benefits Monitoring Committee
- City Human Resources/COTAPSA Meetings
- Occupational Health and Safety Co-Ordinating Committee
- Pandemic Influenza Steering Committee
COTAPSA advocates improvements to Members' terms and conditions of employment in areas such as:
- Benefits
- Job Evaluation
- Compensation
- City Policies
COTAPSA monitors the application of City Policies and Practices to ensure fairness and equity. For example:
- Sick Leave Policy
- Lieu Time/Overtime Policy
- Acting Assignment Policy
- Hiring Practices
- Unused Vacation Days
- Pay for Performance
- Mileage Increase
- Governance Reviews (IT, EMS, Health, Social Services, Finance and Administration, etc.)
COTAPSA, representing our Members, is involved with:
- Human Rights Complaints
- Job Evaluation - Requests for Reconsideration
- Letters of Expectation
- Termination Packages
- Unfair and unjust performance reviews
- No COLA Increases
- Pandemic Influenza Planning
- Ministry's Order to Pay Lost Wages (Employment Standards Initial Complaint and Appeal)
COTAPSA is involved with monitoring and commenting on Governance and Reorganization Reviews that are occuring for the following reasons:
- Programs have not been reviewed since almalgamation
- There have been significant changes in processes and only minor changes to organizational structure
- Divisions need to evaluate compliance with their mandates
- Staff Retirements combined with growing responsibilities
The Reviews have been in:
- Accounting Services
- Administrative Services
- Animal Services
- City Planning
- Design, Web, Photo/Video and Pre-Press Services
- District Service Improvement
- Economic Development, Culture & Tourism
- Emergency Medical Services
- Employee and Labour Relations
- Employment and Social Services
- Family Health & Healthy Lifestyles
- Finance & Administration
- Human Resources
- Inspection, Enforcement and Prosecution
- Information and Technology
- Parks, Forestry and Recreation
- Policy, Planning, Finance and Administration
- Public Health
- Toronto Fire Services
- Toronto Public Services People Plan
- Toronto Water
COTAPSA protects our Members during these Program Reviews by ensuring:
- Retraining is provided by the City of Toronto
- Suitable placement within the City if no position exists within the Division
- Proper Separation Packages