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Joe Pennachetti is a Canadian chartered accountant who was the City of Toronto's city manager from 2008 to 2014.[1] David Rider, described Pennachetti as " an island of calm amid frequent political chaos."[2]
In 2011 Pennachetti was asked to prepare a report on a group named "Queers Against Israeli Apartheid".[3][4] The group had stirred controversy over its name, and its plans to march in the city's annual Gay Pride Parade.[5] Rob Ford had wanted to ban the group from participating in the city financed march, claiming its name violated city's policy on hate crimes. Pennachetti's report concluded the name was compliant with city policy, and there was no reason to bar its participation.
Pennachetti started working for the City of Toronto in 2002.[1] In August 2014 Pennachetti announced he would retire on November 28, 2014. However, on November 6, 2014, newly elected mayor John Tory announced that Pennachetti had agreed to delay his retirement.[6] Pennachetti explained he had agreed to help shepherd the budget for 2015, which he had helped prepare, through city council.[2]
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"Biography of Joseph P. Pennachetti, City Manager". City of Toronto. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
He announced his retirement from the City of Toronto on August 26, 2014. His last day with the City will be November 28, 2014.
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David Rider (2015-01-20). "City manager Joe Pennachetti retiring — finally — after 13 budgets". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
At city hall, Pennachetti — who arrived during the tenure of mayor Mel Lastman — has been an island of calm amid frequent political chaos, never more so than during Ford's 2010 to 2014 headline-grabbing term. In 13 years at the city, six of them as city manager, he has also managed to be trusted lieutenant to mayors Lastman, David Miller and now John Tory.
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Joe Pennachetti (2011-04-02). "Report from the City Manager: Compliance with the City of Toronto's Anti-Discrimination Policy - Pride Toronto" (PDF). City of Toronto. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
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Daniel Dale (2011-04-13). "Phrase 'Israeli apartheid' not discriminatory: city manager". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
City manager Joe Pennachetti disputed Ford's opinion in a report released Wednesday, saying "there is no legal precedent" to suggest the phase "Israeli apartheid" constitutes a hate crime or a violation of the provincial human rights code.
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Josh Visser (2014-11-06). "John Tory convinces city manager Joe Pennachetti to put off retirement until next year". National Post. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
"I felt that from the standout of a new council, but particularly a new mayor….we would all be best served if he would give some consideration to staying at City Hall," Tory said a press conference Thursday morning. "I was delighted to receive an answer from Mr. Pennachetti that he was willing to do so."
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