Mayor-elect Rob Ford is set to announce members of his powerful executive committee, and CTV News has learned some of the councillors who are under consideration.

Ford's transition team is considering the following for committee:

  • Giorgio Mammoliti (Ward 7, York West) - community development and recreation
  • Michael Thompson Ward 37, Scarborough Centre) - economic development
  • Denzil Minnan-Wong (Ward 34, Don Valley East) - public works and infrastructure
  • Paul Ainsley (Ward 43, Scarborough East) - government management
  • Norm Kelly (Ward 40, Scarborough-Agincourt) - parks and environment
  • Peter Milcyzn (Ward 5, Scarborough East) - planning and growth management
  • Cesar Palacio (Ward 17, Davenport) - licencing and standards

All are right-leaning veterans of city council.

The role of the executive committee is to make recommendations on priorities, plans, intergovernmental relations and the city's financial integrity. It can be likened to the role of cabinet at the provincial and federal levels.

Four other councillors are to be selected to fill other committees, along with agencies, boards and commissions. But they will be chosen by a committee of the wider council known as the striking committee

The Globe and Mail has reported that according to its sources, former Etobicoke mayor Doug Holyday (Ward 3, Etobicoke Centre) will be named deputy mayor, which will put him on the committee.

As deputy mayor, Holyday would also chair the striking committee.

Michael Del Grande (Ward 39, Scarborough-Agincourt) is to be named budget chief, while Frances Nunziata (Ward 11, York South-Weston) will be speaker of the 45-member assembly.

Karen Stintz (Ward 16, Eglinton-Lawrence) is to be named TTC chair.

Of those four, Stintz is the only councillor who didn't specifically endorse Ford's candidacy.

Mammoliti, who dropped out as a mayoral candidate, endorsed Ford.

An official announcement from Ford's transition team, headed by retired councillor Case Ootes, is expected later this week.

The old city council's term ends on Nov. 30, with the new administration taking power on Dec. 1.

Councillor-elect Josh Matlow (Ward 22, St. Paul's) told CTV Toronto that Ford's people have approached him about the mayor elect’s priorities, such as chopping the office budgets of councillors to a maximum of $30,000.

Councillors currently can spend up to $53,000, but the average is about $38,000.

Matlow said councillors need some clear criteria for how they can spend public money on their constituency offices.

There is also talk of cutting the mayor's office budget and passing a flat city budget next spring that would see no increase.

With a report from CTV Toronto's Alicia Markson