Tom Jakobek

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Background

Jakobek's father emigrated to Canada from Poland.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/> He grew up in The Beaches neighborhood of Toronto.<ref

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In high school Jakobek was forced to represent his class in the Student Council, a job no one wanted, as a punishment for talking too much in class.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier">Template:Cite news</ref> He then served as Student Council President for three years.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/>

Following high school, Jakobek attended the University of Toronto, intending to become a teacher and graduating with a degree in public administration.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> Jakobek would later return to the university to earn a master's degree in Health Sciences in 2000.<ref

name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/><ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/>

Jakobek is the son-in-law of former veteran Scarborough councillor Ken Morrish.<ref name="parucha-observer">Template:Cite news</ref>

Politics

While still in college, at age 20 his former librarian arranged a meeting between him and two school trustees, who encouraged him to run for the position himself.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> In 1980, having spent $13,000 to campaign for a job which paid $7,200/year, the 21 year old Jakobek was elected as a Toronto District School Board, the youngest public school board trustee in the history of Ontario.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> During the time he represented the district on the School Board, he attended college and worked at a liquor store to pay off his campaign debts and tuition.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> He gained attention for his support for a bylaw which would have prohibited video games near schools.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/>

Upon graduation from Toronto, Jakobek was accepted into teacher's college, but former City Councillor Fred Beavis convinced him to run for City Council, and he obtained a deferment of his acceptance to teacher's college to campaign for the office.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> In the 1982 Toronto municipal election, he was elected as a Metro Toronto Councillor representing the Beaches, becoming at age 23 the youngest Metro Councillor in Toronto history.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

He was for many years a bulwark of the council's right-wing. He became city of Toronto budget chief in 1990, and held the position for the next ten years despite an attempt by Barbara Hall and others to oust him in 1994. In this capacity, he delivered nine consecutive budgets with no tax increases. Following the city's amalgamation in 1997, Jakobek emerged as a prominent ally of new mayor Mel Lastman.

After departing from the City Council, Jakobek took a break from politics to pursue a master's degree in Health Sciences at the University of Toronto.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/><ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> During his studies he worked for Toronto East General Hospital where he oversaw its economic development initiative.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> Earning his degree in 2000, Jakobek left the hospital to run his wife's family's company Romlek Enterprises.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/><ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/>

Campaign for mayor

Following Mel Lastman’s retirement, Jakobek decided to run for mayor in Toronto's 2003 municipal election.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/><ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> The election was won by David Miller, with Jakobek placing fifth.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/> Jakobek's campaign was harmed by the Toronto Computer Leasing Inquiry, an investigation initiated by the Toronto City Council in 2002 to evaluate a relationship between Jakobek and MFP Financial Services, a company which leased computers to the City of Toronto.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/><ref name="parucha-observer"/> Jakobek's eventual admission that he had lied about accepting gifts from MFP lobbyists was widely reported as part of the investigation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Partly as a result, Jakobek ended up receiving less than 1% of the vote in the 2003 election.

In March 2010, following a four-year investigation, the Ontario Provincial Police announced that no charges would be filed in relation to the inquiry.<ref name="parucha-observer"/> However, its existence during the campaign prevented Jakobek from receiving endorsements from key players including the Toronto Police Association.<ref name="hutchings-towncrier"/>

At the center of Jakobek's platform was a proposal to pay off Toronto's then $2 billion debt by selling city-owned parking lots, golf courses and unused municipal buildings.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/> An envisioned Summer Work Plan would hire 10,000 teenagers to clean the city while helping them pay for college education.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/> Similarly, a Financial Aid Pilot Program would help immigrants with experience in health care to pay for recertification in Canada under the theory that the resulting increases in tax revenue would cover the costs of the program.<ref name="fitzulak-kolos-infoukes"/>

Leuty Lifeguard Station

The Leuty Lifeguard Station was built in 1920 by the Toronto Harbour Commission along with two others which no longer stand.<ref name="schackleton-beachmetro">Template:Cite news</ref> Jakobek worked there as a lifeguard in the late 1970s for a salary of $83.20/week.<ref name="schackleton-beachmetro"/> In the early 1990s, the City of Toronto planned to tear it down due to its deteriorating condition and to its location which was subject to flooding and erosion, forcing it to be repeatedly moved to higher ground.<ref name="schackleton-beachmetro"/><ref name="sherman-beachmetro">Template:Cite news</ref> To prevent its destruction, Jakobek partnered with historians Gene Domagala and Glenn Cochrane to create a group called “Save Our Station (S.O.S.)” which raised $75,000 from the Beach community to preserve it.<ref name="schackleton-beachmetro"/><ref name="sherman-beachmetro"/> As a result of this campaign, in 1993 the station was designated a protected structure under the Ontario Heritage Act.<ref name="schackleton-beachmetro"/> As of July 2020, it was still in active use when Jakobek and other Beach area dignitaries celebrated its 100th anniversary, its lifeguards having rescued an estimated 6,000 swimmers over the course of its existence.<ref name="schackleton-beachmetro"/>

Later life

In 2008, Jakobek and his family appeared in the Canadian reality TV show Spoiled Rotten on Slice, which showcased the family's lavish lifestyle.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The show was panned by The Globe and MailTemplate:' TV critic John Doyle, who characterized the show as being "so appalling that normal people will just want to turn it off."<ref>John Doyle. People who make you turn off the tube. Television: Reality TV: Egotistical and Self-Absorbed. The Globe and Mail. April 28, 2008.</ref>

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