Mayor Rob Ford is chairing a meeting of the city’s executive committee today amid fresh allegations that one of his staffers claimed to know the location of an alleged video that has been at the centre of a growing controversy at city hall.

On May 16, reporters with the Toronto Star and Gawker said they had viewed cellphone video that appeared to show the mayor smoking from a glass pipe.

At the time, The Star reported that it had been approached by drug dealers who wanted to sell the video for a six-figure sum, but the newspaper declined and the alleged video has not yet surfaced.

On Tuesday, the Toronto Star reported that shortly after their initial report was published, the mayor’s Director of Operations and Logistics David Price allegedly approached Ford’s chief of staff at the time Mark Towhey to ask what the mayor’s office would do if “hypothetically,” someone had told him where the video was located and could be found.

Towhey told Price that he would only advise giving that information to police, according to the newspaper.

The Star then says that Price also reportedly suggested that the alleged video was somehow linked to the death of Anthony Smith, a man who was pictured in a photo with Ford.

Towhey then contacted police himself and went in to give a sworn statement, The Star said.

Toronto Police confirmed to CP24 that officers with the homicide squad have interviewed a member of the mayor's office.

Staff Insp. Greg McLane, head of the homicide squad, tells CP24 the interview was not in relation to a recent homicide or any homicide. McLane says homicide officers did the interview because the officers have expertise others don't.

McLean went on to add that the interview is in relation to an on-going investigation that is currently in the media, but he declined to identify the nature of the investigation.

The Star said its report was based on unnamed sources. It also said that Towhey refused to comment on the story and that Price did not return the Star’s calls.

The report continues to allege that Price provided Towhey with the address of a Rexdale apartment building where he claimed his “sources” had told him the alleged video might be.

Ford comments on fresh allegations

Ford, who celebrated his 44th birthday on Tuesday, was swarmed by reporters as he made his way into the executive committee meeting.

When asked about the allegations, Ford said, “You’d have to ask my staff. I don’t know.”

Ford has repeatedly denied that any video exists and has called the allegations “ridiculous” and “absolutely not true.”

Speaking with CP24 Tuesday morning, Star Reporter Kevin Donovan said he stands behind the information.

“We have very good sources that were a party to some of these conversations and we think we are rock solid on this,” he said.

First executive committee meeting since scandal broke

Today marks the first official executive committee meeting since the Toronto Star first alleged that two of its reporters had viewed the video.

A one-metre rule for vehicles passing cyclists, compensation for non-unionized city employees and amendments to the Toronto Public Library budget are among the items on the executive committee agenda today.

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