Year: 1963
Summary: Results of a questionnaire sent to all candidates for municipal office in Metropolitan Toronto in December 1962. Notes the similarity in social and economic positions of municipal politicians.
Summary: Examines exemption from property taxation. Considers property owned municipally, provincially, and federally, as well as partial graded, and religious and charitable exemptions.
Summary: Metro Council's proposal to transfer local welfare services from area municipalities to Metro is seen by many as a step towards total amalgamation. It is not justified to relieve the burden of taxes on municipalities at the expense of those in need of welfare funds.
Year: 1962
Summary: Commercial taxpayers in Ontario pay a greater proportionate share of municipal taxes than other types of ratepayers. Statistical evidence shows that the difference in rates levied to residential and commercial taxpayers has increased.
Summary: Discusses whether Metro should make capital grants for hospital construction, or the province accept greater responsibility for coordinating and financing hospital construction.
Summary: To maintain the level of competence of senior municipal officers, university trained recruits are required whose academic backgrounds permit them to understand the effect and ramifications of municipal activity.
Summary: The introduction of sewer charges in Metro Toronto could have two major advantages: equitable distribution of service costs and diversification of municipal revenue.
Summary: Advocates a positive approach to urban renewal, with emphasis on conservation of property, public action, and rehabilitation.
Year: 1961
Summary: Examines proposals which aim to correct weaknesses of Metro Toronto Area government.
Summary: Summarizes relevant factors which influence the number of councillors required to do the work of the Metropolitan Municipality.
Summary: Describes Parks and Recreation Administration in Canada, focusing on organization and practices.
Summary: Analyzes the development of the Ontario Retail Sales tax provincially.
Year: 1960
Summary: Describes the theory and technique of a particular type of study of the economic impact of an expressway.
Summary: Suggests a dysfunctional TTC has harmed Toronto; the Bureau recommends more direct control in future.
Summary: Recommendations for the prefered form of government to be established in North York.
Summary: Scan of all Canadian provinces and the Federal government's systems of paying for property occupied in cities in ways other than property taxes.
Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city
Year: 1959
Summary: Suggests better candidate selection can lead to greater engagement of the public and better performance of the council
Summary: Looks at the meaning of "the spoils system", and the application of the ideas of "merit", "the central personnel agency" and "the classification system" in the public personnel field.
Summary: Local governments encounter difficulties in both current and capital financing; this warrants reconsideration of Provincial-Municipal Relations.
Summary: Summary of keynote address to the Eastern Regional Conference of the Public Personnel Association: key issues in public personnel operations.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in Toronto and suburbs.
Summary: Describes changes in local government in Windsor and lessons for Toronto and the Metro process started in 1953.
Summary: Discusses how much public housing there should be, who should it be made available to and how much funding should be allocated for this purpose.
Summary: Suggests that assessment law and assessment practice should be modified to ensure equity in real property assessment.
Summary: Describes changes to school funding with the new Metro arrangements.
Summary: Discusses the urgent need for reform in parking regulations in the city.
Year: 1958
Summary: Analysis of city debt, its distribution and planning for overcoming it.
Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.
Summary: Internal annual report.