Year: 1969
Summary: Three case studies concerning personnel transfers stemming from municipal amalgamations and assumption of the welfare function by Metro.
Year: 1949
Summary: Better accountability in budget making requires more transparency in information and more clarity regarding tax assessments.
Year: 1982
Summary: Discusses transportation-oriented activities in Toronto, which may weaken the concept of decentralization.
Year: 1959
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.
Year: 1950
Summary: Identifies structural implications of municipal reform and re-defining of municipalities in Ontario.
Year: 1966
Summary: Provides recommendations to alleviate the problems faced by expropriated owner-occupants.
Year: 1951
Summary: Analysis of Board of Education structure, authority and expenditure in light of public controversy about their current level of expenditure.
Summary: Advocates for "full and frank treatment" of important civic business in order to keep the public engaged.
Year: 1961
Summary: Examines proposals which aim to correct weaknesses of Metro Toronto Area government.
Year: 1952
Summary: Discusses the advantages of a two-year term in efficiency and performance of city council members.
Year: 1958
Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.
Summary: Presents data on capital expenditure in Toronto. Provides recommendations to improve capital works programming and debt management functions.
Year: 1960
Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city
Year: 1954
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in Toronto and suburbs.
Summary: Summarizes relevant factors which influence the number of councillors required to do the work of the Metropolitan Municipality.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Summary: Describes the desperate need for renovations in city hall.
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: Describes possibilities to improve efficiency of civic authorities by amalgamation of departments, boards etc.
Year: 1965
Summary: Examines recommendations proposed by The Royal Commission on Metropolitan Toronto (which evaluated the effectiveness of the existing form of metropolitan government).
Summary: Suggests better candidate selection can lead to greater engagement of the public and better performance of the council
Year: 1957
Summary: The Bureau indicates its support of a temporary increase in tax rates.
Year: 1964
Summary: Reproduces extracts of arguments in a Bureau brief in support of the broadening Metro's revenue base. Emphasizes property taxation.
Year: 1948
Summary: citizens should be engaged not only in voting but also in the selection of candidates.
Summary: Identifies amalgamation costs in light of the plans to improve efficiency and restructure council areas.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout throughout the Toronto area.
Summary: Comparative analysis of amalgamation of all authority and expenditure under one roof in other places and the possibilities of a similar attempt in Toronto.