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In Order To Get The People's Work Done City Governments Must Spend Other People's Money

Year: 1916

Summary: Summarizes the City Treasurer's report on financial planning.

City Voting A Record Of The Few Who Voted And The Many Who Did Not

Year: 1943

Summary: A report on 20% voter turnout in elections and criticism thereof. Provides an analysis of civic election results, and questions whether the results of the election would have been different if more people had voted, and whether or not the release of preliminary budget figures before the election would have made a difference in voter turnout.

Toronto's Current Budget, 1944 Estimated Revenue And Expenditure $34,968,251 Story No.2

Year: 1944

Summary: Provides estimated expenditures for the 1944 civic budget analyzed by the cost of main function to be met out by taxation. Raises questions as to whether or not expenditures will be raised when men return from war and take up their old positions, and if a wartime decrease in personnel has resulted in a corresponding decrease in services.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.3

Year: 1935

Summary: Argues that the new budget gives more detailed information than in the past about salaries and wages but could still give the people even more detailed an account of how the budget is managed.

Toronto Budget For 1944 Current Revenue And Expenditure

Year: 1944

Summary: Outlines estimated revenues and expenditures in the 1944 civic budget. Observes that city council has been dodging its responsibilities when it comes to releasing budget figures on time. Questions why salaries and wages of city workers have increased.

Report On Stage Three: The Seminar Conference Toronto August 6-16, 1967

Year: 1967

Summary: A summary report of the discussions that took place at the BMR-led conference on metropolitan problems. Topics of discussion included planning, infrastructure, population, financing for capital projects, vertical and horizontal equity, federal fiscal policy, and city management in general.

The City Budget For 1941

Year: 1941

Summary: The Bureau notes that the city budget estimates have not been released to the public on time as they should have been, and poses questions to the Board of Control on their accounting practices, and whether or not accounting for all city departments should be centralized.

The 1930 Budget Of Current Revenues And Expenditures For The City Of Toronto Story No.3

Year: 1930

Summary: Tabulated comparison of estimated civic expenditures from 1928-1930, analyzed according to objects of expenditure, and comments.

City Of Toronto Budget Story No.3

Year: 1934

Summary: The budgetary troubles in light of the Depression and the need for transparency regarding the working conditions of the civic service.

Seventh Annual Report Of The Toronto Bureau Of Municipal Research

Year: 1921

Summary: A summary of work done by the Bureau of Municipal Research for the year ending 1921. Work included a public school survey, analysis of the city budget, a telephone rate inquiry, gathering information on bus transportation, and studying the detention home of the Toronto Juvenile Court. Bureau expenditures and subscribers at end.

Open Letter To The Citizens Of Toronto

Year: 1932

Summary: Calls for a study to determine how many employees of each kind are absolutely necessary for efficient operation in each department of the city government

Open Letter To The Mayor, Members Of The Board Of Control And Aldermen

Year: 1933

Summary: Opposition to income tax hike that could cause tax flight and impose uneven burdens on different municipalities and between provinces.

Open Letter

Year: 1936

Summary: Outlines the responsibilities for managing and auditing the budget within the municipal government.

Signs Of The Times (For Civic Electors)

Year: 1933

Summary: Outlines questions that voters may put to candidates before the elections: specifically, with the budget in deficit, should it be balanced by cutting spending or should another approach be taken.

Personnel Management In The Municipal Corporation Of The City Of Toronto (This Does Not Include School Boards)

Year: 1947

Summary: Highlights a new by-law requiring the appointment of personnel director and an advisory panel committee, effectively reorganizing the city administration and making one person responsible for appointments, promotions and classifications of employees.

On January 1St 1925 Ratepayers And Electors Of Toronto Will Vote On "Water Works Expansion" And "Applying For Special Legislation In Respect Of The Consumers' Gas Company." But These Are Not The Only Questions That Must Be Answered.

Year: 1924

Summary: Issues for upcoming election, including the extension of the water works and application for special leglslation in regards to the Consumers' Gas Company, as well as a criticism of the ward system, as highly populous wards are not adequately represented by the current amount of aldermen.

The Toronto Civic Budget For 1922

Year: 1922

Summary: Outlines the tax burden and the implications of the new budget in 1922.

Copy Of Open Letter, June 26, 1924. Reproduced For The Information Of Members Of The Bureau And Citizens Generally

Year: 1924

Summary: The Bureau is opposed to establishing a participatory pension fund for city civil servants before a review of the efficiency of the civil service is prepared.

City Budget Facts Based Upon The Official Estimates Of The City Of Toronto

Year: 1919

Summary: City budget estimates and analysis for 1919, prepared for the purposes of encouraging citizen engagement with city council and budget matters.

Toronto's Civic Budget For 1922 (Continued)

Year: 1922

Summary: Analysis of tax burden per capita and the proportion dedicated to education vs. other expenditure.

Toronto's Civic Budget For 1946 Story No.3

Year: 1946

Summary: Provides details on estimated expenditures out of taxation and grants for the 1944 civic budget, analyzed according to object of expenditure. Outlines the need for more timely information about the budget prior to elections. Suggests staggered two to three year terms for city councillors.

Open Letter

Year: 1935

Summary: This Open Letter objects to raising tax rate and calls for finding other ways to reduce expenditure.

It Is Often Forgotten

Year: 1926

Summary: Reminds readers of the importance of voting for the Board of Education in light of the fact that education makes up about 35% of general taxation. Outlines the qualifications required for useful members, and discusses the main issues in the upcoming elections.

Citizens Control Of The Citizen's Business

Year: 1924

Summary: Argues that the tax burden is increasing while the ability of residents to pay is not, and the municipality is not being run efficiently enough.

Penalties For Non Voters

Year: 1926

Summary: Reminds readers of the disadvantages of not voting and highlights some of the major issues for the upcoming elections, such as a referendum on continuing daylight savings time, and a proposal to to raise funds to build a new eastern entrance for the Exhibition grounds.

In June 1926

Year: 1927

Summary: Summary of report of Commission on the civic service, showing that the lack of a pension fund and the multitude of high-ranking officials leads to a standstill in public service promotions. Claims that a pension fund would in fact increase efficiency and not increase costs as much as presumed because it would cut waste by enabling older workers to retire.

There Are Four Certain Ways Of Getting A Municipality Into Financial Difficulties

Year: 1918

Summary: Four conditions for municipal financial difficulties: overestimating revenue; underestimating expenditures; charging to capital account what should be paid from current revenues; and operating revenue producing departments at a loss.

The Annual Report Of The Commissioner Of Finance Of Toronto For 1938

Year: 1939

Summary: Outlines information on financial results of current operations, the results of funding direct relief, the city's record of tax collection since 1929, how tax money was spent in 1938, rehabilition of sub-standard housing, debt charges, and restriction of capital expenditures during the depression.

Civic Financial Control Story No. 1

Year: 1927

Summary: Highlights the ways in which the city has financially controlled expenditures for civic services over the past ten years - including public services not administered by boards or commissions. Allowing for yearly fluctuations, the Bureau finds that Toronto produces a small surplus every year, and this is evidence of sound financial management.

The City Of Toronto Proposes To Spend On Current Account During 1926 $28,190,117

Year: 1926

Summary: Notes that while civic budget estimates have improved, they are still are not sufficiently standardized between departments.

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