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: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. Also lists contact information for metro Toronto representatives.
Year: 1958
Summary: Describes the responsibilities and requirements of elected city officials.
Summary: Urging the advancement of legislation for universal suffrage in municipal elections (limited until that time by ownership of property).
Year: 1957
Summary: Analysis of low voter turnout.
Year: 1956
Summary: The bureau states its affirmative stance on a proposal to bring in universal adult suffrage.
Year: 1955
Summary: Advocating a two-year term for elected representatives.
Summary: Discusses non-partisan municipal elections and their implications, especially the question of effect on voter turnout.
Year: 1954
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout throughout the Toronto area.
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services. For the first time, includes listings for metro Toronto representatives.
Year: 1953
Summary: Examines the newly approved personnel system in Toronto, including: the authority over personnel working for the city, the efficiency of their work and the need for merit-based reward systems.
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services.
Year: 1952
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout.
Summary: A report summarizing the interactions between the provincial government of Ontario and the municipal government of Toronto, particularly in the areas of taxation and finance of public infrastructure and municipal services. The expansion of municipal franchise to those who do not own property is debated.
Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services
Year: 1951
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.
Summary: Analysis of voter turnout in the last elections.
Year: 1950
Summary: Identifies issues relelevant to the upcoming elections: voter turnout, amalgamation, measures of democracy such as secret voting and a government close to the people, and changes in term length.