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Urban Development And The Ontario Municipal Board

Year: 1971

Summary: Documents the history of the Ontario Municipal Board, and the current structure, procedure and extent of its jurisdiction.

The Report Of The Civic Survey Urged The Need Of Establishing A Civil Service

Year: 1914

Summary: Good salaries and wages are necessary if the city is to receive the best service; increases in salary often mean increases in efficiency and decreases in cost. Good pay does not necessarily equate to good work.

The Relation Of The Province To The Municipality

Year: 1937

Summary: Outlines the division of responsibilities between the province and municipalities and how this affects social services and payments.

The Federation Of Canadian Municipalities: In Search Of Credibility

Year: 1976

Summary: Discusses the role of municipal governments in Canada, including the need for a greater position for them in the inter-governmental system and a larger share of tax revenue.

The Estimates For The CIty Of Toronto For 1916 Provided For An Expenditure On Current Account Of $17,168,128.65

Year: 1917

Summary: If city reports of actual and proposed expenditures presented the annual bills as divided by totals, departments, and functional divisions, it would enable fact studies of the civic service and the city's annual bill for salaries and wages. Advocates procedural reform for salary increases and promotions.

Submission To The Committee On Provincial Municipal Relations Of The Province Of Ontario

Year: 1952

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.

Politics And Personnel In Municipal Reorganization

Year: 1969

Summary: Three case studies concerning personnel transfers stemming from municipal amalgamations and assumption of the welfare function by Metro.

Open Letter: Separated Boards And Commissions

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.

Open Letter

Year: 1930

Summary: Discusses the qualifications and requirements for utilities commissioners.

City Budget Story No. 1 - The City Of Toronto As An Employer

Year: 1921

Summary: Considers Toronto's Annual Bill for Personal Services (Salaries and Wages); the Bureau suggests that an Administrative Board made up of Department heads would function to keep service records, promote by merit, and standardize work and wages.

Bulletin: Term Of Reference For Appointed Members Of Local Boards And Commissions

Year: 1960

Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city

Bulletin: Provincial- Municipal Relations With Emphasis On The Financial Relations Between Provinces And Local Governments

Year: 1959

Summary: Local governments encounter difficulties in both current and capital financing; this warrants reconsideration of Provincial-Municipal Relations.

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