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Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1960

Year: 1960

Directory Of Governments In Metropolitan Toronto 1970-71

Year: 1971

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, suburban representatives, and children's aid. Note that metro assessment department moved under provincial administration. Now includes staff listings for the Ontario Municipal Board.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1950

Year: 1950

Summary: A reference guide listing the contact information for the mayor, city council, and various municipal boards and services

Directory Of Governments In Metropolitan Toronto 1977-78

Year: 1978

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, suburban representatives, children's aid, and relevant provincial organizations

Metro Toronto Under Review: What Are The Issues?

Year: 1975

Summary: Presents the keynote address and four background papers presented at the "Metro Toronto Under Review: What are the Issues?" Conference. Papers focus on the form of Metro's government.

Metro Toronto: A Decade Later

Year: 1963

Summary: Appraises the first decade of Metropolitan Toronto's Municipal Council.

The Council Manager Plan Of Municipal Government Story No. 5 Part A

Year: 1926

Summary: Part of an informational series on the Council Manager system of government. Historical comparative survey of electoral systems in municipalities in Canada regarding council-manager model.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1959

Year: 1959

Open Letter: Time's A-Wasting

Year: 1949

Summary: Discusses the length and inefficiency of City Council meetings.

The Council Manager Form Of Municipal Government Story No. 1

Year: 1925

Summary: Outlines the history and growth of the council-manager system as a form of city government, and a survey of municipalities that use this form of government. By no means an argument for or against this form of government, just a repsonse to calls for definite information on this subject.

Addendum To The Directory Of Governments In Metropolitan Toronto 1979-80

Year: 1980

Summary: Addendum to the directory of governments - listing telephone number of municipal reference library

There Are Two Strong Movements In The Field Of Local Government

Year: 1944

Summary: Outlines two trends in local government structure: (1) The movement toward centralised supervision or control (2) The movement toward Municipal Home Rule. Argues that a balance needs to be struck between nourishing democracy and maintaining strong and vital local institutions. Questions whether or not municipal institutions should be transfered under the control of representatives removed from popular scrutiny.

Directory Of The Metropolitan And City Government 1962

Year: 1962

Directory Of Municipal Governments 1965

Year: 1965

The Council Manager Plan Of Municipal Government Story No. 4

Year: 1926

Summary: Part of an informational series on the Council Manager system of government. Highlights some claims against the council-manager system, including the possibility that political considerations in the new system will lead to greater waste, that it has not yet proven effective elsewhere, that it is foreign and that it gives the city manager (mayor) too much power.

Open Letter: The Two-Year Term

Year: 1952

Summary: Discusses the advantages of a two-year term in efficiency and performance of city council members.

Monthly Letter To Men And Women

Year: 1946

Summary: Argues that coordination is needed between the different councils, either by amalgamation or by creating a County Council.

Proposals For The Re-Organizing Of Metropolitan Government

Year: 1961

Summary: Examines proposals which aim to correct weaknesses of Metro Toronto Area government.

Directory Of Municipal Governments 1968

Year: 1968

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 and suburban representatives. Now also including contact information for Children's Aid and Student Housing.

Can The Organisation Of The Municipal Government Of Toronto Be Improved?

Year: 1930

Summary: Examines possible changes to the election and city management structures and their implications. Raises the question of cutting down civic departments and establishing a centralized purchasing system. Stresses that the city must be run like a business in order to ensure maximum efficiency.