Year: 1979
Summary: Summarizes topics covered at the 64th Annual Conference of the Governmental Research Association (an umbrella organization of research agencies). The conference focused on sharing information between Canada and the United States.
Year: 1972
Summary: Explores municipal reform in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick.
Year: 1971
Summary: Study of municipal amalgamation in New Brunswick.
Summary: Toronto City Council asked the Province to be able to participate in a more equitable pension plan, such as the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS).
Summary: Documents the history of the Ontario Municipal Board, and the current structure, procedure and extent of its jurisdiction.
Year: 1969
Summary: Three case studies concerning personnel transfers stemming from municipal amalgamations and assumption of the welfare function by Metro.
Year: 1968
Summary: Analysis of proposed pension scheme for City Council members, in the context of taxapayer cost.
Summary: Summarizes observations and recommendations dealing with the 29 regional governments proposed by the Ontario Committee on Taxation.
Year: 1966
Summary: Outlines responsibility shifts following the changes to the Metro Act.
Year: 1963
Summary: Appraises the first decade of Metropolitan Toronto's Municipal Council.
Year: 1962
Summary: To maintain the level of competence of senior municipal officers, university trained recruits are required whose academic backgrounds permit them to understand the effect and ramifications of municipal activity.
Year: 1960
Summary: Recommendations for the prefered form of government to be established in North York.
Summary: Authority and form of management of the different boards and commissions in the city
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.
Summary: Summary of keynote address to the Eastern Regional Conference of the Public Personnel Association: key issues in public personnel operations.
Year: 1957
Summary: Describes of the structure of government in metropolitan Toronto and planned changes.
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: Describes anticipated restructuring of municipal borders and amalgamation in the Toronto area.
Year: 1952
Summary: Discusses the advantages of a two-year term in efficiency and performance of city council members.
Summary: Describes possibilities to improve efficiency of civic authorities by amalgamation of departments, boards etc.
Summary: Report on a talk about the city-manager model, efficient administration and about a book about local government in Canada.
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.
Year: 1950
Summary: Describes the desperate need for renovations in city hall.
Summary: Identifies amalgamation costs in light of the plans to improve efficiency and restructure council areas.
Year: 1949
Summary: Discusses the length and inefficiency of City Council meetings.
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.
Summary: Argues that the planned appointment of the mayor as coordinator of civic services, an executive managerial role, is politically and practically problematic
Year: 1946
Summary: Argues that coordination is needed between the different councils, either by amalgamation or by creating a County Council.
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.
Year: 1941
Summary: Outlines the main responsibilities of holding public office - which are deciding on and carrying out public policies. Suggests expected qualifications for those who hold public office - and that promotions should be based on merit.