Year: 1932
Summary: Consideration of constitutional changes regarding number of aldermen and election date.
Year: 1940
Summary: Highlights a need to vote in the upcoming elections in order to have a proper say in how the city's $35 million budget is managed.
Year: 1919
Summary: Presents several comparisons which illustrate some of the gains made in methods of financial administration in Toronto from 1914-1918.
Year: 1921
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information.
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.
Year: 1946
Summary: A listing of Toronto City officials and personnel, including contact information
Year: 1969
Summary: A collection of papers, examining and analyzing the role of party politics in municipal elections. Prompted by the introduction of political parties in the Metropolitan Toronto municipal elections of 1969 - and this election in particular is examined. All papers originally prepared for a meeting of the Canadian Political Science Association in 1970.
Year: 1931
Summary: The problems of the modern city are more complex than those of a hundred years ago. City leadership must focus on continuous civic planning, and avoid short-sightedness.
Year: 1954
Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote.
Year: 1950
Summary: Describes the desperate need for renovations in city hall.
Year: 1914
Summary: Recommendations for civil service appointments based on merit, record, and classification/standardization of positions.
Year: 1949
Summary: Describes trends in voter turnout and issues that could increase engagement.
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.
Year: 1927
Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information
Summary: Responses to Effective Voting Story No. 1: Did You Vote in the Last Municipal Election? This bulletin suggests that a Toronto Voter's League might be able to address some of the issues raised herein.
Summary: Defines commission government, its history, advantages and limitations.
Summary: Analsis of voting trends in the last election.
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.
Year: 1964
Summary: Scan of major elections issues
Year: 1975
Summary: Discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of directly electing city mayors vs. selecting from the elected members of council.
Year: 1916
Summary: This publication highlights the need for an independent citizen research bureau (such as the Bureau of Municipal Research) to inform fellow citizens and to keep municipal government accountable when it comes to spending taxpayer dollars. Additionally, the Bureau outlines some of their near and long-term goals in improving and modernizing city administration and planning.
Year: 1947
Summary: Outlines the key issues for the Municipal Improvement Association for 1915, including: the financial system, civil service commission, fire department, purchasing department, and transportation commission.
Summary: Summarizes the aim, membership, organization, and activities of Voters Leagues in Boston, Chicago, and Milwaukee, to demonstrate the benefit of such organizations.
Year: 1925
Summary: A call to vote and an urging to voters to adequately educate themselves on the issues in preparation.
Year: 1935
Summary: Outlines issues in the upcoming municipal election. Includes a section of questions that citizens may put to their respective candidates, with a specia focus on issues of a balanced budget and the reduction of the number of civic departments.
Summary: A listing of the personnel in city council, boards, and commissions in Metropolitan Toronto.
Summary: Defines commission-manager (or city-manager) government, its advantages and limitations.
Summary: A call to citizens to come vote due to the important issues on the table relating to the city's finances.
Year: 1926
Summary: Part of an informational series on the Council Manager system of government. Argues that changes to the electoral system can be made without going with the complete council-manager model, which does not suit every city.