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The Personnel Of Our Civic Government In 1943

Year: 1943

Summary: A list of Toronto City officials and personnel and contact information

Amalgamation: A Solution To The Problems In Greater Moncton And Greater Fredericton?

Year: 1971

Summary: Study of municipal amalgamation in New Brunswick.

Directory Of Governments In Metropolitan Toronto 1979-80

Year: 1980

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

Low Voter Turnout In Municipal Elections - No Easy Solutions

Year: 1976

Summary: Analysis of survey by the Bureau in 4 Ontario municipalities, in order to assess the reasons for low voter turnout in municipal elections, and ways to increase voter turnout in the future.

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.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1960

Summary: News Brief about universal suffrage - not needing to own property to be allowed to vote as of Dec. 1, 1958; Tax exemptions, including one for the head of the Bureau that he asked to cancel; and asking why the TTC shouldn't be a branch of the municipality.

Will 1921 Be A New Year In Civic Administration

Year: 1921

Summary: Suggests potential "New Year's Resolutions" for members of council or board of education, and citizens.

The Development Of Senior Municipal Officers

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.

Open Letter: The Meaning Of Nonpartisan Elections

Year: 1955

Summary: Discusses non-partisan municipal elections and their implications, especially the question of effect on voter turnout.

Metro Toronto: A Decade Later

Year: 1963

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

Open Letter: Time's A-Wasting

Year: 1949

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

Voting In The Civic Election

Year: 1944

Summary: The Bureau suggests ways in which voter turnout and efficiency can be improved.

A New Year's Gift To The City Of Toronto

Year: 1915

Summary: Introduction of City Accounting by the City Auditor and the Commissioner of Works, and recommendations from the report.

What Will Toronto Municipal Electors Do In The 1944 Civic Election?

Year: 1943

Summary: Highlights major issues of the upcoming elections, and suggests that the city should vitalize elections by providing budget and expenditure information in advance of the elections, as well as conducting regular budget hearings that could be attended by all electors.

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1922

Year: 1922

Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information

The Personnel Of Our Civic Government 1948

Year: 1948

Summary: List of Toronto City officials and contact information

Control Of Civic Expenditure Through Civic Elections

Year: 1921

Summary: Provides a potential list of issues; citizens should ascertain the opinions of civic conditions prior to the upcoming election.

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.

Civil Service Reform

Year: 1917

Summary: Recommendations for civil service reform, including: regular procedures for promotion and salary increases in City Council; establishment of a an independent Civil Service Board; and emphasis on eligibility and performance records.

A Population And Fiscal Profile Of The New Metro

Year: 1966

Summary: Presents an analysis of the population, revenue and fiscal structure of the city after amalgamation following the new Metro Act.

BMR News Briefs

Year: 1961

Summary: Lectures given by the Bureau in Ontario, which focus on: voter turnout, work done on available pension options, and cooperation with U of T.

Why Voters Should Exercise Their Civic Franchise In Electing Its City Council And School Boards

Year: 1944

Summary: Highlights the importance of voting in the upcoming municipal elections.

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

Voting Is Not Merely A Ceremony

Year: 1940

Summary: Highlights the importance of voting in the upcoming elections, and includes a list of questions that one may put to prospective candidates, including where the candidate stands on the issues of debt control, the improvement of snow removal, and whether or not a survey on departmentalization should be undertaken.

Who Is To Be The Next Commissioner Of Finance? Under What Conditions Is He To Work?

Year: 1920

Summary: Outlines the qualifications, duties, and powers of a Finance Commissioner, in response to the pending appointment of a new commissioner.

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.

Political Representation Of Metropolitan Toronto Council

Year: 1974

Summary: Describes city council structure, current and planned election methods, and recommendations for how to best keep councils representative of citizens.

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.

Bulletin: The Government, The Civil Service And The Taxpayer

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.

Open Letter

Year: 1947

Summary: Encouraging citizens to vote, and warning against citizen apathy.

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