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A Law Unto Itself: How the Ontario Municipal Board Has Developed and Applied Land Use Planning Policy. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-3625-2. Meyfarth O’Hara, Elke (2008). "The Application of Natural Heritage Policies and Legislation by the Ontario Municipal Board January 2004-January 2008" (PDF).
Chairs elected by councillors in most regional municipalities. Since 1997 in Waterloo Region, 2000 in Halton Region and 2014 in Durham Region, the chair is directly elected along with the rest of the council. The position is similar to the role of the mayor or reeve in lower- or single-tier municipalities.
Sault Ste. Marie council operates on a committee of the whole structure, meaning that almost all matters are directly considered by the whole council, rather than standing committees of councillors as exist in other Ontario municipalities like Toronto. Council does use advisory committees composed of councillors and members of the public for ...
Change 1882 Municipal Amendment Act, 1882, S.O. 1882, c. 23, s. 15 Unmarried women and widows, having the necessary property qualification, given the right to vote on money by-laws 1903 The Municipal Act, 1903, S.O. 1903, c. 18, s. 19 Cities with a population over 100,000 given the option to set Election Day as January 1 1906 The Municipal ...
The first meeting of an enduring municipal association was held in Hamilton on September 6, 1899. The name "Ontario Municipal Association" was chosen, and it was agreed that there would be annual meetings, or "oftener if need be, upon the call of the executive committee", so that both appointed and elected representatives of municipalities could discuss common concerns.
Greater Sudbury City Council (French: Conseil municipal du Grand Sudbury) is the governing body of the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the mayor plus a twelve-person council. The city is divided into twelve wards; each ward is represented by one councillor. The council meets at Tom Davies Square.
The council was reorganised in 1971 after the incorporation of York Region to have a mayor, two regional councillors shared with York Region Council, and six town councillors. 1970 had also seen Richmond Hill expand from 1,700 acres (6.9 km 2) to 27,000 acres (110 km 2) and from 19000 residents to 34000 residents with the annexation of land ...