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Effective Collaboration with Ontario Municipalities - by Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão
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2019-05-14 · Toronto City Council · adopted
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City Council on May 14 and 15, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee in June 2019 on the intergovernmental relationship benefits and the economic benefits of rejoining the Association of Municipalities of Ontario at this time, as well as possible costs and time frames involved in rejoining the Association.
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The City of Toronto withdrew its membership in the Association of Municipalities of Ontario in 2004. At the time, we existed in what the Premier of Ontario publicly admitted was "A Legislative Straightjacket that Would Baffle Houdini". To further irritate matters, the Association of Municipalities of Ontario was entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Province that left unclear the City of Toronto's ability to negotiate any improvements in our legislative and fiscal relationship with the Province.
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The Association of Municipalities of Ontario and its Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario have demonstrated they are a beneficial venue for thoughtful collaboration between cities as well as a useful venue for each municipality to have one-on-one meetings with appropriate Provincial Ministers and Ministry staff. Recently, we've seen that our relationship with the Large Urban Mayors Caucus of Ontario is absolutely crucial to our City and Mayor Tory's participation there has been important to the entire Province. That role must be reinforced by the full participation of Toronto Council as a member municipality, along with its public service.
Staff recommended
Councillor Shelley Carroll, seconded by Councillor Ana Bailão, recommends that: 1. City Council request the City Manager to report to the Executive Committee in June 2019 on the intergovernmental relationship benefits and the economic benefits of rejoining the Association of Municipalities of Ontario at this time, as well as possible costs and time frames involved in rejoining the Association.
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