Council supports efforts against strong mayors

Council supports efforts against strong mayors

The province’s Strong Mayors Powers is an affront to democracy.

Brock rejects strong mayor powers amid mayoral vacancy - Durham Post

The council of the Corporation of the Township of Brock has rejected the strong mayor powers granted to it by the Province of Ontario. The Township of Scugog too has rejected strong mayoral powers (see below). According to information from Brock Township, council is requesting that the province repeal the legislation, or offer municipalities the option to opt out of strong mayor powers. The rejection comes shortly after Mayor Walter Schummer’s s…

Rallying call to oppose ‘ill-conceived’ governance plans

Senior local politicians have spoken out against the government plans to abolish the committee system and prevent the creation of any new directly elected council mayor. These proposals, that the local government minister Jim McMahon believes will bring "clarity on responsibility and accountability" and improve…The post Rallying call to oppose ‘ill-conceived’ governance plans appeared first on Local Government Chronicle (LGC).