Before Giving The Mayor & Councilors More Power...

YOUR MAYOR

YOUR COUNCILORS
Pantilooney, Mahevic, Moscoe, McConnel, Vaughan, et al

.....there has to be a quick and simple way to get rid of them if they don't perform but this would cause even more chaos than we have now so the only alternative is to eliminate the mayor and councilors and contract out the running of the city to profit orientated private company.

Strong mayor' called key TheStar.com - GTA - `Strong mayor' called key

Give mayor the power to hire and fire city manager and pay councillors on executive more, report says

February 22, 2008

Paul Moloney
city hall bureau

Toronto would be better managed if the mayor had more power and was surrounded by a select group of well-paid councillors who helped to set city priorities

But for that to happen – and it could happen quickly – Toronto council must fully use the powers handed it under the new City of Toronto Act.

That's a key proposal from a blue-ribbon panel organized by Mayor David Miller in October to look at the city's books and identify savings.

Yesterday the panel offered up a wide range of ways for the city to cut costs but warned that little can be done without changing the way business is conducted at city hall.

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