Tag: Strong mayor powers
Experience, not successes, will give London’s mayor a re-election edge: Expert
A pledge from Mayor Josh Morgan that appears to be unravelling without support from city council isn’t significant enough to affect his stated goal of winning a second term as London’s top politician, one expert says. First mentioned in his 2024 state-of-the-city address, Morgan used his provincial strong mayor powers to order city staff to […]
Owen Sound draft budget includes 5.5 per cent increase
Owen Sound Mayor Ian Boddy has tabled his proposed 2026 budget with an overall increase of 5.5 per cent. The budget is the first to be tabled by Boddy since the province expanded unilateral decision-making authority – or strong mayor powers – to the heads of 169 municipal councils across the province earlier this year. […]
Georgian Bluffs budget proposes 4.76 per cent tax rate increase
There is a public open house on the budget on Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. at the township office
Morgan will push for the units to be in place by year end, and is using authority granted by the Ontario government to speed the development, often referred to as “strong mayor powers.” he said Tuesda
Josh Morgan is using authority granted by the Ontario government, referred to as “strong mayor powers”, to speed up the development.
Owen Sound adjusts budget plan to accommodate strong mayor powers
Owen Sound has accepted a plan after staff took a “measured and proactive” approach to implementing the strong mayor powers that were recently bestowed on the city’s head of council by the province. On Monday, city staff presented a report that detailed a number of procedural updates reflecting the intent of the strong mayor powers, […]