Tag: Strong mayor powers
Ontario has no provincewide plan for ‘strong chair powers’ rollout
Proposed changes would give regional chairs veto and hiring powers in select areas.
Ontario has no provincewide plan for ‘strong chair powers’ rollout
Proposed changes would give regional chairs veto and hiring powers in select areas.
Meaford budget sets stage for better downtown-harbour connections
Meaford’s 2026 tax increase, when combined with the education and county levies, will cost the average homeowner $150 more this year over last.
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. […]