Ford’s Progressive Conservatives are planning major changes to regional municipal governance as part of their “strong mayor” push, the Star has learned.
who enjoy expanded authority over city budgets and the hiring and firing of senior city staff.
Those powers are to be extended to mayors in Mississauga, Brampton, Hamilton, Vaughan, and other larger municipalities next year. “Today’s announcement by the provincial government is a positive step toward reforming local government in a manner that addresses the concerns of Mississaugans,” said Crombie.
“I am glad the provincial government is looking at ways to make municipalities in Peel more efficient by removing duplication. This will help address the challenges of growth and support the construction of the homes Brampton residents so desperately need,” he said.It would allow Queen’s Park “to prescribe the provincial priorities for which the new mayoral by-law powers could be used,” suggesting local councils could have even less power than thought.
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