Machinery Pt 2 Flashcards
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3 Kinds of Provincial legislation for municipalities
1) creates individual municipalities
2) governs municipal elections
3) creates municipal administration
Example of provincial leg that creates individual municipalities
Private Members Bill
Example of provincial leg that governs municipal elections
Municipal Elections Act - a private bill because it affects everybody
Example of a provincial leg that creates municipal administration
Public Administration Act - public bill
3 types of municipal government
1) Two-tier
2) single-tier
3) unorganized
What is a two-tier municipality?
services are provided over a relatively large geographic area by different municipalities (Peele)
What is a single-tier municipality?
services are provided over a small geographic area by a single municipal gov (Toronto)
What is an unorganized municipality?
such a small or underpopulated area that there is no official gov
how often are municipal elections held?
every 4 years
what is a municipal constituency called?
a ward
what is the name of the elected position in a municipality?
a councilor
what is voted in “at large”?
when voters vote for the actual person who will be elected
what is the primary form of gov in a municipality?
council
what role does the municipal council have?
legislature and executive - represent, pass, execute, and implement laws
what are the 4 types of committees the municipal council divides itself into?
1) standing portfolio committee
2) executive committee
3) special committee
4) budget committee
municipal standing portfolio committee
subject based ie parks and rec
oversee development of policy and implementation in that area
municipal executive committee
chaired by mayor
responsible for corporate issues ie budget, elections, property
municipal special committee
ad hoc, short term
created for emergencies or short term projects ie SARS or floods
who/what defines a municipality’s strategic framework?
the mayor’s platform
What powers do Canadian mayors actually have?
- can call a special meeting
- can call a state of emergency
4 types of municipal management models
1) departmental
2) city manager
3) chief administrative model
4) board of management
Define policy
- the strategic direction for planning actions to guide decisions and achieve rational outcomes
- a guide and framework for action or inaction to address a problem
what is Canada’s policy process?
1) define the problem
2) describe the policy environment
3) identify policy options
4) decide a course of action
5) implementation
6) evaluation
policy process 1)define the problem
use these characteristics to define the problem
- causality - proximity
- severity -problem populations
- incidence -solutions
- novelty