AMO’s Survey on Municipal
Council Term
AMO has formed a Municipal Term Advisory Committee to
facilitate consultation with our members on issues relating to municipal
elections. We request that you take this survey to your Council for their input
and that you return this survey to AMO by March 1, 2005.
If Council has already dealt with the matter, please
complete the survey based on that and provide other information where
appropriate.
Those who cannot meet this deadline are asked to
contact Scott Vokey (416-971-9856 x 334) as soon as possible to arrange an
alternative.
Please fill out the survey in the word document
provided and return by email to svokey@amo.on.ca or by fax if necessary
(416-971-6191).
1. Does Council believe the term of municipal councillors should be lengthened from 3 years to 4 years for every municipality in the Province of Ontario?
Yes ____ No
____
If Yes, please skip to question #3. If No,
please answer question #2.
2.
Does Council believe Single
and Upper Tier municipalities should be able to determine their own length of
term?
Yes ____ No
____
If Yes, please answer part b, otherwise go
to question #3.
2 (b) Council believes the respective Region or County
should determine their own length of term by the following procedure:
triple majority ____ simple majority ____
3.
Does Council believe
municipal elections should be planned to occur in the same year as provincial
elections (which may now occur every four years starting in 2007)?
Yes ____ No
____
4.
Would Council be in
favour of changing the time of year when municipal elections occur?
Yes ____ No
____
If Yes, please answer part b, otherwise go
to question #5.
4(b) Council would prefer elections to occur in the month
of ______________.
5.
Does Council think
school boards should be elected at the same time as municipal Councils?
Yes ____ No
____
6. Would Council be in favour of lowering the voting age from 18 to 16 years of age?[1]
Yes ____ No
____
Please feel free to make any comments on the above
questions in the space provided below:
[1] The City of Pickering has forwarded a resolution to
AMO asking it to take a position on this matter. This follows the City’s
adoption of a motion in support of this change, following in the wake of a
Private Members Bill to do the same for provincial elections.