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TO: The Chairman and Members of the Finance
and Administration Cai-mittee
FROM: A. C. Guiler, Town Manager
DATE: January 24th, 1980
SUBJECT: Bureau of Municipal Research - Seminar
on Cost Saving Innovations in Local Government
Attached for your information is a notice of a two day seminar on
Cost Saving Innovations in Local Government to be held in Toronto
on April 3rd, 1980.
We would recommend to Council that two members of staff and Members
of Council be authorized to attend this seminar.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
The Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs and the Bureau of Municipal Research are
co-sponsoring three additional seminars on Cost Saving Innovations in Local Government.
Windsor, Toronto and Sudbury will host the seminars on 28/29 March, 18/19 April and
2/3 May 1980 with sessions starting early Friday afternoon and ending early Saturday
afternoon. These will be working seminars for both elected and appointed persons
interested in taking a very close look at some of the most successful innovations"
developed by Ontario municipalities over the past few years. Registration will be
limited to 100 to ensure ample opportunity for dialogue. Registration of $35.00 will
cover Friday dinner and Saturday lunch as well as a conference kit with considerable
information on cost-saving innovations. Please make cheques payable to Bureau of
Municipal Research.
TENTATIVE SEMINAR TIMETABLE
FRIDAY: 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Registration
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Welcome: Opening Remarks
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Case Studies (4 presentations)
6:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Reception (Cash Bar)
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Dinner
SATURDAY: 9:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. Innovation in the Urban/Rural Setting
10:40 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Innovation from the Labour/Management
Perspective
12:00 a.m. Lunch (Pop-up Session)
The topics to be discussed at Windsor include garbage collection, welfare services,
budgeting systems and cutting recreation costs. Toronto and Sudbury will include
additional items of interest to local government.
The seminars will be held at the National Travellers Hotel in Windsor; the Sheraton
Caswell in Sudbury and a hotel to be advised on the Airport Strip, Toronto.
REGISTRATION FORM
Mail to:
Provincial-Municipal Affairs Secretariat
Fourth Floor
Frost Building North
Queen's Park, Toronto
M7A 1Y7
Registration Fee: $35:00 Cheque to be made payable to the Bureau of Municipal Research.
Cheque enclosed: a
The following delegates will attend the seminar as shown hereunder:
NAME TITLE MUNICIPALITY
Location:
Windsor Toronto Sudbury
National Travellers Hotel Hotel T.B.A. Sheraton Caswell
28/29 March 1980 18/19 April 1980 Hotel
2/3 May 1980
Deadline for registration: 15 March for Windsor; 3 April for Toronto and
18 April for Sudbury.
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