Governing Toronto Public Consultation, Mar 2006

The following email on was sent out for the city in late Feb on "Have your say about the way Toronto is governed" : Note time line in last 2 paragraphs.

Plan to attend Governing Toronto public consultation in March 2006

Toronto City Council is making decisions about how it will govern with additional powers under a new City of Toronto Act. Mayor David Miller and Members of City Council invite you to learn about and discuss the directions Council is considering for governance and how they will be implemented after the November 13, 2006 municipal elections.

- For more information, visit www.toronto.ca/governingtoronto

In small groups, participants will share their ideas about the roles of Councillors, the Mayor, Committees, Community Councils and the public.

- Etobicoke Collegiate Institute: 86 Montgomery Rd. (n/e of Islington & Bloor), Thursday, March 2, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Transit: Royal York Station - west on Bloor, north on Montgomery

- St Lawrence Hall: 155 King St. East (s/w of King & Jarvis), Saturday, March 4, 2 4:30 p.m. Transit: King Streetcar

- Memorial Hall: 5100 Yonge St. below the North York Public Library (Yonge n/w of Sheppard), Monday, March 6, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Transit: North York Centre Station

- Scarborough Civic Centre: 150 Borough Drive (n/w of McCowan & Ellesmere), Wednesday, March 8, 7 - 9:30 p.m. Transit: Scarborough Centre Station

Registration begins on Tuesday, February 21, 2006. Please call Access Toronto at 416-338-0338. TTY Line 416-338-0889. Registration phone lines are open weekdays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Seating at the consultations is limited.

Following these consultation sessions, each of Toronto's four Community Councils will consider governance recommendations on Tuesday, April 4, 2006. Members of the public may register to appear before the Community Council of their choice. Please call Access Toronto at 416-338-0338 for more information.

Finally, recommendations of the Community Councils will be considered together with a report from the City Manager on options for implementing governance changes at the meeting of the Policy and Finance Committee scheduled for May 16, 2006. The Policy and Finance Committee will then make recommendations to the City Council meeting of May 23-25, 2006.