CITB04H3 Lecture 11: Exam Review
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Learning outcomes: by the end of the term, you should be able to: Legal constraints: municipalities are "creatures of the province" under the constitution act, approaches to provincial legislation, option 1: prescriptive powers, historical approach, conforms to 1849 baldwin act, dillon"s rule. Still in place in certain canadian jurisdictions: option 2: spheres of jurisdiction. Funding for housing and homelessness, including social housing. Infrastructure funding, including federal gas tax fund: trends: Focus on process, not structure: accept that boundaries are elastic, emphasize collaboration, build trust. Focus less on power and more on communities/neighbourhoods in regional decision- making. Is there room for meaningful engagement with staff: how do we assess governance models, the new public management theory, key features: Includes salaries, pensions, payments to individuals, purchase of services, materials and supplies, repair and maintenance: may also include transfers to the capital budget and creation of "reserves. , capital, a plan for capital assets.
