Association of Municipalities of Ontario
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The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) is a non-profit organization representing municipal and regional governments in the Canadian
province of Ontario
. It was created on June 22, 1972 through a merger of the Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves. The AMO was restructured in 1982, and was formally incorporated in 1990.
Every municipality in Ontario is eligible to become a municipal member of the AMO. The 2005-06 president of the AMO board of directors is Roger Anderson from Durham Region. The immediate past President is Doug Reycraft, the Mayor of Southwest Middlesex. The current President is Peter Hume, Councillor City of Ottawa.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
province of Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. It was created on June 22, 1972 through a merger of the Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves. The AMO was restructured in 1982, and was formally incorporated in 1990.
Every municipality in Ontario is eligible to become a municipal member of the AMO. The 2005-06 president of the AMO board of directors is Roger Anderson from Durham Region. The immediate past President is Doug Reycraft, the Mayor of Southwest Middlesex. The current President is Peter Hume, Councillor City of Ottawa.
Mandate
"The mandate of the organization is to support and enhance strong and effective municipal government in Ontario. It promotes the value of the municipal level of government as a vital and essential component of Ontario and Canada's political system."See also
- List of micro-regional organizations
- Federation of Canadian MunicipalitiesFederation of Canadian MunicipalitiesThe Federation of Canadian Municipalities is a civic advocacy group representing many Canadian municipalities. It is an organization with no formal power but significant ability to influence debate and policy, as it is main national lobby group of mayors, councillors and other elected municipal...
- Francophone Association of Municipalities of Ontario