History
Municipal associations in Ontario have a long history consisting of numerous amalgamations and mergers of separate organizations.
The first meeting of an enduring municipal association was held in Hamilton on September 6, 1899. The name "Ontario Municipal Association" was chosen, and it was agreed that there would be annual meetings, or "oftener if need be, upon the call of the executive committee", so that both appointed and elected representatives of municipalities could discuss common concerns. A constitution for the organization was drawn up, officers elected and the mandate decided ‑ to establish regular meetings between the association and the government to speak to, and to influence legislation.
The Association of Municipalities of Ontario was created through the merger and reconstitution of the Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Association of Mayors and Reeves on June 22, 1972. Further organizational change continued to be discussed in the late 1970s when exploratory meetings were held between AMO and two other major municipal organizations which also existed at that time: The Rural Ontario Municipal Association and The Association of Counties and Regions. Discussions were also held with affiliated associations: The Organization of Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM), The Association of District Municipalities, The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM), and The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA).
In February 1980, an Association Review Committee was struck and presented its report in June 1980. A new association of municipal representatives was proposed, consisting of five sections, "restructured to ensure accurate representation of the positions of the different types of municipalities in the province". The newly constituted Association of Municipalities of Ontario came into being on January 1, 1982. In May of 1990 AMO became formally incorporated without share capital. AMO's constitution was re‑formulated into governing By‑law No. 1. The By‑law has been amended a number of times to implement significant changes to the Association.
AMO Presidents
| 2022- | Colin Best, Milton |
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Jamie McGarvey, Parry Sound Graydon Smith, Bracebridge Jamie McGarvey, Parry Sound Lynn Dollin, Innisfil Gary McNamara, Tecumseh Russ Powers, Hamilton Gary McNamara, Tecumseh Peter Hume, Ottawa Norman Sandberg, Collingwood Peter Hume, Ottawa Doug Reycraft, Middlesex Roger Anderson, Durham Region Ann Mulvale, Oakville Ken Boshcoff, Thunder Bay Ann Mulvale, Oakville Michael Power, Geraldton Terry Mundell, Erin Bill Mickle, Exeter Mabel Dougherty, Onondaga Joe Mavrinac, Kirkland Lake Helen Cooper, Kingston John Harrison, Delhi Grant Hopcroft, London Steve Clark, Brockville Michael Power, Geraldton Doris Brick, Peterborough Claudette Millar, Cambridge Marianne Wilkinson, Kanata Ron Eddy, South Dumfries Marlene Catterall, Ottawa Gerald Parisien, Cornwall Curtis Carter, Chatham Robert Rutherford, Owen Sound Clark Mason, Ajax Hazel McCallion, Mississauga Gordon Dean, Stoney Creek Alfred Judd, Town of Simcoe Gladys Rolling, East Gwillimbury Fred Cade, St. Clair Beach Donovan Meston, Waterloo Pierre Benoit, Ottawa Russell Scott, Belleville A. Bedford Ball, Owen Sound Joseph Fabbro, Sudbury Garnet Newkirk, Chatham David J. Low, Fergus J. A. Heenam, Cobourg T. J. McKibbin, Kingston Albert M. Campbell, Scarborough C. Edgar Norris, Toronto Georgina Montrose, Windsor E. C. Reid, St. Thomas William R. Allen, Toronto O. W. Larry, Trenton J. W. C. Langmuir, Brockville Grace Hartman, Sudbury S. H. Blake, Fort William Horace E. Kilman, Pelham Alan S. Stewart, Owen Sound V. H. Evans, Tisdale R. E. Ashton, London T. H. Currah, St. Thomas J. F. Berry, Hamilton M. Anne Shipley, Teck E. A. Outram, Peterborough H. H. McFadden, Lindsay W. W. Gardhouse, York C. A. Curtis, Kingston E. J. Campbell, Brantford W. S. Beaton, Sudbury H. A. Webster, Windsor J. Wilfred Spooner, Timmins W. R. Alley, Lindsay Martin Rowell, London C. W. McCrea, Sault Ste. Marie Henry W. Sturm, Kitchener Stuart K. Watt, St. Catharines William Jelly, Leeds and Grenville J. P. Ryan, Brantford George Hurst, Toronto W. L. Wilkinson, Niagara Falls K. W. McKay, Elgin Marjorie D. Stewart, Sarnia Frank J. Mitchell, Windsor George W. Riseborough, Harwich C. J. Tulley, Ottawa J. C. Forman, Toronto H. James, Fort William W. H. Nugent, Hastings W. B. Doherty, St. Thomas J. F. Vance, Wellington M. Huenergard, Kitchener Mary Grant, Township of London Thomas L. Church, Toronto Thomas J. Moore, Guelph Samuel Baker, London G. K. Dewey, Brockville S. H. Kent, Hamilton W. C. Caughell, Yarmouth A. K. Brunnell, Brantford Elias Lemon, Owen Sound J. G. Richter, London George H. Lees, Hamilton F. S. Spence, Ottawa Charles Hopewell, Ottawa George Geddes, St. Thomas M. Kennedy, Owen Sound W. C. Mickel, Belleville J. A. Ellis, Ottawa W. P. Hubbard, Toronto W. A. Boys, Barrie John Kennedy, Guelph R. P. Slater, Niagara Falls E. J. Reynolds, Brockville M. Y. Keating, St. Catharines Hon. Justice J. V. Teetzel, Hamilton |