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The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date. The election chose the mayor and city councillors who would sit on the new Greater Sudbury City Council from 2000 to 2003, as well as trustees for the four school boards (Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario and Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario) that serve the city. ==Issues== The city of Greater Sudbury, in its current form, did not yet exist on the election date, but was legislated to come into effect on January 1, 2001. On the election date, the former government structure of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and its seven constituent municipalities was still in place. The election, however, was held to choose the ''new'' city council. The municipal amalgamation was controversial and unpopular, especially in the suburban municipalities. Virtually all of the municipal councils had only nominal authority over their own affairs throughout the year, as much of their power was transferred to the appointed transition board — consisting of Jim Ashcroft, Ron MacDonald, George Lund, Jim Griffin, Maurice Lamoureux, Gaetan Doucet and Terry Lee — which was overseeing the amalgamation.〔"Transition selections good ones". ''Sudbury Star'', January 30, 2000.〕 For example, Valley East's city council attempted in June to reduce its property taxes due to a budget surplus, but was overruled by the board as the council had lost its authority to adjust taxes during the transition period.〔"Year in Review: Transition board busy in June". ''Sudbury Star'', December 28, 2000.〕 The transition board also had sole authority over issues such as staffing decisions,〔"Two key managers picked for new city". ''Sudbury Star'', September 20, 2000.〕 user fees for municipal services,〔"Transition board to reconsider ice-time fees". ''Sudbury Star'', May 16, 2000.〕 the possible closure of some public library branches, the structure and status of Greater Sudbury Utilities,〔"Transition board has to decide whether to pull the plug on hydro: Decision comes Tuesday". ''Sudbury Star'', July 22, 2000.〕 and the new city's organizational structure, budget and tax assessment rates for 2001.〔 Its operations throughout the year were frequently criticized as secretive and undemocratic,〔"Union rips transition board". ''Sudbury Star'', April 18, 2000.〕 with some critics, including the Canadian Union of Public Employees, alleging that the board was preparing a sweeping privatization plan.〔"Union calls for public meeting: Transition board, CUPE at odds over plans for new city". ''Sudbury Star'', August 19, 2000.〕 Lamoureux, a former mayor of the preamalgamation city of Sudbury, also faced some controversy when he resigned from the transition board to register as a candidate for city council. By election day, the transition board claimed that it had identified $13.8 million in savings as a result of the amalgamation process.〔"Transition board finds $13.8-M in savings". ''Sudbury Star'', November 11, 2000.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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