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1955-1985 (Creation)
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4.19 m of textual material 34 planning drawings 26 photographs 7 architectural drawings 1 map
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Administrative history
Although the city of Windsor had the power to appoint a City Manager is 1929, it did not do so until 1958. The roots of this office can be found in the Board of Control. Established in 1937, the Board was an elected body of four controllers who were responsible for the operation of the municipality. By 1958, this Board was replaced by the City Manager form of government, and E. Royden Coulter was appointed to this position. John Steel replaced Coulter in 1969 and continued as City Manager until 1976. In that year, the title was changed to City Administrator and Hilary Payne, who had been acting City Manager, succeeded Steel and held this position until 1994. C.W. (Chuck) Wills replaced Payne in December of that year and the title was changed to Chief Administrative Officer, a position Wills holds to the present.
Custodial history
The records of the Chief Administrative Officer remained in the municipal offices of the City of Windsor until 1984.
Scope and content
The fonds consists of correspondence, memos, minutes, policy statements, procedural manuals, and reports as well as architectural and planning drawings, photographs and a map relating to the operation of the City of Windsor. The fonds is divided into three sous fonds: Administrative records Operational records Reporting and procedure records Fonds consists of the following series: Administrative records Operational records Reporting and procedure records Department Heads Minutes Directives and Policy Statements Annexation: Correspondence and Reports Redevelopment: Correspondence and Reports Subject Files: Correspondence and Reports Photographs Procedural Manuals Progress and Annual Reports
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Fonds were acquired by creator in 1984, with additional accruals received each year between 1985 and 1995, with the exception of 1993.
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Finding aids
Expanded series-level descriptions for the fonds are included in Guide to the Holdings of the Municipal Archives. A detailed inventory is available for the fonds, Records of the Chief Administrative Officer (RG1).
Associated materials
For related information on the administration of the City of Windsor between 1937 and 1958, researchers should consult the series Board of Control of the fonds Records of the City Clerks Department (RG2 AIII). Reports of the Chief Administrative Officer appear in the Departmental and Miscellaneous Reports Collection (DMRC II).
Accruals
Accruals occur at irregular intervals. Future accruals are expected.
General note
Credit for all documentation which is reproduced is to read: Municipal Archives - Windsor Public Library, followed by the appropriate document/photograph citation. Oversize records may be reproduced only at the discretion of the Archivist. The reproduction of photographs, drawings and the map may take up to two weeks.
General note
Fonds previously known as Records of the City Administrator.
General note
Records received from 1986 to the present are unprocessed.