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Series consists of two minute books detailing arbitration hearings regarding the separation of the City of Guelph from the County of Wellington in 1879 and the courtroom transcript of an investigation into the conduct of the Chief of Police of the City of Guelph. Included in this series are negotiations regarding the sharing of the costs of justice administration, court house, gaol, house of industry, and poor house maintenance, roads, equalization assessments, and the distribution of assets and liabilities between the county and the city. The records also include the courtroom transcription of the investigations into allegations of drunkenness against the City's Chief of Police.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

Series consists of twelve bound minute books, documenting the decisions of the City of Guelph Finance Committee regarding the fiscal activities of the City. The minute books record the recommendations of the Finance Committee concerning the payment of department, commision, committee and board accounts, activities of the City's Treasurer and Auditors, tenders and quotations, petitions from Guelph citizens for taxation and assessment relief and the authorization of expenditures on behalf of the City of Guelph. These records document the activities of the Finance Committee in managing the City's finances.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

Series consists of eleven bound ledgers, which document the amount of school and city taxes and local improvement charges paid and still owing by residents to the City of Guelph. These records document the tax collection system in Guelph.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

Series consists of two minute books documenting the decisions of the Court of Revision regarding property assessments in the City of Guelph from the years 1933-1967.

The volumes are arranged chronologically by year.

Sub-series consists of the correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, the City of Guelph City Clerk and other civic government officials. Included in this sub-series are quit claims, conveyances, court documents, title searches and property surveys. These records document the research, legal advice and opinions and activity conducted by the City Solicitor on behalf of the City Clerk's Office of the City of Guelph.

These records are arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and various City officials from the City Clerk's, Mayor's, Planning and Works Offices, Guelph Hydro, County of Wellington government officials and the local Land Registry Office. Included in this series are plans, conveyances, easements, land sale and purhcase agreements, by-laws, legal opinions and advice, street name changes, and varied documents related to tax sales, animal control issues and back alleys. This sub-series also includes a small amount of unclassified correspondence related to City of Guelph issues. These records document the activities of the City Solicitor in his role as legal agent for the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the City of Guelph Fire Department. Included in this sub-series are copies of by-laws, plans and agreements relating to the construction of Fire Department facilities, by-law infraction prosecutions and related court documents, apartment building inspections and Fire Department personnel issues.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and various City of Guelph officials regarding personnel issues and concerns. Included in this sub-series are documents regarding labour relations, purchasing, and benefits. These records document the City Solicitor's role in providing legal advice and opinion on various human resources issues facing the City.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the City of Guelph Treasurer's Department. Included in this sub-series are correspondence and documents relating to outstanding taxes, tax arrears, collections and sales, debentures, community grants, registration of liens, Finance Committee and Committee of Adjustment decisions, legal opinions and court documents relating to litigation involving the City of Guelph on tax and finance related matters. These records document the City Solicitor's role in assisting the Treasurer's Department in the administration of City property taxes and assessments.

The file arrangement of these records is based on file codes provided by the creator. The files have been arranged alphabetically by file code and then numerically in ascending order within each file code.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and City of Guelph officials on a variety of issues affecting the City. Included in this sub-series are presentations, land and transfer deeds, final and draft by-laws, quit claims, petitions, affadavits, encroachment documents, agreements and offers of property purchase and sale, subdivision agreements, property leases, Guelph Township annexation records, Planning Act documents, billing hours for City Solicitor, employment application and labour relations records, tender and purchasing policies, Waterloo-Wellington Airport records, Ontario Municipal Board hearings, Committee of Adjustment decisions, signage by-laws, Administrative Services Committee minutes, Municipal Solicitors' Association minutes and budgets, Guelph Junction Railway leases, and title searches. These records document the wide range of activities in which the City Solicitor was involved on behalf of the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, Purchasing Department staff of the City of Guelph, other City officials and vendors. Included in this sub-series are litigation records, tenders, quotations, a copy of the City of Guelph's 1986 purchasing policy, purchasing reports, and legal advice and opinions. These records document the consultative role that the City Solicitor played in the purchasing and tender/quotation processes at the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the Guelph General Hospital Commmission. Included in this sub-series are quit claims, litigation court documents, agreements and a report of the Special Committee on General Hospital Land Use. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in providing legal advice and services to the Guelph General Hospital Commission.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Series consists of the minutes of Road and Bridge Committee meetings for the years 1869-1879. Included in this series are reports of the street inspector and the committee with respect to the condition, construction and maintenance of roads and bridges in the Town of Guelph, and committee recommendations to Council regarding the development and improvement of roads and bridges, sidewalks, and ditches. These records document the role of the committee in managing the development of Guelph's road transportation system.

It is believed that the Road and Bridge Committee was superceded by the Board of Works Committee in early 1879, as the mandates of these two committees overlap with respect to mandate over road, bridge and sidewalk construction and maintenance.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph Planning officials, Committee of Adjustment, Ontario Municipal Board (OMB), real estate developers and local residents and businesses. Included in this sub-series are servicing and development agreements, subdivision, condominium and site plans, sign variances, court documents, legal opinions and advice, by-law infraction prosections, Official Plan reviews, Committee of Adjustment and OMB hearings correspondence, planning and zoning by-laws, and building inspections. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in the planning process at the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the Board of Park Management, Guelph, Ontario. Included in this sub-series are draft agreements and legal advice and opinions. These records document the City Solicitor's role in advising the City on issues related to the Board of Park Management and the City of Guelph.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and the Board of Commissioners of Police of the City of Guelph. Included in this sub-series are reports, court documents, discipline hearings, taxi cab by-law records, summons and building leases. These records document the City Solicitor's role in providing legal representation and advice to the Board of Commissioners of Police regarding a wide range of issues.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between City Solicitor, James A. Runions, the City of Guelph City Clerk Office and Tax Department. Included in this sub-series are agreements, tax assessment judgements and tax arrears, and related court documents. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in defending and representing the City of Guelph in tax related matters before the courts.

These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, various City of Guelph officials and non-City correspondents. Included in this sub-series are registered agreements, title searches, property acquisitions, building by-laws and inspections, plans and surveys, damage claims, copies of provincial legislation, correspondence with City of Guelph mayors, mortgages, Legal Department semi-annual reports and budgets, litigation correspondence, City Solicitor's Office space planning, leases, land agreements, law insurance and library services, professional associations correspondence, and Market Building use agreements.

This sub-series is a grouping of administrative files relating to the operation of the City Solicitor's Office and other files which could not be arranged into substantive or complete series.These records have been arranged by the file codes provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph City Clerk and Public Works officials, and members of the public. Included in this sub-series are contracts and agreements regarding municipal services, property developments, and subdivisions, property appraisals, offers to purchase and sell land, expropriations, easements, conveyances, land title deeds and leases, damage and quit claims, road widenings, extensions and improvements, zoning change applications and reviews, sewer installations, litigation and legal advice and opinions. These records document the activities of the City Solicitor with regard to City of Guelph's engineering projects and services, especially with reference to property transactions.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.

Sub-series consists of correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, City of Guelph Planning Department staff and the City Clerk regarding Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) hearings and appeals. Included in this sub-series are zoning change and variance applications, Committee of Adjustment decisions, plans and surveys, evidence summaries, and OMB hearings and appeals minutes. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in representing the City of Guelph at the hearings of the Ontario Municipal Board.

These records have been arranged by the file code numbers provided by the City Solicitor and his staff.