Bill Fisch on AMO board

York Regional Chair Bill Fisch has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO).

The appointment was made recently at AMO's 107th annual conference.

"AMO's board of directors benefits from membership from across the province, reflecting the diversity of Ontario's municipal governments. To that end, I am pleased to have Bill on the 2006-2007 board team," said AMO President Doug Reycraft. "The board will continue its efforts to see properly funded municipal governments."

AMO's key advocacy priority has been to see municipalities become fiscally sustainable. The current $3 billion provincial municipal fiscal gap does not permit this. Premier Dalton McGuinty's announcement of a provincialmunicipal review will help build a plan that focuses on a new fiscal and service delivery partnership for the 21st Century.

AMO is a non-profit organization representing almost all of Ontario's 445 municipal governments. AMO supports and enhances strong and effective municipal government in Ontario and promotes the value of municipal government as a vital and essential component of Ontario and Canada's political system.