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Originally Posted by balletomane
Perhaps its an issue that will be further discussed in the future, I'm sure there would be some savings should city amalgamate with a few of the surrounding municipalities.
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The savings have proved largely illusory, as wages tend to go up to whoever the highest paid city employees were of the former municipalities.
As for 'efficiency' by decreasing bureaucracy, institutions that tend to benefit from that (ex. police/fire) tend to operate at a regional level anyways - for instance, the City of Waterloo doesn't have a city police force - the police force is for the whole Region of Waterloo, which includes Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and surrounding areas. Same with transit.
The best thing that happens is that coordinating responsibilities that are handled between the lower-tier municipal governments are easier. To use an extreme example, there are dozens of little municipalities on the New Jersey side of the Hudson river - some no more than a few blocks in area. It is a wonder that anything can be accomplished there.