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 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, and the City of Guelph's Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program (RRAP) Coordinator. Included in this sub-series are requests for property searches, actual title search documents and notification of liens registration. This sub-series also includes a 1986 copy of a letter from the the City's Chief Building Official, R.F. Lefneski, to M.P. Venditti, Director of Planning and Development regarding a funding request for termite control and legal advice regarding pesticide use under the program and a City of Toronto pamphlet about termite control. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in administering the title searches and registration and discharge of liens against properties under the RRAP.

The Residential Rehabilitation Assistance Program was a program of the Canadian federal government which offered financial assistance to low-income households who own and occupy sub-standard housing to enable them to repair their dwellings to a minimum level of health and safety. The loans provided to eligible participants had a forgivable portion and were registered against the title of the property.

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 the correspondence between the City Solicitor, James A. Runions, and officials of the Guelph Police Force. Included in this sub-series are draft by-laws, court documents, and legal advice and opinions. These records document the work of the City Solicitor on behalf of the Guelph Police Force in defending members or prosecuting ligitants, providing legal advice or opinion or assisting with interpretation and development of by-laws and their enforcement.

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, and the Guelph Transportation Commission. Included in this sub-series are legal advice and opinions, litigation, affadavits and court documents, property surveys, land expropriation documents, accident reports and insurance claims, bus leases, advertising studies, transit needs study and draft agreements. These records document the role of the City Solicitor in providing legal representation, opinions and advice to the City of Guelph's Transportation Commission.

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 County of Wellington Social Services Department. Included in this sub-series are indigent burials, outstanding municipal day care account claims, court documents, and social assistance support claims and appeals. These records document the legal services that the City Solicitor provided to the City of Guelph in dealing with the County of Wellington Social Services Department and welfare assistance disputes and issues.

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