fˈɜːðɚɹ ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃənəl tʃˈeɪndʒ kəntˈɪnjuːd təbi dɪskˈʌst ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z wɛn ɛksplˈoːɹətˌoːɹi mˈiːɾɪŋz wɜː hˈɛld bᵻtwˌiːn ˈæmoʊ ænd tˈuː ˈʌðɚ mˈeɪdʒɚ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɛɡzˈɪstᵻd æt ðæt tˈaɪm: ðə ɹˈʊɹɹəl ɑːntˈæɹɪˌoʊ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ænd ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈaʊntiz ænd ɹˈiːdʒənz.
Further organizational change continued to be discussed in the late 1970s when exploratory meetings were held between AMO and two other major municipal organizations which also existed at that time: The Rural Ontario Municipal Association and The Association of Counties and Regions.