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.
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.