Sentences with phrase «county legislature called»

Republican leaders of the Nassau County legislature called on County Executive Ed Mangano to resign.

A resolution in the county legislature calling for a repeal of parts of the state law was passed last month.

Not exact matches

Members of Nassau County legislature's Republican majority called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend deadlines for homeowners seeking state disaster recovery funds to rebuilding their homes after superstorm Sandy.

KINGSTON — As the clock keeps ticking, the likelihood of the governor calling a special session of the legislature diminishes and that means any hope of passing legislation to allow Ulster County to keep its sales tax at its current level fades.

«In 2006, the Erie County legislature passed what is called the New York State Certified Training Program, which is often known as the apprenticeship law... It ensures taxpayer dollars that are paying for construction jobs associated with Erie County government are going towards Erie County residents who are working on these projects.

The 2014 - 15 college budget presented to the county legislature last week called for a $ 100 yearly increase in tuition while continuing its freeze on the county's contribution for the sixth straight year.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — In a unanimous decision, the county legislature's budget & finance committee approved a memorializing resolution calling on the state legislature and governor to resolve problems with the state's chargeback system for community colleges at its March 12 meeting.

The proposal from the Consensus commission calls for combining city and county into a single metropolitan government led by one executive and a 33 - person legislature.

Beekmantown Town Supervisor Samuel Dyer, pictured here speaking before the county legislature in January, called on county lawmakers to consider refunding his town for the cost to hold a special election.

Bellone last month also called for creation of a new $ 75 million surcharge on water use, but the administration so far failed to file a formal proposal to the county legislature or the state legislature.

Not matter what others do, Erie County will do its part to protect our children from the hidden risk that is lead poisoning and I call on the legislature to approve this new funding by the end of this month so we may strengthen our efforts to eliminate lead from our area's homes.

I'm not sure I'm all in with county legislature attorney Cappy Weiner's call for former legislative attorney Langdon Chapman to cease and desist his badmouthing of the Nevele project.

After allowing the sales - tax extension to clear the state legislature last winter, Cahill had reminded the county that he'd come calling again on the election takeover at budget time this fall.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — The Rockland County legislature approved a motion calling on Albany to reject United Water's planned rate increase and surcharge in the latest blowback against the utility's plan to finance its proposed desalination plant and other plans.

Protect Orange County Chair Pramilla Malick is also calling on state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate the permitting process and wants the state legislature to hold oversight hearings.

Dave Donaldson calling Ulster County Executive Mike Hein's all - things - to - all - people 2013 budget «miraculous» might not necessarily be a compliment, though as legislature minority leader, Donaldson is expected to parrot the party line.

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«I used to call him the statesman of the county legislature,» Sabatino said.

She and her predecessor, former District Attorney Kathleen Rice, in the past called on Nassau officials to adopt similar restrictions but the Republican - controlled county legislature and county ethics board never acted on their suggestions.

She said she would seek a ban in the city as mayor, and called upon the county legislature to take up the issue as well.

Nassau County Legislative Presiding Officer Norma Gonsalves, seen on March 21, 2016, called the legislature's vote Monday to create an inspector general position a compromise.

Some lawmakers are calling on the Nassau legislature and Oyster Bay town council to appoint interim managers to fill executive roles to allow county and town business to proceed, WCBS 880's Mike Xirnachs reported.

Unofficial results indicate Republicans will hold their narrow majority in the county legislature, the call for a constitutional convention fell on deaf ears by a near 6 - 1 margin and races in some towns were extremely tight.

Democrats in Nassau's legislature called Friday on the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate what they called an «ongoing civil rights crisis» involving inadequate medical care at the county jail after a series of inmate deaths.

New City — In a unanimous decision, the county legislature's budget & finance committee approved a memorializing resolution calling on the state legislature and governor to resolve problems with the state's chargeback system for community colleges at its March 12 meeting.

The so - called «$ 4,000 resolution» before the legislature isn't all that cheap, in that it allows part - time legislators the option of county health insurance.

Later Monday, the legislature unanimously approved the bill banning county contractors involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement that pressures Israel to end what organizers call discriminatory government policies toward Palestinians.

In Ulster, County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach's call for ethics overhaul fell mostly on deaf ears, except that the chairman of the legislature opined that the comptroller might have better things to do.

«The gerrymandering that happened at the hands of the county legislature that the Dem [ocrat] s sued for, for what they called gerrymandering and institutionalized racism.

The County Legislature's Rules Committee, which approves all contracts on behalf of the full legislature, last Friday added the agreement with Manhattan - based financial advisers KPMG to its agenda — after initially saying it would not call the item.

The chair of a county legislature in the Hudson Valley says the New York State Public Service Commission has answered her call to reschedule public hearings concerning the continuing need for a new water supply source.

Cahill, who also wants the county to take over the cost of running elections from municipalities, has said that he expects the Assembly to convene in September to take up the request, but only Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the authority to call the legislature into a special session.

Schools in more than 20 Kentucky counties were closed Friday as teachers across the state, frustrated by a pension reform bill passed by the legislature called in sick.