Sentences with phrase «in a public hearing conducted»

In a public hearing conducted by the Senate Committee on INEC on the bill, the commission's Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu said «the establishment of the commission would enable INEC to focus on its mandate rather than attending to electoral litigations.»

Not exact matches

Although Commerce normally investigates and applies punitive duties on narrow categories of products from specific locations, at public hearings conducted by Commerce in May, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross articulated the issue in sweeping terms.
In the same way that the energy industry today is mistakenly identified with «Big Oil» (Exxon, Chevron, et al.), when it is in fact conducted predominantly by smaller independent companies most readers will have never heard of, modern capitalism is not largely the purview of Apple and Walmart, but rather of small, privately owned businesses with less than one hundred employees providing services or products the public wants or needs in order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workerIn the same way that the energy industry today is mistakenly identified with «Big Oil» (Exxon, Chevron, et al.), when it is in fact conducted predominantly by smaller independent companies most readers will have never heard of, modern capitalism is not largely the purview of Apple and Walmart, but rather of small, privately owned businesses with less than one hundred employees providing services or products the public wants or needs in order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workerin fact conducted predominantly by smaller independent companies most readers will have never heard of, modern capitalism is not largely the purview of Apple and Walmart, but rather of small, privately owned businesses with less than one hundred employees providing services or products the public wants or needs in order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workerin order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workers.
Interviews with more than a dozen former and current Mavericks employees in different departments, conducted during a months - long SPORTS ILLUSTRATED investigation, paint a picture of a corporate culture rife with misogyny and predatory sexual behavior: alleged public fondling by the team president; outright domestic assault by a high - profile member of the Mavs.com staff; unsupportive or even intimidating responses from superiors who heard complaints of inappropriate behavior from their employees; even an employee who openly watched pornography at his desk.
Public hearings conducted by the Erie County Legislature are held in the Legislative Chambers (unless otherwise noted) located at Old County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, 4th Floor in the City of Buffalo, New York.
In addition, Boards regularly conduct public hearings — on the City's budget, on land use matters, and other major issues — to give the people of the community the opportunity to express their opinions.
While the matter was taken to the House of Representatives and a public hearing was fixed for it, a coalition of lawyers, however, filed a suit asking the federal high court in Abuja to stop the house from conducting the hearing — a prayer the court granted.
On the legislature, Berky is a co-sponsor of legislation — still in the committee process — to strengthen the county's Human Rights Commission by giving the body the power to conduct hearings and levy fines in cases of public accommodation and other discrimination.
«Every public housing resident deserves to live in habitable housing that provides them with respect and dignity,» said City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, who helped conduct an oversight hearing of NYCHA at the Council.
Add that outrageous betrayal of trust to her 2009 self - appointed pay raise (and the entire city council) that defied a majority opposition to any pay raise voiced at a public hearing, followed by disobeying public referendum laws that recognized term limits that she abrogated (in favor of arranging an unlawful third term for Michael Bloomberg to serve, that automatically guaranteed her own job security), plus a final and detrimental insult to the working poor that blocked our rightful vote on sick pay coverage, and collectively, it would make total sense to impeach and prosecute such unethical, improper and unfair conduct — that is unbecoming to anyone purporting to serve their constituency.
«In view of the serious objections to certain provisions of the proposed Bill by the EFCC, the National Assembly is urged to conduct a public hearing with a view to ensuring that the limited success recorded in the fight against money laundering is not sacrificed on account of expediency,» he saiIn view of the serious objections to certain provisions of the proposed Bill by the EFCC, the National Assembly is urged to conduct a public hearing with a view to ensuring that the limited success recorded in the fight against money laundering is not sacrificed on account of expediency,» he saiin the fight against money laundering is not sacrificed on account of expediency,» he said.
On August 5th I testified at a public hearing in Buffalo conducted by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding the state of telecommunications in our rpublic hearing in Buffalo conducted by the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) regarding the state of telecommunications in our rPublic Service Commission (PSC) regarding the state of telecommunications in our region.
Instead, the so - called «production orders» would scrap existing safeguards and conduct the discussions in hearings closed to the public and without media lawyers present.
In his words at the public hearing on constitution and electoral reform held at Ogun State Cultural Centre, Abeokuta today, Governor Fayose said; «Even when it inherited a working system that conducted elections adjudged as free and fair by local and international communities, INEC has failed consistently to replicate the inherited working system due to overzealousness and rabid passion to work as appendage of the federal government.
The ethics officials informed Woodstock Times that, pursuant to an opinion from Robert Freeman, executive director of the state Committee on Open Government, the board would vote to conduct the hearing in an executive session that would be closed to the public, including the press.
The Orange County Legislature is scheduled to hold public hearings on the proposed new town on August 15 and 16 and to conduct a vote in September.
He said due diligence was followed in the enactment of the law with public hearings conducted across the state even as the members of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore were given the opportunity to make inputs.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a meeting of the County Legislature of the County of Erie, New York, shall be held at Erie County Hall, 92 Franklin Street, 4th Floor, Buffalo, New York, in said County, on the 26th day of October, 2016, at 1:30 P.M., Prevailing Time, for the purpose of conducting a public hearing upon a proposed increase and improvement of facilities of Erie County Sewer District No. 4 in said County.
Council frustration with the planning commission boiled over this fall when the commission refused to conduct a public hearing on a plan to build a Kinney Drugs store in Eastwood.
During the hearings I conducted for the New York City Council in November of 2003, I prepared summary notes of the thousand - plus pages of union contracts dictating the education parameters of our public schools.
A poll conducted by Marist College Institute for Public Opinion said that 4/10 people responded that «whatever» is the most annoying word to hear in a conversation.
Traveling in two separate vans, the 30 - member legislative panel will visit 15 cities over a three - month period, conducting public hearings in each city, according to Roger L. Noe, chairman of the House education committee.
Senate Education Committee members voted 7 - 4 to send a bill to the full Senate that would block further implementation of the standards until the State Board of Education conducts a review of the standards and holds public hearings in each of Indiana's nine congressional districts.
At the public hearing conducted by our Board on the proposed rule, there was testimony from fifty witnesses, the large majority in opposition, primarily representing the teachers» unions and advocacy groups, colleges of education, and assorted education activists.
Beginning next year, the commission will travel around the state conducting public hearings to learn more about school funding issues in Wisconsin.
Now, their main tasks revolve around making teacher tenure decisions, conducting «Quality Reviews» of school's internal organizational structures, attending public hearings about schools in their districts, and putting out fires when they arise.
To summarize, the written regulations (R - 3600 (c)-RRB- require the Board to notify parents of a potential school closure, prepare a closing study using multiple criteria that is conducted by a committee (the selection process and requirement for a committee are vague), allow people close to the decisions (e.g. parents at the school) to have input in deliberations about closing a school before the final decision is made, and arrange public hearings on the topic.
The Tennessee Achievement School District will conduct a Public Hearing on Wednesday, January 11, 2017 to officially review the application of Frayser Community Schools in its bid to manage Humes Middle School (659 N. Manassas Street, Memphis, TN 38107).
(d) In carrying out its functions under this section, the Board shall conduct investigations, hold public hearings, and issue such orders as it deems necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of the Acts cited in subsection (bIn carrying out its functions under this section, the Board shall conduct investigations, hold public hearings, and issue such orders as it deems necessary to insure compliance with the provisions of the Acts cited in subsection (bin subsection (b).
The Department will conduct public hearings on BDR and GE on July 10, 2017, in Washington, D.C. and July 12, 2017, in Dallas, Texas.»
WHEREAS, Brevard County has conducted numerous public hearings concerning feral cats and also established a moratorium on the establishment of any new feral cat colonies in the County; however, the County seems to be no closer to resolving this dispute over feral cat colonies and if the moratorium expires it will leave the City open to the creation of additional feral cat colonies being established in the City; and,
* Providing lifetime care for 300 animals * Conducts an intensive adoption program for homeless dogs and cats * Works directly with county animal services in saving lives of animals * Manages a feral cat colony providing a tree house, food, & daily care * Conducts a public feral cat trapping program under the trap / neuter / return policy * Networks with 42 organizations across the U. S. in placing wild & exotic animals * Distributes educational materials * Conducts peaceful public demonstrations to call attention to animal exploitation * Makes presentations at public hearing and forums * Promoting A Cruelty - Free Lifestyle by sponsoring public events and education * Conducts telephone and letter - writing campaigns
Because the hearing was scheduled on an emergency basis, in front of judges located in different locations, the court conducted the hearing through a conference call without any lawyers or judges even appearing in a public courtroom.
In her capacity as assistant general counsel, Johanna creates public health policy — researching and writing rules of conduct — and prosecutes medical professionals during administrative hearings before state health boards.
Tomorrow, as detailed on this USSC webpage, the United States Sentencing Commission in scheduled to conduct another public hearing on these topics (in part because the USSC never formally moved forward with any guidelines amendments on these topics because of an incomplete membership).
In a nutshell, the Tribunal conducts public hearings of human rights complaints that have been referred to the Tribunal by Saskatchewan's Human Rights Commission.
Led by Quebec Superior Court Chief Justice François Roland, it agreed that in light of that decision, proceeding with the hearing into her conduct wasn't in the public interest.
Led by Quebec Superior Court Chief Justice Francois Roland, it agreed this afternoon that in light of that decision, proceeding with the hearing into her conduct is not in the public interest.
A reasonable and informed member of the public, considering Justice Zabel's conduct in the context of his entire career, and in the context of the evidence we have heard, would not think it necessary to remove him from office because of this single transgression in order to restore public confidence in the justice system.
(d) Where the LERB conducts an oral hearing to receive evidence which was not before the Chief in making his initial adjudication, a member of the public, including the media, attending the hearing would need access to the Record to understand the full evidentiary landscape, to avoid being left with an incomplete impression created by the new oral evidence alone;
Public and Regulatory: Paul has presented disciplinary charges in conduct committee hearings on behalf of the British Psychological Society, including in its case against Colin Stagg arising out of the murder of Rachel Nickell; has been a sometime legal advisor to the General Teaching Council; and has advised in various professional disciplinary matters.
(11) The Judicial Council's hearings and meetings under sections 51.6 and 51.7 shall be open to the public, unless subsection 51.6 (7) applies; its other hearings and meetings may be conducted in private, unless this Act provides otherwise.
Historically in Canada, since the emergence of the first comprehensive human rights codes, human rights commissions have been central to the fulfillment of the public interest purpose of human rights legislation, and have been given a broad mandate to: investigate, screen and carry complaints to hearing, represent complainants; launch systemic complaints; conduct public hearings; approve affirmative action programs; issue guidelines and public reports; and promote human rights through education.
In my view then, s. 37 of the Canada Evidence Act gives a trial judge the discretion to determine the type of hearing he or she will conduct and determine who may attend when a specified public interest issue is certified.
He held: «Principles of transparent and open justice require a court sitting in public itself first to determine by a hearing in open court the extent of the criminal conduct on which the offender has entered the plea and then, on the basis of its determination as to the conduct, the appropriate sentence... those who commit such serious crimes as corruption of senior government officials must not be viewed or treated in any different way to other criminals.»
«I would conclude that the Ontario supervising judge while physically located outside the province has the jurisdiction and discretion to conduct the motion remotely and concurrently with his or her judicial supervisory counterparts,» wrote Juriansz, who emphasized the necessity of ensuring the open - courts principle but found technological alternatives could accommodate the requirement that the Ontario public be able to attend the hearing in an Ontario courtroom.
Further, the only public hearing conducted by the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee in relation to the Amendment Bill (No 2) was held in Sydney.
The cost of conducting public hearings can not be included in the fees.
In September in New York City, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce conducted the second of four two - day public hearings scheduled for the fact - finding portion of its missioIn September in New York City, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce conducted the second of four two - day public hearings scheduled for the fact - finding portion of its missioin New York City, the Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce conducted the second of four two - day public hearings scheduled for the fact - finding portion of its mission.
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