Sentences with phrase «interest board ruled»

The three officials can have the cops take them anywhere they want — official events, personal errands, Saturday night parties and weekend getaways — as long as they are personally in the car at the time, the Conflicts of Interest Board ruled in 2009.

The city's Conflicts of Interest Board ruled in 2009 that police can drive bureaucrats to both official events and on personal errands including weekend trips.

The city Conflicts of Interest Board ruled in March that Koslowitz would face no issues running for the 29th District Council seat if she switched her position from deputy borough president to director of community boards.

The City's Conflict of Interest Board ruled it improper for the USTA to give free tickets to the U.S. Open to city politicians and employees.

The city Conflicts of Interest Board ruled in March that Koslowitz would face no issues running for the 29th District Council -LSB-...]

Memo to New York City government workers dreaming of hitting the lottery: You can no longer join an office pool if other participants include your boss or subordinates, according to a Conflicts of Interest Board ruling.

The Conflict of Interest Board rules prohibit city employees from hiring close family relatives or business associates.

«Not violating Conflicts of Interest Board rules is the bare minimum for a public official,» said Doug Kellogg, a spokesman for the government - reform and accountability nonprofit Reclaim New York.

While the 2009 Conflicts of Interest Board ruling says officials aren't required to reimburse for political or personal car trips, it does note they have the option to do so.

«We follow the strict Conflict of Interest Board rulings, as well as policies set by the NYPD.»

Not exact matches

While the board clearly has a duty to protect its employees from legitimately harmful treatment — for instance the rule bars any statements or behaviour that is threatening or violent — the rule also restricts actions it deems «annoying,» and occupants have interpreted the board's wide - ranging ban on complaints as sending a message to them: don't bother us, we're not interested.

Current proxy rules work against shareowners who are trying to vote in alternative and independent board members, but it is shortsighted of firms to ignore owners» interests.

The Board has determined that Mr. House and Ms. Reisman are independent under the NYSE listed company rules and applicable law and that Mr. Sloan is not independent under these rules because of his interest in a limited partnership from which the Company leases space for operation of three of our retail stores.

It has been argued that Canada's securities rules make it too difficult for boards to resist offers by foreign (and domestic) investors that may not be in a company's best long - term interest.

De Blasio said his use of a city helicopter adhered to city Conflict of Interest Board and NYPD intelligence rules.

The city's argument is in part based on a ruling from the city's Conflict of Interests Board that granted waivers to two de Blasio advisers to continue working with the mayor after leaving City Hall to go work for Hilltop, which ran the Campaign for One New York and associated groups, despite a one - year ban on doing so.

Also at the City Council on Wednesday: The Committee on Rules, Elections, and Privileges will meet at 10:30 a.m. to receive three nominations from the Mayor for appointments to city agencies: Fernando Bohorquez and Anthony Crowell for the Conflicts of Interest Board, and Salvatore Scibetta for the Board of Standards and Appeals.

«The Board of Elections created this loophole and they can fix it,» said Blair Horner of the New York Public Interest Research Group, referring to the state BOE's 1996 ruling that opened the loophole.

The New York Public Interest Research Group examined the board's rulings over the past five years and found that «they never take action on anything.»

«The Conflicts of Interest Board laid out a set of rules, and we followed those rules,» de Blasio said.

A member of the New York City Water Board resigned his position and was fined $ 1,000 for violating conflicts - of - interest rules by hosting a fundraiser for Mayor Bill de Blasio's re-election bid, records released Tuesday show.

An attorney representing Republican interests on the state Board of Elections, Todd Valentine, argued that none of the plaintiffs had standing to bring the suit or were actually injured — as all state politicians compete under the same rules and can take the vast LLC donations.

A member of the New York City Water Board resigned his position and was fined $ 1,000 for violating conflicts - of - interest rules by hosting a fundraiser for Mayor Bill de Blasio's re-election bid, records released today show.

So city Comptroller Scott Stringer and good - government groups like NYPIRG are right when they say the mayor should get a ruling from the Conflicts of Interest Board.

Campaign finance rules are adopted by the State Board of Elections on a four - year cycle, Bill Mahoney of the New York Public Interest Research Group pointed out, meaning any changes could not take effect until the 2018 legislative elections or the 2022 gubernatorial election.

And while he pledges that he will «set a clear standard that is fair and avoids a conflict,» he won't commit to getting a ruling from the Conflicts of Interest Board.

The Ethics Board ruled that Magarelli and McKenna had improperly represented a private interest, Cucina restaurant, in their appearance at an August 2012 planning session, thus violating the Appearances section of the law.

«There was consensus among all the meeting participants — both from Pilgrim and the Town Board — that it was in the best interests of all parties to hold the meeting under these types of rules so that there can be a balanced, informative and substantive discussion.»

«But the silver lining here is the Conflict of Interest Board can now make sense of the final outcome because they have not yet ruled on what final restitution should be.»

The city's Conflicts of Interest Board said the $ 50 rule would apply whether or not the donor was an entity doing business with the de Blasio administration.

Both Palma and Finnegan said they went to the city's Conflicts of Interest Board for a ruling on whether the Palma defense fund would represent a conflict of interest for the counciInterest Board for a ruling on whether the Palma defense fund would represent a conflict of interest for the counciinterest for the councilmember.

The Committee on Rules, Privileges, and Elections will meet at 1 p.m. to discuss the mayor's nominations of Jeffrey Friedlander and Malini Cadambi Daniel to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board and the New York Equal Employment Practices Commission, respectively.

The bylaws for the two boards are also being rewritten to include more stringent conflict of interest rules and other corporate governance enhancements such a whistleblower policies, audit committees and rules to comply with state open meetings laws.

Deborah Swackhamer, a retired science professor who chairs the agency's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC), said conflict - of - interest rules for advisers are already clear and prevent researchers from directly influencing or being influenced by EPA grants.

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The upshot is that, when school boards make decisions about policy or money or about the myriad rules governing school operations, they tend to give heavy weight to the interests of unions - and may often depart, as a result, from what is best for children and effective education.

Certain techniques were flagged up «no hands rule; use of mini-white boards, Kagan, learning environments that are supporting; bolstering self - esteem; positivity; curiosity; creativity; identify students to lead plenary at end of lesson at the beginning; Get class blogging — quadblogging; tallies for whole class rewards; encouraging independent learning; wait time when questioning; talk about their thinking and reasoning; conversational learning; talk with learning partners before answering any questions; pair and share; Glazer learning model structure for lesson delivery — a good mix of interaction and independent work; offering choice to pupils; cross class working; allowing time to play; list / describe / explain / evaluate; new audiences beyond the school; project based learning and philosopy; swapping age - groups; cross-curricular working; read to them every day; invite varied guests in; learning by discovery using pupils» interests; stand back and watch with purpose.

In advance of the Court's order, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) and the Nevada Association of School Boards (NASB) filed an amicus, «friend of the court,» brief, urging the court to do just that, and rule in favor of the best interests of Nevada's public school students and local communities.

Lawmakers appear interested in the matter as well, and instructed the N.C. State Board of Education, through a provision in the state budget, to come up with a list of recommendations and rules by February about online charters schools.

Hence, Walton - funded advocacy groups oppose initiatives requiring charter school governing boards to comply with state conflict - of - interest or contracting rules, for example, or even rules requiring that governing board meetings be open to the public.

Stock Exchange Board of India has laid down some strict rules and regulations to safeguard the interest of various investors against the frauds that might happen.

Mutual funds are transparent and governed by the rules and regulations of the Stock Exchange Board of India to protect the interest of the investors.

· ability to read and understand basic financial statements; · general understanding of the Company's industry; · relevant expertise upon which to be able to offer advice and guidance to management; · ability and sufficient time to devote to the affairs of the Company; · excellence in his field; · ability to exercise sound business judgment; · commitment to vigorously represent the long - term interests of the Company's stockholders; and · an absence of factors that would preclude the Board from making a determination that the candidates are independent directors as defined in Rule 4200 (a)(15) of the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market.

Ideally, it is best to work with a board certified veterinary behaviorist (DACVB) or an experienced veterinarian with a special interest in behavioral disorders; these specialized professionals can help assess the pros and cons of various medications for each individual patient, and can also help with the important process of ruling out medical conditions prior to diagnosing a behavioral disorder.

What this ruling means is that guests interested in taking one of the most luxurious and sought after luxury train journey on board Maharajas Express might book their tour till the season ending April, 2012.

The Tribunal ruled that the Board was acting in the best interest of the children, and that the children had a meaningful access to education in accordance with their strengths and needs.

She maintains an active interest in legal aid through her involvement on the board of the Criminal Lawyers» Association, but says she is sometimes frustrated by the system's lack of efficiency, and the persistently low financial eligibility rules, which remain virtually unchanged from the rates set in the late 1990s.

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has killed the largest leveraged buyout in history, with a ruling on Friday that effectively stops the $ 52 - billion takeover of Bell Canada parent BCE Inc. and enshrines a legal principle in Canada that shareholder interests should not rank above those of other stakeholders when corporate boards entertain mergers and acquisitions.

What I didn't realize was that, in contrast to New South Wales and Queensland, in Victoria the regulator (the Victorian Legal Services Board) had little interest the AMS rules, and took no action to educate lawyers about them, let alone enforce them or conduct audits.

These rules require subsidiaries to appoint a board of directors, which are to act in the best interests of Canadian operations.