Sentences with phrase «state public complaints»

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While the Act only covers complaints from within the Commonwealth public sector, the Manual states that any external complaints will also be handled in a similar way to internal complaints, that is, in the first instance, contact should be made with an Authorised Officer, before escalation to the Oversight Committee.

An immediate suspension of alcohol sales and consumption at Vineyard 48 in Cutchogue was ordered by the state Liquor Authority after police received complaints from neighbors about public sex, fights and intoxicated patrons on or near the premises.

Spitzer's chief complaint about then - Assemblyman Tom DiNapoli when he was up for disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's job back in 2007 was that he was a life - long public servant and lacked financial expertise.

At 1 p.m., state GOP Chair Ed Cox will discuss the recent complaints filed with JCOPE and the Manhattan DA's Office on information that has come out in the Percoco trial that he believes implicates Cuomo in a violation of the Public Officer's Law, steps of the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, 40 Foley Sq., Manhattan.

Michelle McCulloch, of Attica, confirmed in a phone interview Monday night, that she filed a complaint with the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics accusing Ranzenhofer of coercing staff into gathering petitions for Bellavia's GOP rival, Chris Collins.

In his complaint filed with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, Cox pointed to the revelation that Percoco appeared in the governor's office while not working for the state, but was employed by the campaign.

The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.

A New York State Division of Human Rights public hearing has been set to hear testimony in a sexual harassment complaint filed against Huntington Highway Superintendent Peter Gunther.

The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Governor Cuomo and his top aide, Joe Percoco, now on trial for bribery, broke the state's public officers law.

«This self - serving scheme alleged in the complaint was particularly egregious because it was aimed at enriching powerful people at the expense of the state's public university system,» Schneiderman said.

The measure mirrors Gov. Cuomo's plan to create an investigative unit solely for sexual harassment complaints within the Joint Commission on Public Ethics and creates one policy for all state and local government entities, including the legislature.

The public comments range from complaints from environmental groups that the impact statement does not fully address public health effects or the impacts of industrialization on the state's rural areas, to concerns from the Independent Oil and Gas Association, which worries the new rules may be too strict.

The complaint asks the Authorities Budget Office to investigate the State Environmental Facilities Corporation for potential violations of the Public Authorities Reform Act it engaged in while fast tracking the approval of a $ 256m loan for the Thruway Authority to pay for Tappan Zee Bridge construction.

Nonetheless, state environmental officials downplayed residents» complaints and vehemently disputed local studies that found a link between elevated blood - lead levels among children and the water source switch, until, in October, Snyder conceded the situation had become a «public safety issue» and announced a $ 12m plan to transfer Flint back to its previous supply with the city of Detroit.

The woman said she eventually brought her complaints to the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics, but has not heard from the agency recently.

Horner says if the Speaker does not offer a good explanation, NYPIRG is considering filing a complaint with the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

FRMC, an entity that controls millions of public dollars that just last year adopted commonly accepted standards of transparency, figures in the state's criminal complaint against former president Alain Kaloyeros, who is alleged to have rigged the state - sponsored nonprofit's bidding processes to favor certain companies for construction - related contracts.

Complaints have been filed with the New York State's Public Employment Relations Board.

«This self - serving scheme alleged in the complaint was particularly egregious because it was aimed at enriching powerful people at the expense of the state's public university system.

In 2013, Katz's competitors filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration alleging that Katz's jet charter business had been given preferential treatment by state officials at the Department of Transportation after they bypassed a public bidding process when awarding his Talon Air the exclusive rights to sell fuel at Republic Airport.

In addition, the order asked the health department to provide «all documents reflecting complaints of unsafe, unsanitary, or unhealthy conditions in NYCHA Public Housing or DHS Homeless Shelters,» including any complaints about leaks, water damage, lead paint, rodents or insects, as well as any documents showing whether or not any city or state agency responded to, investigated, or evaluated the complaints.

The complaint also cites newspaper reports that matched Cuomo's public schedules with Percoco's during that time, and found that the two were frequently in the state - funded offices together.

The facts alleged in this complaint regarding Mr. Hoyt were not provided to state investigators and in many cases contradict the public allegations made in the last several weeks.

We write in our capacity as citizens of the Republic of Ghana invoking the powers of this Commission under Article 218 (a) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana and section 7 (1)(i) of the CHRAJ Act 1993 (Act 456), as amended, which states «to investigate complaints of violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, injustice, corruption, abuse of power and unfair treatment of any person by a public officer in the exercise of his official duties», to investigate a case of professional misconduct bothering on official corruption and corruption - related activities involving ACP Mrs. Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah, the current acting Director - General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service.

Donald Trump is suing the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, arguing it has violated state law by not responding to his complaint against AG Eric Schneiderman within 45 days of its December, 2013 filing.

The New York Public Interest Research Group on Monday lodged a complaint with ethics regulators over what it believes is an increase in lobby by the state's political parties.

Outgoing Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan said he would not run for state Senate, but instead today announced he was filing a complaint with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics against the man he considered unseating, Deputy Senate Majority Leader Tom Libous.

State agencies have racked up millions of dollars in outside legal fees reviewing and producing documents, but so far the public has seen only snippets or logs of the millions of pages of records related to the case, like emails excerpted in the complaint.

The state's ethics watchdog, the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday; while its proceedings are secret, good - government groups have filed formal complaints against Lopez and it is expected commissioners will weigh authorizing an investigation.

The state Committee on Open Government has said that while part, or all, of ethics board investigations into complaints can be blacked out or kept confidential, meeting records still must be made public.

«There can be no question that a full ethics investigation into this improper exertion of state legislative influence by Senator Libous is required, either by virtue of this complaint or on the Commission's own initiative, in order to hold the state senator fully accountable to the standards of ethical conduct and public integrity state law requires of all members of the legislature.»

The complaint, which argues that DEC's actions violate laws prohibiting state entities from expending resources to benefit a private interest, was sent to the offices of Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, state Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott and the Joint Commission on Public Ethics.

The complaint, in a report which will be presented to delegates at the Lib Dem conference in Birmingham next month, risks reopening a public debate into Mr Clegg's state of mind.

Common Cause / NY, a good - government group, filed a complaint earlier Wednesday to the state Authorities Budget Office, which oversees the state's public authorities.

The Governor's Office confirmed the Joint Commission on Public Ethics is looking into a complaint regarding former Empire State Development Regional President Sam Hoyt.

On a conference call this afternoon, after touting the state's improved credit rating, Governor Andrew Cuomo was asked if he was bothered by a New York Times report over the weekend that the Assembly had used public money to settle a sexual harassment complaint against Vito Lopez earlier this year.

The move comes as the Department of Public Service on Friday, responding to state lawmaker complaints, essentially cleared PSEG Long Island of charges that it skirted state rules for notifying customers of a giant steel - pole project in Eastport.

Earlier this year, the union filed a complaint with the state Department of Labor's Public Employee Safety and Health (PESH) Bureau after discovering that 19 staff at the Taberg Residential Center in Oneida County, including the facility director, were out of work due to severe injuries suffered in attacks by residents there.

'' Kirsten John Foye has been engaged in lobbying activities on behalf of Airbnb,»» Tom Cayley of the West Side Neighborhood Alliance said in a complaint filed with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the City Clerk.

Rent - regulated tenants make up 60 percent of The 160 West 97th Street building's occupants, and Public Advocate Letitia James filed a complaint with the New york State Human Rights Division last month.

A state task force will hold simultaneous public hearings on controversial Common Core academic standards, testing and curriculum Friday in Stony Brook and at four other sites across the state, amid complaints by many parents, teachers and others that the late - afternoon format will hinder attendance.

In February, Public Advocate Letitia James announced plans to file a complaint with the New York State Human Rights Divison against Stonehenge Village's management company, which permits only its market - rate tenants to use the building's gym, as previously reported.

The National Organization of Women and the good - government group Common Cause formally asked the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics to look into the circumstances surrounding Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's handling of sexual harassment allegations against Assemblyman Vito Lopez, and Silver's decision to quietly settle an earlier complaint against the Brooklyn Democrat with a $ 103,000 payment.

Trump, in a lawsuit filed Tuesday, argued the Joint Commission on Public Ethics has violated state law by not responding to his complaint against Schneiderman within 45 days of its December, 2013 filing.

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The state Republican Party has already filed a formal complaint with Agata's agency, the Joint Public Commission on Public Integrity, to investigate the matter.

Several other ideas, like a state hotline for sexual harassment complaints, a statewide database of medical records and $ 4 million for a new office to police campaign finance laws and eventually set up a system of public matching funds, have appeared in newspapers in the days ahead of Cuomo's speech.

The ethics panel, the state's Commission on Public Integrity, investigated Mr. Sachs's conduct at the request of the New York Public Interest Research Group, a nonprofit organization that filed a complaint with the commission in February alleging that Mr. Sachs had violated ethics laws by failing to register as a lobbyist.

JCOPE Releases Report on Lopez Scandal to Legislative Ethics Committee The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics sent to legislators its long - awaited report on sexual harassment complaints against sitting Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

The complaint labels the actions as a «secret and corrupt scheme» saying the speaker told the public that he worked at a law firm where private citizens hired him to represent them in personal injury lawsuits, and that none of his clients had any business before the state.