Sentences with phrase «among local governments»

Only five people came to the podium to discuss a preliminary document that includes dozens of suggestions for sharing services among local governments and school districts.

On a per - capita basis, as shown above, towns have the lowest tax, debt, and spending levels among local governments.

With leadership and funding from the Air District and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Bay Area Bike Share pilot project is a partnership among local government agencies including the City and County of San Francisco, SamTrans, Caltrain, San Mateo County Transportation Authority, the County of San Mateo, the City of Redwood City and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.

Federalism is not only distinction from and rivalry between the federal government and the states; it is also rivalry among the states and among local governments within the states.

Also at 1 p.m., Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will be joined by Deputy County Executive Jon Kaiman to reveal SuffolkSHARE — a ten - point plan that would deliver taxpayer savings and produce greater efficiencies among local governments through new inter-municipal coordination, H. Lee Dennison Building, Plaza Level, 100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge, Long Island.

Details are still scarce, but the Democratic governor in the third and fourth legs of his State of the State tour said his latest effort to promote shared services and purchasing among local government entities would include a mandate that county executives develop a plan and then put it up for a popular vote.

Each county outside of New York City was instructed to empower a panel to prepare a plan for sharing responsibilities among local governments contained within that county.

Onondaga and Broome county leaders are already undertaking similar cost saving projects, but there's skepticism among local government leaders, as well as lawmakers who question how far the proposal will go.

County executives or county administrators would be required to develop proposals for sharing services or consolidating functions among local governments.

The holes include reviving the 421 - a housing subsidy program, spurring service consolidation among local governments, the state's income tax rates, exact details on how roughly $ 25 billion in aid to public and charter schools will distributed and what tuition subsidies exist — among other things.

«The first round of the local shared services program has gotten results with plans across the state projecting reductions in property taxes, finding efficiencies, and achieving better coordination among local governments across the state,» said Jim Malatras, the president of the Rockefeller Institute of Government.

«Not only does Ballot Proposal # 3 demonstrate how an amendment can be made to the Constitution without the need for a convention, it also has overwhelming bipartisan support among local governments, environmental groups, business organizations and recreational enthusiasts,» said Bill Farber of the Adirondack Association of Towns and Villages.

«The process has promise for future efforts because it has laid the foundation for better coordination and cooperation among local governments.»

A hot topic among local governments in central New York recently, is proposing ways to share services.

Almost 78 percent of injuries and illnesses reported in New York's public sector occurred among local government workers.

Meanwhile, Yamashita says support for the project is building among local governments and neighboring prefectures as well as among national politicians.

Fiscal federalism argues that government services are most efficiently delivered if provided closest to the taxpayers or consumers receiving them, and that competition among local governments for residents and taxpayers will improve those services.

The bill, which will be taken up in the 2016 legislative session, expands to the state level a recent trend among some local governments, including Camden County, Mercer County and Manasquan, that have banned, curtailed or criticized large - scale animal sales.

Philadelphia now ranks 12th in the country among local governments making voluntary green energy purchases.

BCREA's five pillars include recommendations to assist consumers with housing costs, encourage the creation of more rental housing, densify urban areas, adjust the Property Transfer Tax and promote best practices among local governments.

The Kane County Forest Preserve District and park districts in Naperville and Lisle are among local government agencies to receive grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for land acquisition and other parkland projects.

Ahead of the next congress of the Chinese communist party in October, where President Xi Jinping will unveil his new leadership team, there have been indications that Chinese policymakers have increasingly shifted their emphasis away from potentially disruptive reforms aimed at reducing excessive debt levels, particularly among local governments, and toward stabilizing the level of economic growth.

Park districts in Naperville and Lisle, along with the Kane County Forest Preserve District, are among local government agencies to receive grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for land acquisition and other parkland projects.

NAPERVILLE — Park districts in Naperville and Lisle, along with the Kane County Forest Preserve District, are among local government agencies to receive grants from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for land acquisition and other parkland projects.