Sentences with phrase «as a public official»

Hopefully he won't be dismissed as a public official who says in public only what his political masters are comfortable hearing.

And it means government officers meeting their statutory obligations, meeting their duty of care and taking moral responsibility in the performance of their duties as public officials.

It was one of the highest honors I have received during my tenure as a public official, and it has been a privilege to serve in the capacity.

He's been known to have sharp elbows as a public official, and we have no doubt he'll follow through on his promise.

Part of the governor's legacy, such as it is, will be as the public official whom the authorities decided to hold up as an example.

He has made reference recently to his days as a public official being numbered and has expressed frustration on the slow pace of government actions.

Several hundred people looked on as public officials told of their support for the families of the dead.

«The information revealed in the corruption trial was that Cuomo's closest confidante Joe Percoco was simultaneously acting as a lobbyist representing private clients with business before the state, serving as the Governor's campaign manager and still acting as a public official on official state matters,» Cox said.

Prior to that, he served as a public official within the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) where he served as a special assistant and policy advisor to former Education Commissioner Peter McWalters.

Maybe as a public official within the Roman Empire, he was a little bit nervous.

«That phase of my life as a public official is over,» Quigley said Tuesday, only a week after confirming his candidacy.

They have watched as public officials, caught in their illegal indiscretions, use the charge of racism as a cover for their personal failings of character.

It has been my ongoing involvement — as a pastor serving first a black congregation, then a Hispanic one, and now a largely West Indian and Haitian congregation — with the lives of inner - city families that has forced me to change the direction of my efforts as a public official.

«Elected officials have many connections to other elected officials, as well as responsibilities as public officials, so there are always connections.

Mangano went so far as to show Singh a personal tax return demonstrating he was making $ 114,000 less as a public official, Singh said.

Any suspicion that Mayor Pupie might have had a potential conflict of interest as a public official when dealing with Ursa / Tarragon, is no doubt groundless.

Fonvil faces an additional charge of official misconduct as a public official.

And you should be ashamed of yourself to collect a check as a public official.»

In this regard, he enjoined the citizenry to desist from promoting and tolerating corruption through their action of encouraging corrupt officials to live above their legitimate means by making requests of them that they can not meet within their legitimate income as public officials.

4) George Ryan, Republican of Illinois — Convicted in 2006 of 18 felony corruption counts for racketeering, mail fraud and tax fraud — largely related to selling government licenses and contracts as a public official.

«Reflecting on the speaker's career as a public official: When it comes to the issues that matter to working families, whether raising the minimum wage or protecting affordable housing, our public schools and the environment, Shelley Silver never flinches,» Lipton said.

I don't think there has ever been a time in my 28 years as a public official that I never returned a call or refused to hold a meeting at the request of another elected official to discuss or clarify an issue, especially affecting the safety of our mutual residents.

The fact that these laws are signed by former governors in the exercise of their functions as public officials and now benefiting from the entitlements under such laws while serving as senators and ministers raise serious conflict of interest issue under paragraph 5 of article 8 of the convention.»

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - As public officials continue to debate the merits of metropolitan government in Onondaga County, one thing is becoming clear: It is extremely unlikely the proposal will make it to a public referendum this November as supporters had intended.

Charters generally aren't subject to the same disclosure laws as public officials.

From the available evidence, it certainly doesn't appear that any person was trying to «trick» Poland into believing they were Hartford residents, but more to the point, as a public official Poland has a duty to be open - minded enough that voices — even those outside of Hartford — are heard.

He says the EPA and other federal agencies should «adapt to the wants and needs of those pesky consumers» as public officials reexamine a mandated 54.5 mpg (4.3 L / 100 km) CAFE target for 2025.

Many religious leaders, as well as public officials, talk of friendship between church and state, and claim that in charging the government to be neutral regarding religion the founders meant «neutral among different sects.»

In one of his last acts as a public official, Bruno, a Republican from Brunswick, bestowed a second $ 6 million state grant in two years on the City Center in 2008 so it could expand its convention center space.

As a public official who was subjected to Wayne's scrutiny many times, I can attest that his intellect, tenacity, and knowledge were second to none,» Cuomo said.

Prosecutors declined to comment after court Thursday, but Richard Donoghue, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, said in a press statement later that Walker «attempted to obstruct a grand jury investigation and then lied to the FBI» while serving as a public official.

But, what struck me just five pages in is the cruelly ironic sequence of events that led him to life as a public official.

«Regardless of whether they were spoken in the conduct of his duties as a public official, Mr. Paladino's loathsome words set an example of intolerance for all the students that we are charged with teaching and guiding.

We teach that marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman, establishing a new family — announcing that as a public official could bring formal penalties, and there may be members of FAITH who face that at some stage.

He made his greatest mark as a pioneering innovator in efforts to improve access to healthy local food for lower - income and older Americans — as a public official and as a co-founder of Wholesome Wave, a Connecticut - based non-profit best known for its program to double the dollar amount of healthy food that individuals can purchase using federal food assistance benefits.

«As a public official spending taxpayer money, (Murdock has) learned a tremendous amount of information through his role as a public official, and now he's seeking to utilize that information to operate, to submit a bid, and I think he owes a huge explanation to the people of Wilmette,» said Beth Beucher, a Harbor Association member.

The Fox Valley Park District makes every effort to comply with the State of Illinois Public Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which states that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees.

The Lombard Park District makes every effort to comply with the State of Illinois Public Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the official acts and policies of those who represent them as public officials and public employees consistent with the terms of this Act.

BY NATHAN RILEY A solemn ceremony bringing together leading AIDS organizations and advocates as well as public officials will mark World AIDS Day 2016, with the dedication of the New York City AIDS Memorial at the St. Vincent's Triangle Park.

«She as a public official should be representing all people.»

The court's ruling set a higher bar for prosecuting public corruption and said explicitly that setting up meetings or arranging events for benefactors could not by themselves serve as a public official's end of a corrupt bargain.

«I think that people have to be extremely concerned, we all as public officials have to be extremely concerned, about who is giving us money and what their expectations are,» the senator said.

Percoco's defense against the federal bribery charges — that one has to be a state employee in name, if not in fact, in order to act as a public official — troubles good government groups.

Percoco's defense against the federal bribery charges — that one has to be a state employee in name to act as a public official — troubles good government groups.

«As public officials, we have a fundamental responsibility to secure New Yorkers» right to vote,» said Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh.

And beyond political perceptions, the bar for convicting Percoco is high: Federal prosecutors must prove that he was a public official at the time of the alleged offenses, that he obtained benefits that weren't «legitimately due to him as a public official» and that he obtained that property as a quid pro quo for performing an official act.