Sentences with phrase «as committee chairs»

She was one of eight senators who have been listed as committee chairs despite not holding those positions.

Neither have held any role in the last two governments or even served as committee chairs.

And during 10 years as a committee chair, I was able to get what was needed by doing it by letter, having the staff negotiate things out.

Senate Democrats have called for an investigation into the arrangement in which seven state lawmakers, including three members of the Independent Democratic Conference, have received stipends and were listed as committee chairs on official payroll records sent to the comptroller's office.

Furthermore the Deputy Town Attorneys who serve as committee chairs for local political parties would not have had the inside track for employment in the Town and if this prohibition had been in place, the Republicans would not have been able to propose Mr. Savino for his job with the Office of Town Attorney.

Senate Republicans on Saturday night released a 4 - page memorandum from the conference's top counsel arguing the false designation of lawmakers as committee chairs on payroll records was legal.

Helming is one of seven lawmakers in the Senate — three Independent Democratic Conference members, plus four Senate Republicans — who were listed falsely as committee chairs on Senate records forwarded to the state comptroller's office.

Helming was among seven senators who have received stipends for the title of vice chair, but designated on payroll records sent to the state comptroller's office as committee chairs.

Falsely reporting senators as committee chairs so they can receive lucrative stipends has shined a light on a more commonplace practice in both the Senate and Assembly: The so - called lulu system of doling out extra pay for leadership positions.

ALBANY — The state attorney general's office and a federal prosecutor are both looking into the payouts of thousands of dollars in questionable stipends to state senators who were identified in pay records as committee chairs when they weren't, the Daily News has learned.

McTighe also completed a three - year term on the ASCD Publications Committee, serving as committee chair during 1994 — 95.

The Labour MP, who took over from the fearsome Maraget Hodge as committee chair last year, then challenged Brittin on how much he personally pocketed.

She served as Committee Chair of MCDR's performance - based certification program and is a member of the Montgomery County Divorce Roundtable, an advisory committee comprised of judges, attorneys, mediators, and mental health professionals working to improve the access and quality of services available to families going through divorce.

Republicans listed incorrectly as committee chairs this year have been Sens. Pat Gallivan, Patty Ritchie, Pam Helming and Tom O'Mara.

His comments come as it has been revealed seven state lawmakers in the Independent Democratic Conference and Senate GOP conference have received stipends after they were falsely designated on pay schedule documents as committee chairs.

As committee chair Margaret Hodge has said: «It is not acceptable that local people should be left in doubt about where responsibility and accountability lie.»

The use of falsely classifying lawmakers as committee chairs came under scrutiny on Friday as The New York Times reported members of the Independent Democratic Conference — Sens. David Valesky, Jose Peralta and Diane Savino — have received stipends, or «lulus» in Albany parlance, despite holding the post of vice chair.

They were listed as committee chairs in records given to the state comptroller's office by the Senate.

After all, if the Senate could indeed pay vice chairs a stipend, then why have the legislators — seven in total, though one is giving the money back — be classified in official documentation as committee chairs?

DiNapoli's office signed off on the Senate Republican majority's list of stipend payments — a document that incorrectly identified some recipients as committee chairs.

According to records from the State Comptroller's office, the Senate majority, which comprises Senate Republicans and the IDC, identified Peralta as a committee chair when requesting the stipend.

The Brooklyn Democrat will take over as committee chair from Assemblyman Denny Farrell, who retired this year after leading the committee for more than two decades.

However, Flanagan praised Ortt's work as a committee chair, his advocacy for those with disabilities and military service.

The key headline this morning clearly is, «Paid Stipend as Committee Chair but Does not Bother to Attend Committee Meetings.»

Among those elected as committee chairs were Ian Austin (education), Mike Gapes (foreign affairs), Julie Elliott (housing and planning) and Chris Leslie (Treasury).

Norman's priorities as committee chair include examining the government's plans for the future of the BBC and investigating its delivery of the superfast broadband programme.

The festive air was a stark contrast after weeks of bitter, behind - the - scenes jockeying among county political leaders, union officials and others, who tussled over the speakership using such municipal prizes as committee chairs and patronage jobs.

And my reputation as a committee chair is that I gave an awful lot of things for freshman and sophomore committee members to do, so that they could go back to their districts and say that they had accomplishments, both in terms of their standing in their districts but also in impacting national policy.

Brandy is an Associate Member of the International Association of Canine Professionals (IACP) and sits as the Committee Chair for Love - A-Bull's Training Team.

Acquired in honor of Joanne M. Stern by the Committee on Prints and Illustrated Books in appreciation for her contribution as Committee Chair, 1999

Helming is one of seven lawmakers in the Senate — three Independent Democratic Conference members, plus four Republicans — who were listed falsely as committee chairs on Senate records forwarded to the state comptroller's office.

Asked by reporters Monday if she was aware she was being designated falsely to the comptroller's office as a committee chair, she responded, «I'm not going to say I was designated falsely.

To their mind, the documents do not falsely show senators as committee chairs on a «payroll» document, but is a «pay schedule» showing which lawmaker should receive which stipend.

Vannoy serves as the Committee Chair for Troop 40, Skyline District, Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America.

During her five years as committee chair, Hodge became well - known for her tough questioning, with many newspapers describing her as «fearsome» in their write - ups.

Democratic Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on Tuesday called for an investigation of arrangement of falsely designating some lawmakers as committee chairs on payroll records in order to receive paid stipends.

In addition to Senate Republicans that have benefited from the practice, three members of the Independent Democratic Conference, which has a power - sharing arrangement with the GOP, receive stipends despite not serving as committee chairs or having leadership posts.

After being incorrectly listed as a committee chair and slated to receive a $ 12,500 stipend, state Sen. Pam Helming said she wouldn't accept the payment.

Stipends are falling under scrutiny after it was revealed last week seven lawmakers are receiving extra pay as vice chairs but on official pay documentation have been listed as committee chairs.

Three Democratic senators — all members of the Independent Democratic Caucus — and four Republican state senators were falsely listed as committee chairs.

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That possibility has been raised by critics who believe the documents contain false information — that senators are inaccurately listed as committee chairs.

Claire Greenwood, Linnea Chesman, and Emily Stepper, all from Pearl River, along with Spencer DuBoff, of North Rockland served as committee chairs.

But a Senate Democrat legal opinion said the payment of stipends to vice and deputy vice chairs who were listed as committee chairs was unlawful.

During his six years as committee chair, Tyrie clashed with David Cameron, George Osborne, Mark Carney, Lord Chilcott and countless City bankers.

She is one of seven senators who received stipends after falsely being listed as committee chairs.

«I am pleased about the proposed reforms in general, and am particularly excited that we as legislators will be more empowered to participate in the process of drafting bills, and we as committee chairs will be more empowered to oversee our assigned agencies in a way that moves the City forward.

In addition, the Board of Trustees will create a new committee, to be known as the «Free Education Committee» that will include student and alumni trustees, with an alumni trustee serving as committee chair.