Sentences with phrase «charter change»

Both are result of charter changes approved earlier this year, bringing back the board of finance after a 20 - year absence and making the mayor its own race.

The close count was challenged in court by supporters of the long - running charter change effort.

The tables turned, with votes opposed to charter change leading by 10.

The estimated financial savings of a proposed city charter change in Saratoga Springs have been disputed between supporters and opponents.

As an alderman he initiated a City Charter change as well as creating policies that helped bring about the Revitalization of the Rondout Area of Kingston.

The Arizona Charter Schools Association, through events such as «Charters at the Capitol,» is committed to highlighting the real people behind the numbers — bringing together charter leaders, students and families from across Arizona as they share their own stories of charters changing lives.

The mayor and council have scheduled the public hearing on the proposed charter change for 10 a.m. Thursday morning.

I vote for my constituents and what is best for them and my constituents are intelligent, educated people that if they want to go vote they can go vote and make their own minds up for charter changes.

Yesterday, I wielded my first veto since becoming your County Executive by declining to approve the proposed Charter changes as submitted to me by the legislature.

Thursday evening, officials held four back - to - back public hearings on charter change proposals to eliminate several city departments.

Several charter changes approved last fall by voters affect this November's local ticket.

The first was Peter F. Vallone, a powerful Queens councilman who held the Council's top job, then called majority leader, before charter changes in 1989 increased the Council's powers.

That notion was celebrated by Richard Sellers, a supporter of the group called SUCCESS, which advocated against charter change.

To spend two years, or over a year, coming up with charter changes working in a bipartisan fashion and you throw it away because some blogger that lives in his mom's attic is intimidating elected officials these days is disgusting and cowards to those who worked on this project and then decided to yield to some blogger that is telling them how to vote.

In the wake of an appellate court decision, Spa City's charter change advocates are once again trying to get their hands on electronic images of ballots cast in November's charter referendum that was defeated by a narrow 10 - vote margin.

Vancouver's planning boss on the downturn, fixing the rental unit shortage, and a key charter change.

Editor: I have recently proposed a Barnstable County Home Rule Charter change regarding Term Limits.

A petition to re-count ballots in Saratoga Springs» close charter change vote in November has been denied by a judge.

In the mayor's version, he would appoint the panel and it would have a narrow mandate, limited to charter changes aimed at improving the city's campaign finance system — including lowering the maximum levels of campaign contributions to candidates — and encouraging voter participation in elections.

Recently residents of Rockland County were asked to sign an internet petition asking County Executive Day to veto the proposed Rockland County Charter changes as being nothing more than cosmetic.

As part of its week - long celebrations, the National Alliance will shine a spotlight on charter change makers: the educators, families, leaders, and community members who make charter schools possible and in doing so, make so much more possible for students.

The Gloversville Common Council Tuesday approved a measure that would put the issue of charter change before voters this November.

During this week's meeting, the Common Council approved public hearings on city charter changes to remove those departments.

After a count of the 548 absentee ballots, of which only two were thrown out for irregularities, the vote shifted against charter change.

The predominantly black wards four, five, seven, and eight rejected the proposal, believing that the existing system provided residents with more representation than the proposed charter change.

After the vote in November, there was a 48 - vote spread in favor of charter change.

The Poloncarz administration said in a statement that, «It's worth keeping in mind that the County Executive's proposal was designed to be a stand - alone expansion of ECDOH's lead poisoning prevention program, and regardless of concerns about proposed City Charter changes it is a well - thought out plan to improve Erie County's response to lead poisoning.»

Currently the Charter Review Commission is reviewing the charter and the County Executive has proposed a county planning board be included in the charter changes.

CORRECTION: Signature requirement for City Council was corrected to reflect that a 2010 City Charter change and 2013 legal decision lowered the requirement from 900 to 450.

The charter changed things.

PR purveyor Dave Donaldson, Democrat of Kingston, seeks a charter change whereby the executive would be required to secure legislative approval for internal budget transfers, presumably in excess of $ 50,000 (the threshold for legislature review of contracts).

I expect Kingston voters will overwhelmingly approve a charter change in November that will give their elected officials authority over the sale of water outside city borders.

The council voted 6 - 3 to pass the charter change, which Miner vetoed in late December.

Drafted by Councilor - at - Large Kathleen Joy, the charter change enables the council to order the planning commission to conduct a public hearing and to take a final vote on a proposed development, even if the commission deems the developer's application incomplete and unworthy of being advanced.

There's no need for a charter change.»

«The Charter change must include the way the City Council, the community boards, and the borough president and the mayor all work together,» she said.

Supporters of the charter change fell short of the six votes needed to override Miner's veto, councilors say.

Miner said the charter change weakens the planning commission and strikes fear in the hearts of community members who have contacted her.

Mayor Stephanie Miner, who strongly opposed the charter change, previously promised to veto it.

Councilors Joy, Hogan, McMahon, Jean Kessner, Lance Denno and Nader Maroun voted to approved the charter change.

Our Charters Changing Lives campaign is a way to share the stories that are often overlooked: to recognize the efforts of our students, teachers, leaders and community members who dedicate their lives to ensuring student success.

It grew because the qualifications for a charter changed dramatically.

Be sure to stay up - to - date with our Charters Changing Lives campaign on our website, and follow us on Facebook and Twitter to continue to learn more about the success of Arizona's charter students, teachers and leaders.

Recently, Rhee's husband, a former NBA star and Mayor of Sacramento, California showed up to campaign in favor of the charter change.

In an interview Law explained how the Charter changed Canada's constitutional status on the worldwide legal stage:

You have a right to a lawyer upon arrest or detention, not an app — until the Charter changes, it is prudent to exercise your existing rights.

When the facts about the impact of decriminalisation became known over a significant period of time (particularly in the Netherlands and Oregon) and the legal principles driving the analysis in section 7 of the Charter changed, I published a paper arguing that the time had come to launch another Charter challenge to the prohibitions on assisted death under section 7 in 2008.