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It was no small sacrifice for residents when city leaders voted to dissolve the school board in 2007 — dismantling one of the city's only elected bodies.

During Columbia's Board of Aldermen meeting on Friday, city leaders voted on having their first mobile food vendor ordinance.

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The vote will be preceded by a rally with advocates, and business and labor leaders on the City Hall steps.

All committee members (also known as district leaders) from towns and cities in the 37th SD will be eligible to vote, selecting between the following five announced Democratic candidates:

But City & State has reported while Felder would likely caucus with his fellow Democrats, he would also probably cast a tie - breaking vote — if necessary — for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos over Minority Leader John Sampson.

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«You have been supportive of historic candidacies and create a space and a platform for those leaders of color, those leaders who are women... Tish James is one of those, who for 17 years has been lockstep with this party,» former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said to party members before the vote.

The leader acknowledged that fact himself during an interview with Errol Louis on «Inside City Hall,» saying he's taking none of his colleagues» votes for granted and specifically referencing trouble with two members: Perkins and Diaz Sr..

And while labor leaders and the coalition of dozens of community groups celebrated in the rotunda of City Hall after the vote, they acknowledged there was a long way to go.

«Cities that have adopted instant runoff voting to eliminate runoffs have not only saved millions of dollars but have also improved their democracies by making sure that we are electing our leaders in an election where the most voters, the most diverse voters, are at the polls at one time,» said Grace Ramsey, deputy outreach director for FairVote, a nonpartisan advocacy group, at the news conference.

Councilwoman Melissa Mark - Viverito appears to have the votes she needs to become the next speaker of the City Council, after Brooklyn Democratic chair Frank Seddio broke ranks with his fellow county leaders at the urging of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, sources said.

«Sen. Valesky voted for the largest tax increase in state history and he votes with his New York City leaders more than 99 percent of the time.

CIVIC CENTER — A Republican leader in Albany vowed Monday to block a vote on Mayor Bill de Blasio's pre-K tax — sparking outrage from New York City Democrats who support the plan.

Two members of the Yonkers City Council, Majority Leader Michael Sabatino and Minority Leader Mike Breen, both commented recently that while they have no desire to overturn term limits, or modify term limits to allow a third four - year term, if someone were interested in doing so, they should do it by a referendum and not by a council vote.

In City Council District 8, which will be vacated by City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who is term limited, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, community leader Diana Ayala had 43.7 percent of the vote, while her nearest challenger, Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez, had 42.3 percent of the vote.

And in the coming weeks, Labour's deputy leader Tom Watson plans to visit 15 cities across the UK in May to urge Labour activists to work for a remain vote.

At the Red Room press conference where Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Democratic legislative leaders — minus Skelos — had announced the med - mar deal, Klein said a vote would be held Thursday evening on the bill, along with bills that would create a 25 mph in New York City and adjust the state's teacher evaluation law.

But on Tuesday evening, it was the Republican leader in a statement praising Cuomo for signing a bill that blocks the implementation of a 5 - cent fee on plastic bags in New York City — a measure that had been pushed by the GOP conference, most prominently Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat who aligns with the Republicans and is a key vote.

Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos would not commit to bringing the speed limit bill to a floor vote, noting archly that he has little political incentive to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio any favors.

With the Hartford City Council scheduled to vote Monday on the relief package, legislative leaders sought Friday to clear up confusion on the scope of taxpayers» commitment to Hartford.

ALBANY — A bill that would reduce the New York City speed limit from 30 mph to 25 mph hit a sudden roadblock Wednesday when Republican state Senate leader Dean Skelos said he wasn't sure it would even come up for a vote.

Labor union leaders on Tuesday said they felt confident an appeal would garner the necessary votes, given that the Common Council voted to keep tax incremental financing for the project in the city's 2010 budget.

Both the Bronx and Queens Borough Boards - made up of community board leaders, City Council members, and the borough president - have voted against them.

Having gained 47 per cent of the first round vote (on a turn - out of 26 per cent), Jarvis has a strong mandate to bring together the combined authority leaders and rubberstamp the city region's devolution deal to enact the manifesto he campaigned on, including making the case for a Yorkshire Mayor, which we would argue against making the first priority.

Come January, 51 members of the city council will vote on its new leader.

Ben Walsh captured 54 percent of the vote in Tuesday's four - way race to become the next leader of the central New York city known for its university.

Ms. Harris, a retired city corrections officer and longtime youth group leader, defeated Ms. Regina - Potter by roughly 1,500 votes in a hard - fought contest for the seat covering Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Bath Beach, Brighton Beach, Coney Island and Seagate, according to unofficial Board of Elections results.

David Valesky, Darrel Aubertine, Brian Foley and others voted in lockstep with their New York City leaders to raise taxes and spending in total disregard for the people they represent.

When Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner reaches the end of her two - term limit later this year, city residents will vote for a new leader to guide them through economic hardships and rising crime.

According to County Legislature Majority Leader Frank Commisso's office, the day after the Legislature voted, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and other city officials urged County Executive Dan McCoy to veto Resolution 445, saying the new policy would create a $ 2 million deficit for the city.

Ms. Nixon, an education advocate and actress best known for her role in «Sex and the City,» has also personally been reaching out to community leaders, knowing she must crack Mr. Cuomo's hold on the black vote.

«The City of Kingston was quite explicit that the Thruway Authority should not be involved as lead agency for the environmental review of Pilgrim's proposed pipelines, and we voted unanimously to demand the DEC instead,» said Ward 1 Alderman and outgoing Common Council Majority Leader Matt Dunn in a statement posted on the KingstonCitizens.org website.

The Senate GOP leader has tried to counteract Cuomo's efforts to elect Democrats, saying a vote for a Democratic candidate is a vote for New York City control of the legislature, and it's Mayor, Bill deBlasio.

Trump's New York campaign leader and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino predicted victory by driving up votes upstate and on Long Island to make up for the Democratic stronghold of New York City.

City voters might vote against a merger in a public referendum if it were pushed through without the support of the mayor or other Syracuse elected leaders.

A decade ago, a similar congestion zone proposed by then - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg had passed the City Council after much arm - twisting, only to die in Albany after Assembly leaders refused to bring it to a vote.

Tomorrow at 10 a.m., Council Member Margaret S. Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will join tenant leaders and community advocates to publicly pressure the City Planning Commission to deny the applications in Two Bridges when they vote later this year.

A prominent LGBT political club is demanding City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Democratic Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer step down from their leadership posts for refusing to bring a set of proposed police restrictions to a vote.

The Buffalo School Board is expected to vote on new leader for city schools Tuesday.

The vote to approve nearly a half - billion dollars in new funding for the Solar City factory in Buffalo was delayed for a week after the Assembly speaker and Senate leader said they lacked information about the projects.

And state Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, R - Rockville Centre, said Monday that under no circumstances will he allow a vote authorizing the city to tax the rich to fund pre-K.

Councilor Ryan McMahon, the Republican minority leader, helped Miner pull together enough votes in May to pass a city budget without raising taxes.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

When you were superintendent of Rochester City School District, the union leader orchestrated a no - confidence vote in you.

Union members agreed to the pact by a vote of 3,822 to 641 on Nov. 2, four days after their leaders and school district and city officials pounded out the deal.

Even though residents of the nation's capital elect their own local leaders to oversee most city and state functions, the District has no vote in Congress, and final oversight remains the province of the president and Congress.