The phrase
"common council" refers to a group of individuals who come together to make decisions and discuss matters that affect a specific community or organization. They work collectively to represent the interests and needs of the people they serve.
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Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci and Syracuse City Auditor Martin Masterpole spoke to
Syracuse Common Council members on Monday about the audit they recently conducted on the Greater Syracuse Land Bank.
In recent years, his investigation of Buffalo
Common Council Member Brian Davis triggered a criminal investigation that resulted in his conviction on both state and federal charges.
The Syracuse
Common Council on Monday passed a resolution calling for the New York State Department of Transportation to reconsider that aspect of the reconstruction.
Peter A. Rouff, an orthodontist who waged a long - shot campaign for
Buffalo Common Council in November, faces a charge of patronizing a prostitute in Amherst.
Joseph Carni announces his race for Syracuse
Common Council in March with (left to right) Onondaga County Legislator Bob Andrews, Onondaga County Republican Chairman Tom Dadey and state Sen. John DeFrancisco.
The repeal push has the backing
of Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin, but it was not immediately clear Sunday whether Krasher, who represents the midtown 11th Ward, would have the eight votes necessary to pass it.
Frank Commisso Jr., left, listens during a Albany
Common Council meeting on Monday, Nov. 21, 2016 in Albany, N.Y. (Lori Van Buren / Times Union)
Behind a 10 - 4 Milwaukee
Common Council vote Tuesday, Rocky Marcoux, commissioner for the city's Department of City Development, has been reappointed for four more years.
Back in 2012, the
Albany Common Council approved a limited ban on smoking in areas of parks where children gather, including playgrounds, athletic fields and swimming pools.
Milwaukee Common Council members voted 10 - 5 on Wednesday in favor a downtown streetcar project, but a procedural delay moved the final vote to Feb. 10.
PLATTSBURGH — The City of Plattsburgh
Common Council approved seven bond resolutions authorizing the issuance of $ 3,261,600 in additional debt.
Heaney's comments were made in the context of plans announced
by Common Council President Darius Pridgen to launch a newsletter that will feature murder victims.
The resolution also calls for the town to schedule a public hearing on the scoping document in the Kingston
Common Council chambers.
Despite the objections of a couple of neighbors, planners Wednesday gave their assent for the apartment building, after the developer incorporated earlier feedback from board members and a community meeting it held a week ago
with Common Council Member Michael J. LoCurto of the Delaware District.
A three - person
Kingston Common Council committee on reapportionment has been appointed by Alderman - at - Large Jim Noble.
She was re-elected to the Syracuse
Common Council last year after first losing the party's endorsement and forcing a primary.
Paladino's critics have voiced their concerns
at Common Council meetings and at school board meetings.
The new law mandates that the city's mayor have a budget ready by August 1 and approved by the
Oswego Common Council by August 31.
He briefly inquired about filling the vacated Delaware District
Common Council seat of Michael LoCurto in 2015.
Brown's new initiatives for lead in drinking water testing come one day after the Buffalo
Common Council passed legislation aimed at addressing chipping and peeling lead paint hazards in rental units following two years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.
The Democrat most recently served
as Common Council President, a city - wide office, capping a public service career that spans two decades.
A Milwaukee
Common Council committee gave initial approval Wednesday to spend $ 9,049,000 on sewer and water main construction.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority Commissioner and Buffalo
Common Council candidate Joe Mascia said he had no idea was being recorded nine or ten months ago while in a truck with his friend.
«We're independent, we're free to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done,» said Howie Hawkins, who is running for the 4th
District Common Council seat held by Democrat Khalid Bey.
There was former
Common Council majority leader Tom Hoffay, a frequent target of Gallo's ire during the mayor's first two years in office, and Hoffay's successor, Matt Dunn, who Gallo has accused of leading a bloc on the council to thwart his policies.
The union also recorded robocalls with
former Common Council President George K. Arthur and Eva M. Doyle — a prominent writer, historian and former teacher — encouraging people in the Central District to vote for their favored candidate, Paulette Woods.
Residents in the Mansion Hill Historic District this month sued the city for letting the project proceed after
Common Council approval last month.
The Milwaukee
Common Council gave the go - ahead Tuesday on a plan to hire a contractor to fix the damaged facade of City Hall.
The Syracuse
Common Council unanimously approved Federal Emergency Management Agency flood zone tax exemptions and postponed a vote on Section 8 housing discrimination in a meeting on Monday afternoon.
Let us not forget that Nadine Hunt - Robinson, made history becoming the first African - American woman elected to serve as White Plains
Common Council after appearing on PBP Radio.
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The Albany
Common Council Monday night voted 12 - 3 to approve the transfer of the city's ownership of the Palace Theatre to the venue's board.
The
Utica Common Council voted to extend term limits for some city offices more than a month ago, but the issue is far from settled.
Alfredo Balarin wins the Democratic Primary election in an absentee ballot count for the 11th Ward Albany
Common Council race.
Mantello emphasized ethics throughout the campaign, starting
when Common Council President Clement Campana was the Democratic candidate and continuing when Rosamilia, a county legislator, was named as his replacement.
Witness the insider - baseball bat - about over a non-enrolled Kingston alderman's eligibility to become minority leader of the city's
common council next year.
After nearly 11 hours of debate, the 20 - member Madison
Common Council early Wednesday morning fell two votes shy of the 14 needed...
The Plattsburgh
common council held a public hearing last week to take comments on a proposed change to the city charter that would alter the form of government.
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In 2005, then - challenger Corey Ellis rebounded from just such a defeat to win the 3rd
Ward Common Council seat from incumbent Democrat Michael Brown on the Working Families Party line.