Sentences with phrase «contracts for public services»

Its response merits consideration, particularly as it becomes clear that the widespread use of contracting for public services raises problems that its more gung - ho advocates have, in many cases, failed to address.

Not exact matches

It usually starts like this (at least this is how it started for me when I earned my scar tissue): you own or work for a startup that sells a product or service and are looking to contract out some work instead of hiring inside staff because, well, you're strapped for cash — things such as fulfillment, public relations and web design are all common applicants.

After reasonable success raising equity in late 2016 and early 2017, capital markets for public oil service companies contracted in March after WTI slumped.

Lastly, Mr Prentice can promise to ask Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson to terminate Mr Berger's contract because it violates Alberta's conflict of interest rules that require a one year cooling off period before a former government minister can work for the public service in an area in which he's had significant dealings.

The platform is designed to create services for blockchain systems using self - executing smart contracts and a public data registry.

«The ACCC considers that the proposed collective bargaining arrangement is likely to result in public benefit, particularly for these small business owner drivers, in the form of transaction cost savings, better market information for the supply of air freight courier services, and the development of more efficient contracts and business practices with Toll Transport.»

@Spectrum — your point relates to steps available to politicians who are public servants and answerable to their public office and not «contracts» for football services.

In 2015 - 16, for example, $ 1.5 million went to Pitino under his personal services agreement with the apparel company while just $ 25,000 went to the program, according to a contract obtained by the Courier - Journal under the state public records act.

Fingerprinting services are offered by contract for pre-employment background checks for public and non-profit agencies.

She served two terms as a Judge on the DC Contract Appeals Board before joining the District Office of the Attorney General, procurement division, with responsibility for acquiring services and goods for the District's Human Services Department (infant and maternal, HIV, mentally ill, and elderly divisions) and Public Housing Depservices and goods for the District's Human Services Department (infant and maternal, HIV, mentally ill, and elderly divisions) and Public Housing DepServices Department (infant and maternal, HIV, mentally ill, and elderly divisions) and Public Housing Department.

No contract for 2016 - 17 food services in the District's public schools has been approved yet — less than two months before school begins again in August.

He reported this week that his FOIA request was denied by attorneys for DC public schools, who claimed that «that details about the rebates constitute «trade secrets» and that exposing them to public scrutiny would hurt the «competitive position» of Chartwells, the school system's contracted food service provider.»

Dollars and Sense: A Guide to Achieving Adoptions Through Public - Private Contracting (PDF - 339 KB) Freundlich (2007) AdoptUSKids Provides public and private agency program managers, supervisors, and contract managers with information about the purchase of interjurisdictional adoption services, including funding and paying for adoption services, monitoring and follow - up, andPublic - Private Contracting (PDF - 339 KB) Freundlich (2007) AdoptUSKids Provides public and private agency program managers, supervisors, and contract managers with information about the purchase of interjurisdictional adoption services, including funding and paying for adoption services, monitoring and follow - up, andpublic and private agency program managers, supervisors, and contract managers with information about the purchase of interjurisdictional adoption services, including funding and paying for adoption services, monitoring and follow - up, and more.

D.C. Central Kitchen was the winning bidder for one of two contracted pilot programs intended to provide some competition for Chartwells, the giant food services company that has been providing meals of mostly processed convenience foods to the city's 122 public schools for the past two years.

After I wrote a series of articles about the industrially - processed convenience foods being served in my daughter's elementary school here in the District of Columbia I heard that Tony had been reluctant to talk to me because he thought I was putting too much pressure on Whitney Bateson, the nutritionist for Chartwells, the giant food service company contracted to provide meals for D.C. public schools.

You could also take some of the products of these programs out of the public domain (if they are in the public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get public domain (if they are in the public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get public domain) and charge royalties (or higher royalties) to cable and digital TV and radio services, satellite radio services, etc. (which are required to carry Corporation for Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get Public Broadcasting content under current regulations) and might even get those companies to do so by contract with PBS, NPR, etc. rather than from the government, if this was authorized by law (I don't know if it is or not, but this wouldn't take much political clout to get done).

I set up a successful public operator to take over East Coast services and banned National Express from bidding for new contracts.

The 1977 case, Abood v. Detroit Board of Education, allows public sector unions to require non-union members to pay a fee for the services provided to all employees regarding contract negotiations and administration.

The Business Council supports provisions found within Part D, of the Public Protection & General Government Article VII budget bill, which propose to create a not - for - profit entity to assume the current functions of the NYS Office of Cyber Security & Critical Infrastructure Coordination and authorizes the State to contract with that not - for - profit to carry out cyber security services and functions.

He said it involves devolving power to the lowest possible level, allowing charities and social enterprises to compete for public service contracts and encouraging more volunteering and social action.

«For the sake of emphasis let me state clearly that both the Crude Term Contract and the Direct Sale and Direct Purchase agreements are not contracts for any procurement of goods, works or services, and therefore do not involve the use of public funFor the sake of emphasis let me state clearly that both the Crude Term Contract and the Direct Sale and Direct Purchase agreements are not contracts for any procurement of goods, works or services, and therefore do not involve the use of public funfor any procurement of goods, works or services, and therefore do not involve the use of public funds.

How is a private firm contracted to do public service work for the UK government issuing fantastical information to the Home Office?

Hundreds of IT staff who work on contracts for five government departments and agencies are being balloted for a strike over pay, the Public and Commercial Services union announces.

Fights over to what extent the county is responsible for paying the full cost of employees» health care have sprung up recently after heated negotiations between the Astorino administration and the Civil Service Employees Association, CSEA — a union representing the county's public sector workers — failed to produce a compromise, including a contract offer that the union rejected earlier this month.

POUGHKEEPSIE — Central Hudson and IBEW Local 320 have negotiated a new contract for utility workers, who would become employees of Fortis, Inc. should the buyout of CH Energy Group be approved by the State Public Service Commission.

Dec. 29: A state audit finds the district awarded $ 1.3 million in contracts without going through the bidding process, overpaid Superintendent Susan Johnson by $ 32,769 for the 2012 - 13 school year, routinely held closed - door meetings to the exclusion of the public and failed to screen and provide services for some special - needs children.

At 6 p.m., the Education Panel for Educational Policy holds a public meeting, with the agenda including an update from NYC Education Chancellor Chancellor Carmen Farina, amendments to the chancellor's home instruction services regulation and approval of contracts, Prospect Heights High School, 883 Classon Ave., Brooklyn.

The protest, organised by the TUC, called for a higher minimum wage, a ban on zero - hours contracts and more funding for the NHS, education and other public services.

The Department of Homeless Services held a public hearing for its proposed contract with the Doe Fund on Thursday, one of the final steps in finalizing a city contract before it gets registered by the Comptroller's Office.

But the Procurement Policy Board, an obscure agency if ever there was one, has decreed that the competitive bidding rules «shall not apply to contract awards made from line item appropriations and / or discretionary funds to community - based not - for - profit organizations or other public service organizations identified by elected city officials other than the mayor and the controller.»

He laid out the major new investments from the preliminary budget — including $ 115 million for the $ 15 minimum wage for city employees and contracted workers, investments in public safety, funding education initiatives under the mayor's Equity and Excellence agenda, investments in transportation and social services, along with a few Council priorities.

Exotic or transboundary diseases), services for public administrations, and research contracts with agri - food sector companies.

The Public Contracts Regulations sets cash limits (excluding VAT) for the goods and services they cover.

Reed: The initiative would put language into the California Constitution that does two things: protects the benefits public employees have earned, as they're earned; and, two, allow elected officials around the state — the cities being the most important to me, but the state of California as well — to negotiate changes to bring down the costs of retirement benefits by making changes to benefits that would be earned in the future under future contracts for future years of service.

For instance, Huntington Learning Centers, which have the distinct honor of having served the only Worcester student to obtain supplemental services from outside of the public school system, typically contract with families for 100 to 150 hours of individual tutoriFor instance, Huntington Learning Centers, which have the distinct honor of having served the only Worcester student to obtain supplemental services from outside of the public school system, typically contract with families for 100 to 150 hours of individual tutorifor 100 to 150 hours of individual tutoring.

In September 2005, approximately 18 months after the School Funding Task Force report was released, the Association of Metropolitan School Districts, the Minnesota Rural Education Association, and Schools for Equity in Education contracted the services of APA to «examine the Task Force results and, using widely accepted methodologies, determine the costs necessary to ensure that each public school student is educated to meet the state's academic standards.»

As recently as 25 years ago, public schools rarely contracted with private vendors for services.

Rothstein says that teachers have a role to play in making sure that this history — which includes the denial of public services to certain neighborhoods, the segregation of public housing, the awarding of building contracts for developments that would exclude African - Americans, among other things — is better known.

Around 7,500 employees are currently retained to enable Carillion to deliver the remaining services it is providing for public and private sector customers until decisions are taken to transfer or cease these contracts.

The Public School Contracts Law does not include a sole - source exception; therefore, districts must use the competitive contracting process or the sealed bid process pursuant to N.J.S.A. 18A: 18A - 15 (d) for the procurement of proprietary services.

Another source of this information is the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, which tracks contracting of transportation, food, and janitorial services in Michigan.

For unions in manufacturing the imperative to consolidate has been driven by deindustrialisation, while public service unions have had to face up to the pressures of privatisation and contracting out.

Such programs receive public funding, and contract out services to for - profit providers, which in many cases are associated with the financial backers of the venture.

Overview: In 2012, Match Education was contracted by Lawrence Public Schools to provide its tutoring services for two years to all students in grade 9 and 10 in two of its lowest performing high schools as part of a district - wide turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Education.

The Nebraska Supreme Court held that the fact that a private institution derives indirect benefits from a contract with the state does not «transform payments for contracted services into an appropriation of public funds proscribed by article VII, § 11, of the Nebraska Constitution [the Blaine Amendment].»

After he ended his job as a consultant for the Department of Public Instruction in 2011, he held contracts with school districts in Kansas and regional school district organizations in Wisconsin to provide youth suicide prevention training and school improvement services, Humphries said.

Prior to joining Oakland Schools in 2005, Moore was senior deputy chief executive officer for Detroit Public Schools where he oversaw Facility Maintenance, Capital Improvement Programs; Contracting, Real Estate and Urban Planning; Transportation; Food Service; Security; Print Production; Environmental Health and Safety; Warehouse Operations; Financial Functions; and State Legislative Affairs.

«During Emanuel's administration, Magic Johnson has become a major player in Chicago's education world: Bridgescape operates five programs across the city, serving more than 850 students, and as the Chicago Tribune reported, in March 2015 another of Johnson's companies, SodexoMAGIC, received an $ 80 million contract to take over janitorial services for several Chicago Public School buildings.

The company is providing a contracted service in our public education system which is, itself, compulsory and, for the time being at least, democratically controlled.

Friendship Public Charter School intends to enter into a sole source contract with International Baccalaureate North America for Fees, Training, Instructional materials and related services for the International Baccalaureate program.