Sentences with phrase «controlled county legislature»

If Mangano steps down — something he has said he will not do and Gonsalves has said she will not push — the GOP - controlled county legislature would pick an executive to serve until the 2017 election.

But the then - Democrat - controlled county legislature refused to bring the issue to a vote after two lawmakers refused to support the hike.

All of Democrat Curran's seven board nominees have yet to be confirmed by the Republican - controlled county legislature.

«The Democrats raised taxes by 42 percent when they controlled the county legislature and are wasting taxpayer money with this frivolous lawsuit,» said County Attorney Carnell Foskey, citing a figure that encompasses several property tax hikes and a home energy tax that was later repealed.

The state oversight board in control of Nassau's finances voted unanimously Thursday to reject the county's 2018 budget after lawmakers stripped out $ 60 million in fee hikes — setting up a showdown with the GOP - controlled county legislature.

She and her predecessor, former District Attorney Kathleen Rice, in the past called on Nassau officials to adopt similar restrictions but the Republican - controlled county legislature and county ethics board never acted on their suggestions.

The contract will go to the Nassau Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee Wednesday and then move to the GOP - controlled county legislature.

Mangano, a Republican, and the GOP - controlled county legislature, will then decide.

The GOP - controlled county legislature held its first hearing on Mangano's $ 2.98 billion budget, which relies on $ 83 million in new or increased fees.

Not exact matches

Two county legislature races in the suburbs could flip control of the legislature to the GOP.

The committee was fresh off a series of primary challenges from a group of renegade Democrats that contributed to the party losing control of the county legislature to the GOP in 2013.

County Democrats, including District Attorney Madeline Singas, have pressed Mangano and the Republican - controlled legislature to approve an independent inspector general to oversee contract awards.

The last time majority lawmakers and the county executive were from different parties was in 2000 and 2001, after Democrats took control of the legislature during Republican County Executive Thomas Gulotta's final two years in ocounty executive were from different parties was in 2000 and 2001, after Democrats took control of the legislature during Republican County Executive Thomas Gulotta's final two years in oCounty Executive Thomas Gulotta's final two years in office.

The town board has a majority of Democrats, in contrast to the Republican - controlled legislatures in the Towns of Hempstead and Oyster Bay, and in Nassau County.

The Peconic Baykeeper, an environmental nonprofit on Long Island's East End, wants the Suffolk County legislature to ban the use of the pesticide methoprene that controls mosquito populations.

«Our control of 14 of 18 county executive offices and 48 of 57 county legislatures and boards of supervisors demonstrates that our message resonates and their money is well spent,» he said.

But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic majority leader, is not enamored with a county legislature that has more members of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.

Those victories, however, were offset by the defeat of a GOP incumbent in the county legislature, giving Democrats majority control as of January 1.

So, we would only need to flip four seats to take control of the county legislature,» Thickstun said.

Wasn't Lapp the newcomer who knocked off Democrat Lynn Archer two years ago, giving the Republicans control of the county legislature?

Ulster County legislator Don Gregorius, a five termer who has seen the local governance structure change from sole control by the legislature to one where a county executive shares power with the body, has announced he will not seek reelection in this year's elecCounty legislator Don Gregorius, a five termer who has seen the local governance structure change from sole control by the legislature to one where a county executive shares power with the body, has announced he will not seek reelection in this year's eleccounty executive shares power with the body, has announced he will not seek reelection in this year's elections.

The county legislature attempted to include $ 36 million in penalty revenue in this year's budget but Nassau's financial control board refused to allow the money to be counted because of the continuing legal challenge.

Two years ago the county legislature approved flow control, requiring that all garbage picked up in the county had to be routed through the RRA.

Nassau County's fiscal control board approved the county's 2017 budget, but only after the county legislature approved $ 36 million in cuts and newCounty's fiscal control board approved the county's 2017 budget, but only after the county legislature approved $ 36 million in cuts and newcounty's 2017 budget, but only after the county legislature approved $ 36 million in cuts and newcounty legislature approved $ 36 million in cuts and new fees.

Vanderhoef's veto reversed all but a few of the legislature's changes from the original bill, though it did keep some altered items such as the retention of county mosquito control and the Sheriff's Mounted Patrol.

Fact 1: The UCRRA was created in 1987 by an act of the state legislature to protect the county taxpayers from the ravages of a waste hauling and disposal industry controlled by organized crime.

The budget, which includes the elimination of 70 positions and cuts to public health programs such as mosquito control and the county's breastfeeding initiative for new mothers, was presented in late October and has been going through detailed review in the legislature.

The county Democratic Party, which chairman Richard Schaffer said will focus on retaining control of the legislature this year, raised $ 526,000 and spent $ 434,000.

Republicans have controlled the county executive's office and county legislature since 2010, and have appointed or recommended a majority of NuHealth's current board.

In a statement Wednesday, Nassau Republican chairman Joseph Mondello alluded to the wave that elected Democrats Tuesday as a natural blowback similar to the one that gave Democrats control of the county legislature for the first time in 1999, or when Republicans retook power in 2009 after President Barack Obama's policies had energized the opposition.

With the Erie County Legislature reverting to Democratic control for the first time in four years, County Executive Mark Poloncarz already has several proposals he hopes the new legislature will back.

The county public works building on Hurley Avenue in Kingston was named for him when Democrats controlled the legislature in 1978 - 79.

After learning at its first meeting in July that it might only have one or two meetings to help develop a plan for Suffolk County to stem the tide of a growing presence of tick - borne illnesses, the county legislature's Tick Control Advisory Committee may be around for another year, at County to stem the tide of a growing presence of tick - borne illnesses, the county legislature's Tick Control Advisory Committee may be around for another year, at county legislature's Tick Control Advisory Committee may be around for another year, at least.

November 18, 2013: County legislature's Republican - controlled Rules Committee approves contract; Chief Deputy County Executive Rob Walker later executes the pact

«These are things that unfortunately is out of my control as County Executive, is out of the legislature's control, but yet we have to figure out ways to pay for a program that a politician up the street decided to promote.»

If the county legislature approves it, Nassau would be the first municipality statewide to pass legislation to implement controls and penalties on travel carriers in the wake of the worldwide Zika outbreak, county officials said.

* Got the county Resource Recovery Agency off the county dole, forcing flow control through the legislature;

Recall the heady days of 2005 - 06, when the Democrats, who hadn't elected a majority in the county legislature in almost 30 years under the Republican - controlled multi-member at - large system in effect since 1967, were touting single - member elections as the end - all and be-all to curing the ills (read, jail debacle) of county government.

The Ulster County voting machines had barely cooled down when county legislators started jockeying for control of next year's legislCounty voting machines had barely cooled down when county legislators started jockeying for control of next year's legislcounty legislators started jockeying for control of next year's legislature.

Foskey, the top attorney under the Mangano administration, also said in a September letter the county - union agreements «exceed the ordinary terms and usual substance» of such deals, and would need approval from the county legislature and Nassau's financial control board.

MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that members of the county legislature's audit and control committee are recommending cuts to county executive Vince Horrigan's 2018 executive county budget in order to not only eliminate a proposed... [Read more...]

Fran Becker (R - Lynbrook) and co-sponsored by all 18 other county lawmakers, cleared the seven - member GOP - controlled Rules Committee Monday and will go before the full legislature on Dec. 21.

You see in «theory» the deficit of $ 50 million the legislature had three years ago and which was expected to be safely handled with a double digit increase in County Taxes has, in «practice», nearly tripled after several years of double digit tax increases and can now in «theory» be controlled with low single digit tax increases and no cuts in government expenditures.

The 2010 agreement cut sales tax from towns and villages, something the county legislature — currently controlled by suburban Republicans — may seek to undo.

The CCEE was created by the legislature to advise and provide assistance to county offices of education, school districts, and charter schools in achieving the goals laid out in their Local Control Accountability Plans.

After other Delaware shelters proved unable to meet the CAPA requirements through contractual agreements with cities and counties, the state legislature in mid-2015 reluctantly took over responsibility for allocating animal control contracts.