Sentences with phrase «council as a minority»

Labour continued to control the council as a minority, having only 38 seats going into the election.

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Management Business Solutions also is certified as a Minority and Women Business Enterprise through the Michigan Minority Business Development Council (MMBDC).

Big losers will include our cultural institutions, including the CBC and the Canada Council who will likely face further devastating cuts, as well as human rights, international development and arts organizations who were funded historically by the Canadian government (some of whom had already lost funding under the minority Conservative government).

The theological and ecclesial fault lines that had begun to surface within the conciliar majority (as opposed to a more conservative and Roman minority) toward the end of the council now appeared in full view.

The Fiqh Council Fatwa needs improvement because it says that only where Muslims live as minorities do they have to respect laws so long as there is no conflict for obedience to God.

(How Christianity is to relate, as a minority faith, to pluralistic environments is one of the key topics to be taken up at this month's celebration of the 50th anniversary of Tambaram — the meeting in that city near Madras of the International Missionary Council which included the Third World in a way that anticipated the current influence of the «newer churches» in the World Council of Churches.)

And Supply Nation, a business support and networking organisation established in 2009 as the Australian Indigenous Minority Supplier Council, is effective at helping new enterprises find a route to market (all three drinks companies featured here are Supply Nation members).

I'm probably in a minority of one, as I think the cuts to the UK Film Council were no bad thing.

As the city prepares to dish out tens of millions of dollars to political candidates this year, the City Council's Republican minority leader wants to scale back the generous taxpayer giveaway.

Goldie secured more police officers, a freeze in council tax and new approaches to drug treatments as part of her support for the budgets of Alex Salmond's previous minority government.

As The Business Council has consistently stated, we support New York State's efforts to promote minority and women businesses» participation in government contracting However, we find that there are numerous problems in both the current system and the changes being proposed in the Executive Budget.

As the three Republicans are distinct minorities on City Council and the Board of Education, New Rochelle is 100 % under the control of Democrats and the Democratic Party is controlled by a handful of individuals.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has today launched a consultation on whether the current rules should be changed, arguing that certain groups such as young men and people from ethnic minorities are overrepresented on the database.

Two proposed NYC Council initiatives aimed at changing law - and - order practices that critics say unfairly target minorities and the indigent have taken different paths, with one gaining steam as the other stalls.

«Certain groups such as young males and ethnic minorities are overrepresented on the database, and the council will be asking whether this potential for bias in law enforcement is acceptable,» said chairman Bob Hepple.

Before being elected to the Council, Minority Leader Oddo served as chief - of - staff for Mr. Fusco and Legal Counsel for former Minority Leader Thomas V. Ognibene.

Grey had been weighing a run for the South Shore seat as well, and on Thursday, Chief Deputy County Clerk Mario DiRe swore her in to the board after City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo (R - Mid-Island) and Councilmen Joe Borelli (South Shore) and Eric Ulrich (Queens) unanimously appointed her Thursday.

Two proposed City Council initiatives aimed at changing law - and - order practices that critics say unfairly target minorities and the indigent have taken different paths, with one gaining steam as the other stalls.

These job fairs are an important platform that will not only connect individuals with diverse backgrounds to career opportunities, but increase minority representation and engage all of New York's communities.The Council's work will help build on this state's legacy as a leader in minority empowerment and I thank Governor Cuomo for his commitment to expanding opportunity for all New Yorkers.»

The Common Council «rule» which defines the minority leader as the head of the non-majority Party with the second largest number of members is hardly clear.

That was the question a slew of City Council members - including Minority Leader Vincent Ignizio (R - South Shore), who has pushed hard for extra police officers - had for Police Commissioner Bill Bratton as he testified before the Council's Public Safety and Finance committees.

Indy Politics talked to Council President Maggie Lewis as well as Minority Leader Mike McQuillen about the votes.

And when Democrat Jim Shaw takes over as supervisor, he will be part of a two - member minority on the Town Board, since Republicans captured all three council seats.

It's true that they have made a net gain of five councils, including some that really sting like Hammersmith and Fulham and others, like Merton, which they ran already as minority administrations.

The Conservatives will continue running Portsmouth City Council, as a minority administration.

The councilman said he recognized the impact that not having a woman on the Council would have as well as the need to have more minorities in senior of leadership positions in the city, state and federal governments.

As a result of Tuesday's election, the minority makeup of the council will be 50 percent, when accounting for council president, which will continue to have minority representation, as the seat passes from Carolyn McLaughlin to Corey ElliAs a result of Tuesday's election, the minority makeup of the council will be 50 percent, when accounting for council president, which will continue to have minority representation, as the seat passes from Carolyn McLaughlin to Corey Ellias the seat passes from Carolyn McLaughlin to Corey Ellis.

This Minority Poster Session offers ASCB executive officers and council, as well as other meeting attendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to view the awardee's posters an opportunity to meet these specially honored minority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collabMinority Poster Session offers ASCB executive officers and council, as well as other meeting attendees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to view the awardee's posters an opportunity to meet these specially honored minority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collabminority scientists, thus providing enhanced exposure and opportunities for mentoring and collegial collaboration.

Dr. Burks is a board member for the Eastern Minority Supplier Development Council (EMSDC), The Reading Clinic and serves as a Corporate Advisory Board member for the United States Business Leadership Network (USBLN).

Conceived, in part, in response to the narratives that had played out in mainstream news outlets, this new channel sought to provide innovative content and give voice to those marginalized in British society, with a greater emphasis on the needs of minority audiences.3 As part of this demand, Channel 4, along with the Greater London Council, dedicated production funds and helped to establish workshops to facilitate the making of film and video from and by these communities.

His participation in arts organizations included his role as a founding member of Spiral, an association of African American artists that came together in 1963 to support the civil rights movement; his 1964 appointment as the first art director of the newly established Harlem Cultural Council, a prominent African American advocacy group with several hundred members; and his role in concert with artists Ernest Crichlow and Norman Lewis (with seed money from the Ford Foundation), as a founding member of Cinque Gallery which supported young minority artists.

For example, minorities comprised approximately 21 percent of all lawyers who left firms in 2009, despite only representing 13 percent of the overall law firm attorney population, as reported by a Minority Corporate Council Association survey.

Mr. Cahill is a member of the Boston Bar Association, serves as a mentor for minority law students and has served as a member of the Council of Advisors for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.

As near as I can tell, this law essentially requires cities to draw council districts in such a way that the number of districts where the minority citizens - of - voting - age population (CVAP) forms a majority of the total district CVAP is roughly proportional to the total minority population as a proportion of the total population of the citAs near as I can tell, this law essentially requires cities to draw council districts in such a way that the number of districts where the minority citizens - of - voting - age population (CVAP) forms a majority of the total district CVAP is roughly proportional to the total minority population as a proportion of the total population of the citas I can tell, this law essentially requires cities to draw council districts in such a way that the number of districts where the minority citizens - of - voting - age population (CVAP) forms a majority of the total district CVAP is roughly proportional to the total minority population as a proportion of the total population of the citas a proportion of the total population of the city.

Some critics fear the change would have a disparate impact on law schools with significant numbers of minority students, whom studies have shown traditionally don't do as well on standardized tests, which is also a concern of the council.

The Council's constitutional challenge to the Camden minority hiring goal must therefore be interpreted as a challenge to the State Treasurer's general power to issue affirmative action hiring goals.»

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Over her career, she served as the first minority president in the 117 - year history of the Grand Rapids Association of REALTORS ®, has been involved in the National Association of REALTORS ® and the Women's Council of REALTORS ®, and regularly trains on social media and blogging.