Sentences with phrase «council speaker controls»

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Making the council speaker a publicly elected position would take the power away from the party bosses who currently control the process, he said.

There's a good chance the next City Council speaker could be a strong advocate for retail rent control.

Six of the eight candidates competing to replace term - limited Melissa Mark - Viverito as City Council speaker said Wednesday they support commercial rent control to save mom - and - pop shops.

Former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Rep. Grace Meng of Queens all gave short addresses, painting the Republicans as «extremists» on gun control and abortion rights, while using the cast of speakers to illustrate diversity in their own party.

Guest speaker, Hannington Onyango, National AIDS Control Council Field Officer, shared that the Kenya government has committed via the Strategic Plan for 2010 — 2015 to play a prominent role in seeking solutions to stop the spread of AIDS.

Moderator: Lisa Jacobson, President, Business Council for Sustainable Energy Speakers: Josh Sawislak, Global Director of Resilience, AECOM; Jeff Moe, Global Director, Energy Policy & Product Advocacy, Ingersoll Rand; Clay Nesler, Vice President, Global Sustainability and Industry Initiatives, Johnson Controls; Irving Mintzer, Consultant, Jupiter Oxygen Corporation; Melissa Lavinson, Vice President, Federal Affairs and Policy, Chief Sustainability Officer, PG&E Corporation