Sentences with phrase «elected local authority leaders»

Opponents of the policy argue they are less accountable than other state schools, because they are not overseen by the elected local authority leaders.

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A directly - elected metro mayor will have powers and responsibilities to make strategic decisions across whole city regions, in contrast to existing city mayors (which are also directly elected) or local council leaders that only make decisions for, and on behalf of, their local authority.

Under the devolution deal, the elected mayor will chair meetings and allocate responsibilities to a cabinet made up of the leaders of Greater Manchester's 10 local authorities.

Specifically, MAS and RPA ask our federal, state and local elected leaders; the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Amtrak; the U.S. Department of Transportation; NJ Transit; MTA, LIRR, NYCTA, and Metro - North; and business leaders and property owners to commit to the following:

Local authorities would be given a strategic role as «champions» for parents and pupils, but the Lib Dem leader said the plans did not give councils any power to do this, and consequently took power away from locally - elected politicians.

As Mayor Bill de Blasio and leaders of the embattled New York City Housing Authority continue to respond to fallout from revelations that NYCHA had failed for years to comply with federal and local laws around lead paint inspections, some elected officials are renewing calls for the state take a more active role in the city's massive public housing system.

Local authority leaders on the Combined Authorities will get to keep the devo deals they've negotiated but they'll no longer be contingent on having an elected mayor.