Sentences with phrase «for committee chairmanships»

Last month, a three - member commission appointed by Mayor de Blasio recommended that the salaries increase to $ 138,500, but only if so - called «lulu» bonuses of $ 8,000 to $ 25,000 for committee chairmanships were eliminated.

As a result of their arrangement with the Republicans, the conference has garnered perks like larger staffs and stipends for committee chairmanships, which are authorized by state Legislative Law 5 - a.

Members of the State Senate majority have been receiving stipends for committee chairmanships they don't actually hold.

Lawmakers are being scrutinized for the system in which up to seven senators have received paid stipends or «lulus» for committee chairmanships they do not actually hold.

Lawmakers in the state Senate on Monday defended receiving stipends for committee chairmanships they don't actually hold, with some suggesting the story is being driven by a «political witch hunt» that wants to undermine a Republican - led chamber.

State Senate lawyers argued over the weekend that the Senate's practice of paying members stipends for committee chairmanships they do not hold were legal, constitutionally defensible and proper as «a classic example of internal administrative prerogatives.»

Though former Assemblyman and Judge Frank Seddio replaced Lopez as party boss late last month, at press time the party had not appointed a successor for the committee chairmanship.

Association executives may find themselves caught in squabbles between large and small companies, or between two individuals fighting for a committee chairmanship.

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As further described above, our non-employee directors receive cash retainers for Board membership, committee membership and committee chairmanship; cash fees for Board and committee meetings attended; and stock option grants for Board membership and committee chairmanship.

In the Commons, Westminster leader Angus Robertson asked whether Mr Davidson's ongoing chairmanship of the Scottish affairs committee was a «benefit for the union».

Ellison, who ran unsuccessfully for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee, has been complimentary of the Nation of Islam and its controversial leader, Louis Farrakhan, which he has since repudiated.

A number of lawmakers with deep ties to the embattled incumbent speaker, Sheldon Silver, have key committee chairmanships: Denny Farrell at Ways and Means, for example; Joe Lentol at Codes and Deborah Glick at Higher Education — to name a few.

Rep. Keith Ellison picked up the backing of the politically active labor union 32BJ SEIU on Wednesday, which endorsed his bid for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has released New York's delegates to vote their conscience in the race for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee.

Cox, who won a battle for the state chairmanship against then - Niagara County GOP Chairman Henry Wojtaszek in large part due to his claim of fundraising prowess, has only managed to bring in a combined total of about $ 1.5 million to the party's three committees over the last six months and has a mere $ 657,814 on hand.

As for Rangel, Tasini predicted the scandal - scarred congressman, who was forced to give up his Ways & Means Committee chairmanship in the wake of a critical ethics committee report and remains under investigation, will «cost Democrats seats all across the country» if he's theCommittee chairmanship in the wake of a critical ethics committee report and remains under investigation, will «cost Democrats seats all across the country» if he's thecommittee report and remains under investigation, will «cost Democrats seats all across the country» if he's the nominee.

And what we've seen is lulus and committee chairmanship bonuses and an expansive use of per diems — wrongly used as a proxy for a legislative pay increase.

As most readers know, the Select Committee Chairmanships have been carved out among the parties, and tomorrow's elections for the posts will be cross-party.

It's not yet clear if the unit will be preserved under Johnson's term, but earlier this month, when he announced committee chairmanships and leadership positions, Johnson said the Council's technology and digital communications efforts would be led by the a «deputy leader for digital communications» — a newly created post given to Council Member Rafael Espinal.

But Chope's used the Chamber to launch independent - minded assaults on establishment causes, and it's noticeable that he lost out in the tussle for the Public Administration Committee Chairmanship.

Step forward, then, Peter Bone - standing for the Chairmanship of the Health Select Committee - John Baron, contesting Foreign Affairs (Baron pursued Ministers energetically about Iraq during the last Parliament) and, in the Defence Select Committee poll, no fewer than three of the candidates: Julian Lewis, Patrick Mercer and, above all, Douglas Carswell (one half of the Carswell - Hannan «Cannon» dynamic duo).

In the Commons John Bercow has just announced the results of the elections for four select committee chairmanship vacancies.

With Sir Michael Spicer standing down, the chairmanship of the 1922 Committee is up for grabs.

The agreement with the Republicans has allowed IDC members to hold committee chairmanships and receive special salary stipends for those posts.

As a result of the censure, Lopez has been barred from employing anyone under the age of 21, stripped of his chairmanship for the Committee on Housing, and forced to forfeit «any rights or privileges of seniority.»

County Executive George Latimer has always made a point to highlight his political history of working with Republicans in a bipartisan manner, whether it was giving committee chairmanships to Republicans when he served as chairman of the BOL, or getting Republican support for his bills while in the State Senate.

«It's critical that we keep the focus local,» Mr. Goodman, who ran unsuccessfully for Suffolk County legislator in 2015 and for the Republican Committee's chairmanship the following year, said on Monday.

On top of that, members can be given leadership stipends for positions such as committee chairmanships that range from $ 9,000 to $ 41,500 per year.

UPDATED, 12:22 p.m. ET: Florida Republican Party Chairman Frank Greer will endorse former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele's bid for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee this afternoon.

«People are salivating over the number of committee chairmanships, lulus and other patronage to be doled out if the right speaker is there for the right group of people,» political consultant Hank Sheinkopf said.

The pact with the Republicans has allowed IDC members to hold committee chairmanships — and draw special salary stipends for those posts — and granted the group's leader, State Senator Jeffrey Klein of the Bronx, a voice in budget negotiations.

«I applaud the work of both the bi-partisan Assembly Ethics Committee and Speaker Silver for the swift and judicious action in removing Assemblyman Vito Lopez from the Chairmanship of the Assembly Housing Committee and in taking other punitive steps as a result of the findings that Assemblyman Lopez was guilty of multiple acts of sexual harassment and abuse,» Nadler said in a statement provided by his office.

About twelve of them said yes, and the European Research Group was founded under the chairmanship of Michael Spicer, who would go on to chair the 1922 Committee of backbench Conservative MPs, before stepping down as an MP in 2010 after being caught in the 2009 expenses scandal paying for maintenance of his helipad with public money.

I want to reiterate that, even though investigations have been concluded by the security agencies and the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), a 9 member Committee, under the chairmanship of Dr. Lawrence Darkwah, Head of the Petroleum Engineering Department, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, has been setup by the Minister for Energy.

«So, it is preemptive now to discuss anything considering the fact that one, the committee is under the chairmanship of the Vice President who is supposed to brief the president in that respect and two, the schedule for the committee's assignment has not elapsed.

Wisconsin Republican party chairman Reince Priebus won a protracted fight for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee today, replacing his one - time ally Michael Steele at the helm of the cCommittee today, replacing his one - time ally Michael Steele at the helm of the committeecommittee.

Gibbs won't seek DNC chairmanship: Former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs tells CNN's Ed Henry that he won't seek to replace Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine if Kaine runs for Senate in Virginia.

His views were echoed by veteran Conservative Richard Ottaway, who is one of the frontrunners for the chairmanship of the Conservatives» 1922 Committee of backbenchers.

Lopez was censured by the Assembly Ethics Committee, which ordered him stripped of his committee chairmanship and all extra stipends for allegedly sexually harassing two female Committee, which ordered him stripped of his committee chairmanship and all extra stipends for allegedly sexually harassing two female committee chairmanship and all extra stipends for allegedly sexually harassing two female staffers.

It's very different to simply be a buttress in exchange for a higher staff allocation and the chairmanship of various committees, even if they deal with major legislative areas, since the G.O.P. would retain ultimate control.

At the time, de Blasio was negotiating on behalf of Brooklyn members in a race to pick the next speaker, and was able to secure committee chairmanships — and the $ 15,000 stipends that came with them — for himself and two other members.

The allegations against Lopez, first reported last summer, led the Assembly to strip Lopez of his powerful chairmanship of the Housing Committee and prompted him to step down from his post as Brooklyn Democratic Leader, which he had held for seven years.

In May 2014, Blunt was one of seven unsuccessful candidates for the chairmanship of the House of Commons Defence Select Committee.

«I applaud the work of both the bi-partisan Assembly Ethics Committee and Speaker Silver for the swift and judicious action in removing Assemblyman Vito Lopez from the Chairmanship of the Assembly Housing Committee and in taking other punitive steps as a result of the findings that Assemblyman Lopez was guilty of multiple acts of sexual harassment and abuse,» Nadler said in a statement.

Betcha 30 pieces of silver (adjusted for inflation) Libous gives them committee chairmanships and a large central staff allocation on Monday.

Betcha 30 pieces of silver (compounded for inflation), Libous gives them committee chairmanships and a large staff allocation on Monday.

With Farrell gone, one of the most coveted and lucrative committee chairmanships is now open for the first time since 1994.

Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R), who came up just short yesterday in his Senate race against Rep. Ben Cardin (D), is mulling a bid for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee, according to an informed GOP source.

Johnson created a new committee dedicated specifically to for - hire vehicles like Uber and Lyft — and gave its chairmanship to Ruben Diaz Sr., who got at least $ 11,800 in campaign contribution from employees and owners of taxi, limousine and dispatch companies for his election last year.

Queens Congressman Gregory Meeks, a Democratic National Committee member, has endorsed Bronx Assemblyman Michael Blake for one of the party organization's five vice chairmanships — following endorsements from top Bronx Democrats, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and former President Barack Obama's chief strategist David Axelrod.