Sentences with phrase «for local government council»

The Estonian government has been developing its e-voting system since 2002, and used it for the first time in 2005 for local government council elections.

For example, the House rejected devolution of powers; approved independent candidacy for elections; autonomy for local government councils; autonomy for state legislature; and immunity for members of the National Assembly.

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Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health.

Local government minister Tony Simpson has suspended the Shire of York's president and councillors for six months and has appointed former South Perth mayor James Best to oversee the local couLocal government minister Tony Simpson has suspended the Shire of York's president and councillors for six months and has appointed former South Perth mayor James Best to oversee the local coulocal council.

The Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities were developed in 2017 by Robin Chase, Zipcar co-Founder, and a consortium of leading city and transport organizations including: the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, Natural Resources Defense Council, Partnership on Sustainable Low Carbon Transport (SLoCaT), Transportation for America (T4America), Rocky Mountain Institute, Shared - Use Mobility Center, and WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.

Detroit's Chaldean Catholic bishop, Francis Y. Kalabat, told church leaders the diocese is reaching out to the government, the Iraqi embassy, the local Chaldean foundation, and the US Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on behalf of the detainees, most of whom are «not hardened criminals but for the last decades have been great citizens.»

The latest tally of fire safety checks was presented to Cabinet by Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid, who has issued an urgent call for all councils to send in samples of cladding from tall buildings.

MEDIA STATEMENT 21 February 2014 Response to Government proposal to have soft drinks banned from sporting events The Australian Beverages Council has today responded to the Queensland Chief Health Officer's call for parents to lobby their local sporting club to ban the sale of soft drinks, announced today.

In a statement issued by the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, the Government also reiterated the call for a peaceful and orderly conduct by the electorates on Saturday as the State holds elections that will usher in new Chairmen and Councillors in the 20 Local Government and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) across the State.

Most local government functions are carried out by the London borough councils: they are responsible for education, housing, planning, highways, fire, social services, leisure and recreation, libraries, waste collection, waste disposal, and environmental health.

In the speech, for the Conservative Councillors» Seminar in central London, Mr Osborne stressed that a Conservative government would learn from local councils how to reduce administration costs in order to focus resources on public services.

Betts has now called on the Department for Communities and Local Government to intervene in order to help Rotherham council support the victims more effectively.

On local government reorganisation in 1996 she was appointed as an Assistant Director (Environment) at Brighton & Hove City Council where she was responsible for the integration of planning and transport services and, amongst other things, she oversaw the introduction of decriminalised parking enforcement, the return of Brighton & Hove Albion to Withdean Stadium and contributed to the development of the successful partnership with Brighton & Hove Bus Company.

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By cancelling Whitehall advertising and consultancy budgets, a Tory government would help local council's freeze council tax for two years.

Look away from the bubble and see municipal politicians such as Sir Richard Leese, Labour leader of Manchester City Council, doing their best to use the heavily circumscribed powers of local government to gain real results for their populations.

The challenge for central government is getting local government, particularly Labour councils, to execute the coalition's programme.

For example, it proposes an automatic referendum trigger to approve increases in council tax beyond the ceiling set by government, and seeks to make the setting of senior pay in local authorities more transparent.

This Government has slashed funding for the Arts Council and for local government, which support music across thGovernment has slashed funding for the Arts Council and for local government, which support music across thgovernment, which support music across the country.

«The government and councils have a shared interest in avoiding a public relations disaster of local people paying more for reduced services,» said Steve Freer, chief executive of Cipfa.

The Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunday, has frowned at the appointment of 57 sole administrators for the local governments and council development areas in the state.

The National Caravan Council (NCC) has welcomed the appointment of the new Ministerial teams at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Business and Communities and Local Government.

The local government secretary said he would demand that councils do «more for less».

Mr. Speaker, we note that several transition programs run under the various government institutions and agencies including the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the National Vocational and Technical Institute (NVTI), Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), Youth Enterprises Support and the Youth Employment Authority, have targeted non-tertiary government institutions and agencies including the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, the National Vocational and Technical Institute (NVTI), Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), Youth Enterprises Support and the Youth Employment Authority, have targeted non-tertiary Government and Rural Development, the National Vocational and Technical Institute (NVTI), Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), Youth Enterprises Support and the Youth Employment Authority, have targeted non-tertiary graduates.

Because governments and local councils wanted to make sure children got a decent start in life, so mothers were given priority for council housing.

Saturday I got to do a presentation for a group of local elected officials at the DC - area Council of Governments retreat, and plenty of good questions and concerns came up during the discussion.

«Labour has called on the government to allow registration en bloc for certain institutions — such as schools, care homes and Universities — and to allow councils to use local data more extensively,» Twigg added.

A former media relations officer for London Councils, Hogwood has enjoyed a rapid rise up the ranks to his present job heading up Portland's local government team.

Local government legislation often makes special provision for the City to be treated as a London borough and for the Common Council to act as a local authoLocal government legislation often makes special provision for the City to be treated as a London borough and for the Common Council to act as a local autholocal authority.

Elsewhere in England and Wales, since the Local Government Act 2000, there have been a range of options for how a local council executive leadership can be constituted, and installing a directly elected mayor is one of these optLocal Government Act 2000, there have been a range of options for how a local council executive leadership can be constituted, and installing a directly elected mayor is one of these optlocal council executive leadership can be constituted, and installing a directly elected mayor is one of these options.

However, selections are only part of the picture, we urgently need a political strategy for local government rather than simply administering councils.

Key partners include: Greater Buffalo - Niagara Regional Transportation Council (GBNRTC), Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA), New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); Erie County, Niagara County, City of Buffalo, City of Niagara Falls, Association of Erie County Governments, Niagara County Supervisors Association, University at Buffalo Regional Institute and Urban Design Project (UBRI / UDP), Daemen College Center for Sustainable Communities and Civic Engagement (CSCCE), VOICE Buffalo, Local Initiatives Support Corporation Buffalo (LISC), Western New York Environmental Alliance (WNYEA), Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper, The John R. Oishei Foundation, Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus (BNMC), Belmont Housing Resources for WNY, Inc. (Belmont), Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP), Empire State Development, New York State Department of State, Division of Smart Growth, Niagara County Department of Social Services, and Niagara Falls Housing Authority.

a) Standing Orders for the National Council; b) Standing Orders for the National Council Executive; c) Standing Orders and rules for Branches and Area Councils; d) financial rules; e) rules for the selection of the National Council f) rules for the selection of Westminster Parliamentary candidates; g) rules for the selection of local government candidates; h) rules for the selection of European Parliamentary candidates; and i) rules for the selection of House of Lords candidates.

Local government will be crucial to the big society, and giving councils more control of their funding streams will ensure that they are able to tailor their support specifically for the local communities they sLocal government will be crucial to the big society, and giving councils more control of their funding streams will ensure that they are able to tailor their support specifically for the local communities they slocal communities they serve.

According to the Guardian newspaper, the Home Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government have produced the phrasebook to be distributed among police forces, local councils and government departmLocal Government have produced the phrasebook to be distributed among police forces, local councils and government deGovernment have produced the phrasebook to be distributed among police forces, local councils and government departmlocal councils and government degovernment departments.

Last year the Tories made a net gain of four councils, in an unexpectedly strong performance for the party which controls the bulk of local government in England.

It has been announced for local government; the local government White Paper would pressure councils to adopt «cabinet» - style administrations and directly elected mayors.

Teamsters Local 237, a union that represents more than 30,000 government workers in the city and parts of Long Island, has thrown its support behind Heidi Harrison Chain, one of five Democratic candidates vying for Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) Council seat.

The NEC also used the occasion to kick against the call for autonomy of local government councils, stating that the ghost of the effects of primary schools left in the hands of the local governments in the past had continued to haunt the teachers, leading to its near - collapse in terms of personnel, funding and infrastructural development.

The Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Mr. Iain Wright): The current review of council housing finance is a joint review between my Department and the Treasury.

Shadow local government minister Bob Beill MP has written today to John Healey MP calling for an end to the leaking of information about councils» exposure in a «piecemeal» and «speculative manner».

He said this at the Young Managers Quiz Competition organised by the Muslim Students» Society of Nigeria Lagos State Area Unit for primary and secondary school students across the 44 Local Governments / Local Council Development Areas in Lagos.

The government wants councils to promise to improve local areas in return for local residents agreeing to cooperate.

The Local Government Association (LGA) has revised its estimates for council tax increases down from the previous forecast of 3.5 per cent, as local authorities are revising their budLocal Government Association (LGA) has revised its estimates for council tax increases down from the previous forecast of 3.5 per cent, as local authorities are revising their budlocal authorities are revising their budgets.

This will involve the government matching the council tax raised on each new home for six years (with an additional amount for affordable homes), therefore ensuring that local residents see a positive benefit from each new development.

And as you may have it, the stakeholders approved it and the three senatorial districts of the state gave consent to the endorsement for him to go and constitute caretaker committees that will run the affairs of the Local Government councils in the state pending when the elections will be conducted, and that prompted the decision to set up the caretaker committees.

John Moss on Local government: Properties should be reassessed for their Council Tax band when they are sold

Nwosu, who is the Auditor - General for Local Governments in Imo State, said, «At the local government level, with the granting of financial autonomy to the local government councils, there arose a greater need to strengthen the capacity of the office of auditors - general for local governmLocal Governments in Imo State, said, «At the local government level, with the granting of financial autonomy to the local government councils, there arose a greater need to strengthen the capacity of the office of auditors - general for local gGovernments in Imo State, said, «At the local government level, with the granting of financial autonomy to the local government councils, there arose a greater need to strengthen the capacity of the office of auditors - general for local governmlocal government level, with the granting of financial autonomy to the local government councils, there arose a greater need to strengthen the capacity of the office of auditors - general for local governmlocal government councils, there arose a greater need to strengthen the capacity of the office of auditors - general for local governmlocal governmentsgovernments.

It was another traumatic day for the people of Biu local government council of Borno state, when trouble broke out on Thursday, barely ten days after...

Many feel that Derbyshire County Council will be the toughest nut to crack in local government for us on 4th June, but one needs to remember that Labour have not faced us when there has not been a General Election on the same day since 1993... and that was not a good year for Conservatives anyway!Accordingly, we have worked hard to establish a Shadow Cabinet, engage in active but constructive opposition and really get to grips with the workings of the County Council so that we can put our vision for the future in place quickly; to employ a cliché: «to hit the ground running».