Sentences with phrase «from city taxpayers»

The administrative law issue in Capilano concerns the Edmonton assessment review board, a statutory tribunal empowered by Part 11 of the Municipal Government Act, RSA 2000, c M - 26 to hear complaints from city taxpayers on their property assessments, typically arguing the assessed value is too high and should be reduced by the Board.

Not exact matches

But even in Clearwater, where the church is exempt from many taxes, it is the city's largest taxpayer.

Stateside, the Coyotes eke out a precarious existence via taxpayer dollars from host city Glendale; other American teams are losing millions of dollars a year.

Canada's major cities tend to understate revenue and spending, wait too long to release budgets, and confuse taxpayers with obscure figures in their financial reports, finds a new study from the C.D...

Of the approximately $ 291,000 embezzled from Centro San Antonio, none were taxpayer dollars, according to a third - party audit firm hired by the City.

Dr Edwards said: «I am at a loss to understand why Nottingham City Council used taxpayers» money to try to prevent me from expressing my point of view in a peaceful way.»

Veeck is also part of a Twin Cities group that has offered $ 80 million to $ 90 million to buy the Twins from Pohlad, the eightysomething billionaire banker who has 1) said he won't sell the team and 2) demanded a $ 200 million ballpark be built with taxpayer money, lest he 3) move his franchise.

Ferguson concluded that Maggie Daley's charity was benefiting from its ties to City Hall, but he stopped short of saying those developers who were awarded taxpayer subsidies were buying influence with the former mayor.

«This funding will be available to give relief to the city, school district and Chautauqua County and their taxpayers who would be severely hurt by the loss of the payment - in - lieu - of - taxes (PILOT) from the NRG power plant,» Young said.

Taxpayers» share of city pension costs has skyrocketed more than 900 percent in the last decade — from $ 703.1 million in 2000 to $ 6.5 billion in 2009, according to the NYC comptroller's office.

«Ruben Wills betrayed the trust of all New Yorkers when he abused his position in the State Senate to steal thousands of dollars from the hardworking taxpayers of New York for his own selfish gain,» City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said in a statement.

Communications between the mayor and his taxpayer - funded staff who work for the city are normally withheld from public disclosure.

The investigation also found that Ponte, in violation of city ethics rules, drove his city - issued car 18,500 miles on trips to and from coastal Maine and billed taxpayers for gas and tolls.

«They say they support free speech, yet they attempted to disrupt a hearing and prevent members of the Elections Committee from taking testimony on the City's taxpayer - funded election system.

In his alleged Deputy Police Commissioner position, Mr. Spiezio now has tried to swindle the Mount Vernon Taxpayers by requisition for Health Benefits from the City Comptroller.

The Erie County Holding Center houses defendants from every town and city within Erie County and saves the taxpayers of those municipalities from building and manning their own facility which saves millions of dollars.

«I believe that New York City, although larger, although having a unique set of circumstances, if we're one state, then we're one state, and we should be under the same guidelines to save our taxpayers dollars,» said Senator Kathleen A. Marchione, a Republican from Saratoga County.

Echoing Gallo's populist appeal to what he called «Lunchbucket Kingston,» Woltman said the city's Democratic Committee has drifted away from its working class roots and become dominated by a «clique» of connected insiders who were out of touch with everyday taxpayers.

Jen has worked to make utility costs more affordable, helped local governments save energy and taxpayer dollars, and organized dozens of town and city councils across the political spectrum to stop new crude oil pipelines from endangering our communities.

Connellan admitted stealing $ 32,500 from state taxpayers by claiming to work a second job for the state while he was actually on - duty with the city police.

Donald Trump and Paul Ryan's proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act would have ripped out a big chunk of money from Medicaid and also transferred more of those costs to New York State and New York City taxpayers with the so - called «Buffalo Bribe».

Taxpayers» share of city pension costs has skyrocketed more than 900 percent in the last decade — from $ 703.1 million in 2000 to $ 6.5 billion in 2009, according to the city comptroller's annual reports.

Jen has worked to bring down utility costs, helped local governments save energy and taxpayer dollars, and organized dozens of town and city councils across the political spectrum to stop new crude oil pipelines from endangering our communities.

City officials would like to negotiate higher health - care contributions from employees, which would lower the cost to taxpayers.

The Mayor also proposed a plan for City Council to grant the city the power to sell Emergency Repair Program liens that exist on a property to a third party collector (see video above), who would then be in charge of collecting on the debt — saving taxpayer money from footing the bills for emergency repairs and possibly giving landlords more incentive to make repairs themselCity Council to grant the city the power to sell Emergency Repair Program liens that exist on a property to a third party collector (see video above), who would then be in charge of collecting on the debt — saving taxpayer money from footing the bills for emergency repairs and possibly giving landlords more incentive to make repairs themselcity the power to sell Emergency Repair Program liens that exist on a property to a third party collector (see video above), who would then be in charge of collecting on the debt — saving taxpayer money from footing the bills for emergency repairs and possibly giving landlords more incentive to make repairs themselves.

A firm that manages dozens of city homeless shelters — including the Bronx site where two toddlers were killed by a radiator steam leak in December — has kept years of tax problems hidden from the city even as it continued to collect millions in taxpayer dollars.

Why was Joe Percoco using his taxpayer - funded New York City office during the eight - month period in 2014 when he was on leave from the Executive Chamber to run Cuomo's 2014 re-election campaign?

A NYC program for 560 low - level juvenile delinquents experienced «pervasive mismanagement» — even though it cost taxpayers $ 85,000 a year per child, a report from city Comptroller Scott Stringer's office says.

All together, the city's 2009 retirees will receive roughly $ 1.7 million a year in pension payments from the state's $ 129 billion system, primarily paid for by taxpayers.

Over the course of a two - week trial, prosecutors from the state attorney general's office made the case that Wills pocketed city and state taxpayer money.

NEW YORK (AP)-- A former state senator pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges she embezzled nearly $ 88,000 from a taxpayer - subsidized program that helps low - income families navigate the city's public school system.

Just as in the aftermath of 9/11, it is once again the onus of the federal, state and city governments to determine how to allocate taxpayer money to the businesses and residents — who have this time suffered from the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy.

«But I believe that if you work in the city, if your salary is coming from the taxpayers, and if we have a quality education system, you should be sending your kids the Syracuse City School District.&racity, if your salary is coming from the taxpayers, and if we have a quality education system, you should be sending your kids the Syracuse City School District.&raCity School District.»

«But before he asks hardworking New York City taxpayers to kick in more, the Governor should return the money he siphoned away from MTA riders, re-allocate the money he's using to light up bridges, and fulfill his $ 1 billion promise.»

MPs have warned taxpayers are likely to be forced into paying 95 per cent of the overspend, leaving officials at City Hall keen to move on from the disastrous PPP as a result.

Department investigators are reviewing Mnuchin's flight from New York City to Washington D.C., which cost taxpayers at least $ 25,000.

STATEN ISLAND — One city agency under constant criticism from the Staten Island borough president for its late and expensive work got the OK to build a new office closer to its critic — at a cost of about half a million taxpayer dollars a year.

Rodriguez repeated de Blasio's main argument against ponying up the money — that the MTA should use the money it already gets from the city, taxpayers and commuter fares.

«We think it should be about how much comes from taxpayers, whether collectively the city or the state, how much comes from fares, and how much comes from cross-subsidies from autos.»

Chargebacks from NCCC cost City of Tonawanda residents a total of $ 382,397 on their property tax bills; Town of Tonawanda (including Kenmore) taxpayers, $ 848,481; and Grand Island residents, $ 481,419.

When asked if he planned to register with the NYC Campaign Finance Board, Duran wrote that he was undecided about participating in the public campaign finance program (where donations up to $ 175 from city residents are matched 6 - 1 with taxpayer dollars).

Because room and board and supplies are paid for by the Police Foundation, and not with taxpayer moneys, the initiative has avoided scrutiny from outside authorities, such as the City Council.

Queens City Councilman Ruben Wills is up for re-election with some influential backers — even as he stands trial on charges he stole thousands of dollars from taxpayers.

That's because campaign spending in New York is closely regulated by strict and comparably low contribution limits — even lower for anyone with business before the city — and with a public financing system that offers matching funds from taxpayers to candidates who opt in and follow further fundraising rules.

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Huntley, 74, admitted using the Parents Information Network as a personal piggy bank from 2005 to 2008, embezzling taxpayer funds she had earmarked to increase parental involvement in the city public school system.

While the new funding, if approved, will keep the wolf from the door for another year, Sheehan had been hoping to see an annual funding stream that would allow the city to craft «a realistic budget and a more permanent solution» to create stability for everyone involved — local officials, taxpayers, developers and even bond rating agencies.

City officials also argued that slashing money from the city's budget would ultimately be counterproductive to the goal of helping taxpayCity officials also argued that slashing money from the city's budget would ultimately be counterproductive to the goal of helping taxpaycity's budget would ultimately be counterproductive to the goal of helping taxpayers.

Phillips also repeated de Blasio's assertion from last week that no taxpayer money will be used to defend him in either probe although the city has already given out $ 11.6 million in legal contracts to hire attorneys for city employees who will be questioned or called to testify.

«The stench of corruption emanating from City Hall remainswith a record number of misconduct investigations into Mayor de Blasio (D - Corruption) at a cost of millions of dollars to taxpayers,» Republican real estate exec Paul Massey, who is running for mayor, said in a mocking email.