Sentences with phrase «from several council members»

The measure passed overwhelmingly, despite significant objections from several Council members, including some who questioned its legality.

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Several D.C. Council members said the Catholic Church is trying to erode the city's long - standing laws protecting gay men and lesbians from discrimination.

It was attended by many prominent community figures, including Mayor Susan Haynie and the Boca Raton council members, Mary Csar of the Boca Raton Historical Society, and several board members from the Junior League of Boca Raton, who also received one of the special Addison Boca Raton awards that evening!

And critically, several sources said, Heastie and other Democrats from the Bronx are open to pushing the former Brooklyn council member because of the move's secondary effects.

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

While Quinn's «fingerprints» are on several bills, the power to coax another colleague to introduce her legislation mitigates any backlash from core voting blocs and curries favor with fellow Council members, according to Quinn's spox.

The rally, though not billed as another labor - related event for Mr. Cuomo, corralled hundreds of members from three of the state's major unions — 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel Trades Council — into several pens on Seventh Avenue around 41st Street to hear the Democrats, who spoke from a stage above the crowd.

The ad campaign has already received a rebuke from the de Blasio administration and several City Council members

As Gotham Gazette has reported, several of the speaker candidates have donated heavily from their campaign accounts to those of other City Council members and candidates, in apparent effort to win favor ahead of the speaker vote, which will occur in January.

The NYPD's beleaguered sex - crimes unit was excoriated during the five - hour Council hearing that included damning testimony from several neglected victims and a former member of the unit — as lawmakers consider sweeping legislation to overhaul the operation.

Next Tuesday, several thousand Bronx voters are expected to head to the polls to elect a new City Council member to replace the recently retired Democrat Maria del Carmen Arroyo, but they have to choose from a large crowd of candidates.

At 10:30 a.m., NYC Council Member Mark Levine will be joined by several members from the Bus Turnaround Coalition in Upper Manhattan to speak about New York City's other transit crisis — the bus system — in addition to calling for significantly faster implementation of Transit Signal Priority, NW Corner of 145th and Broadway, New York City.

So far, the school's held several fund - raisers — including a celebrity golf tournament in Los Angeles — and pulled in about $ 1 million, which includes a $ 500,000 commitment from Bronx Council Member Maria Baez.

Under the proposals approved by the City Council, the council member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 pCouncil, the council member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 pcouncil member whose district a development is in chooses from several options, mandating different percentages of permanent affordable housing for people making anywhere from 40 percent of area median income, or AMI, to 115 percent.

Newly - elected New York City Council member Ben Kallos» constituent event Thursday afternoon was unusual in several respects: there were some connectivity problems, and the issues discussed ranged from a proposed municipal ID system and the Comcast / Time Warner merger to proprietary software used by the City Council and data analytics.

Lobbyists from both sides called Council members Tuesday to assess their positions on the pending legislation, which would require routine reporting of addresses and other information tied to online listings for short - term rental companies, according to several sources familiar with the calls.

Bharara prosecuted and won convictions against several members of the New York City Council for misappropriating funds from non-profits they controlled through discretionary «slush funds.»

Members of dozens of city and state unions joined the rally Monday, including hardhats from the Building and Trades Council, teachers from the United Federation of Teachers, transit workers from Transport Workers Local 100 and many more, along with several community groups.

The caucus, then under the leadership of Council Members Helen Rosenthal and Laurie Cumbo, met and interviewed all eight candidates who were running to lead the Council, and extracted several promises from each, including funding for a new staff position to serve the caucus.

Like several other state legislators, Rodriguez is making a run this year for City Council, attempting to leave behind the many commutes to Albany and to boost his base salary by nearly 100 %, from the $ 79,500 of a state legislator to the $ 148,000 of a City Council member.

The parcel is separated from the city by the Thruway, and several council members said the site is ideal because it doesn't abut residential neighborhoods, nor would a casino there define the city as a downtown casino might.

A week before the November election, several dozen members and candidates just days away from winning their seats gathered at City Hall to embrace a package of procedural reforms, chief among them one that would «take the politics out of member items» by allocating discretionary funding for Council districts on a «fair and objective basis.»

Aside from Chin, all incumbent Council members secured victories in their primaries, several turning back tough challenges.

«We have been fighting for several years, as all of you know, to restore the funding that was cut from the libraries beginning in 2008,» said Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, who chaired the hearing, in his opening remarks.

«There are 20 other countries that have already expressed an interest,» says Mr. Sokolov, who notes that at a May Arctic Council meeting, members blocked several nonnorthern states — including China, Japan, South Korea, and the European Union — from becoming «permanent observers» in the group.

Consisting of several new faces as well as loyal supporters from the original founding of the program in the 1990s, this Council counts among its members active artists, cultural philanthropists, and arts educators who put civic engagement and arts education advocacy among their highest priorities.

Several education advocates told council members that some schools are using «do - not - admit» lists that forbid a student from returning after a suspension unless a parent escorts the student back to school and meets with administrators.

The City of Cape May, N.J. has been pressured by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to abolish its successful 12 - year - old Trap - Neuter - Return program for outdoor cats, despite resistance from the city's mayor, several city council members and many residents.Â

His participation in arts organizations included his role as a founding member of Spiral, an association of African American artists that came together in 1963 to support the civil rights movement; his 1964 appointment as the first art director of the newly established Harlem Cultural Council, a prominent African American advocacy group with several hundred members; and his role in concert with artists Ernest Crichlow and Norman Lewis (with seed money from the Ford Foundation), as a founding member of Cinque Gallery which supported young minority artists.

EC programmes represented at the stand included Directorate - General (DG) Research and Innovation, DG GROWTH for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs where Copernicus is «housed», the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Marie Sklodowska - Curie actions (MSCA), the European Research Council (ERC) and EURAXESS — Researchers in Motion, as well as representatives from several EU member states.

Several groups of which Legal Aid is a member or with which we work closely — the D.C. Access to Justice Commission, the D.C. Consortium of Legal Services Providers, the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, and the Washington Council of Lawyers — submitted comments seeking changes to the rule, which had needlessly prevented competent lawyers affiliated with legal services organizations from offering free legal assistance to low - income clients.

Sixty - five percent of respondents are members of any of several commercial affiliated institutes, councils, or societies — up from 60 percent in 2016 — including the CCIM Institute, the Institute of Real Estate Management, the Counselors of Real Estate, the REALTORS ® Land Institute and the Society of Industrial and Office REALTORS ®.

We have received several inquiries from members looking to start a Council in their local areas.

With awards and experience ranging from Top 100 Influential Leaders at NY Mastermind Summit; Past president of the Woman's Council of Realtors; Top Producing Team in Fairfield County; founding member of Town Advisor; chosen exclusive leader in CT for Homesin.com; participating in the publication of several real estate educational books; speaker, panelist and moderator at countless conventions including but not limited to National Association of Realtors, RIS Media, Women's Council of Realtors, Chamber of Commerce, Metropolitan RE Radio, and Realtor.com.

She has been honored with several awards; 2011 Member of the Year from the Women's Council of Realtors, and a 2011 Presidential award from our very own Orlando NARPM chapter.

Sixty - five percent (up from 60 percent in 2016) of respondents are members of any of several commercial affiliated institutes, councils, or societies.