Sentences with phrase «general obligation for»

[12] This includes a «general obligation for each lawyer to contribute to the availability of legal services.»
The general obligation for the Contracting States to recognize such awards as binding and to enforce them in accordance with their rules of procedure is laid down in Article III.
To date, 16 states have adopted a general obligation for the PSB to consider environmental matters when issuing a regulatory ruling.
Recent evidence suggests that states that have included a general obligation for the public service board (PSB) to consider environmental matters when issuing a regulatory ruling may be slowing greenhouse gas emissions.

Not exact matches

«It's a knotty question for courts and lawyers on when the obligation arises» to preserve records, said Julia Brickell, general counsel at the legal discovery firm H5.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, the city initially classified its general obligation bonds as unsecured debt before settling with creditors for less than 100 cents on the dollar.
This will spurt other states from New Jersey to Illinois to ask for Super Chapter 9, and the result would be a disaster for millions of American retirees who are invested in state and local general obligation bonds.
In general, carriers describe their moves as efforts to protect the interests of existing customers and to ensure that the companies will be able to continue in business — and to meet obligations to customers — for the long - term.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
If, however, he has to think of man in general in that way because it safeguards his own life and is the way in which he can have some hope for himself (which after all is his Christian obligation), then he can not regard the Church as the exclusive band of those who alone are predestined.
However, there seems to be a general consensus among Christians that the civil government has a general duty and obligation to establish order within society for the purpose of protecting its citizenry from physical harm intentionally inflicted by others.
This standing will, in turn, lead to questions of recognition and application, not only of military law, but of pertinent state laws for marriage or partnership, and the military's legal obligations to provide co-residence, health - care, and other general benefits.
According to the joint statement, the so - called «high - def TV» Decision played no role in Woods» case and «should not be viewed as a general precedent for relaxing or ignoring a competitor's essential obligation under the Rules to return a correct scorecard.»
Commissioners also are considering approving the issuing of a $ 550,000 general obligation bond to help pay for buying and remodeling Park Central, the district's headquarters and banquet facility at 3000 Central Rd.
The Park District issued $ 17.7 million in general obligation bonds in spring 1999 to pay for construction of the facility.
SOUTH BARRINGTON — The South Barrington Park District board voted Wednesday night to issue $ 400,000 in general obligation bonds for future improvements to the South Barrington Fitness Center and Tennis Club.
In November 2000, the Park District went back to the community and asked for approval to issue $ 15 million in general obligation bonds to replace, construct and improve the swimming pools at Camelot, Frontier, Heritage, and Olympic Parks.
The village would issue general obligation bonds and turn over the funds to the Park District, while the school district would repay the village for the cost of the park.
HOFFMAN ESTATES — The Hoffman Estates Park District Board on Tuesday night voted unanimously to issue $ 17.7 million in general obligation bonds for the design and construction of the Prairie Stone Community Center.
In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.
We have to do something or we could be in for some real problems,» said Jack Ashenfelter, superintendent of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 in Arlington Heights, which approved selling $ 20 million in general obligation bonds, doubling the district's cash reserves.
ELMHURST — The Elmhurst Park District board on Monday authorized issuing $ 975,000 in general obligation bonds for improvements, including repair of a ceiling in the Courts, its health facility on West Avenue.
ST. CHARLES — The St. Charles Park District Board has voted to seek bids from financial institutions for the issuance of $ 2.17 million in general obligation bonds and to borrow an additional $ 1.2 million in an installment loan.
The village plans to issue $ 1.5 million in general obligation bonds for infrastructure improvements within the tax - increment financing redevelopment area and for development.
General obligation bonds for the district, including the upcoming offering, total $ 939.39 million, Moody «s added.
Title 22, Colorado Revised Statutes: Education Article 33: School Attendance Law of 1963 Section 104.5, as amended states that Colorado's general assembly has declared that «it is the primary right and obligation of the parent to choose the proper education and training for children under his care and supervision.»
Approved for CCSD financial consultants to prepare, price and tentatively market the sale of general obligation bonds for voter - approved SPLOST purposes;
The Medinah Park District has authorized its attorney to draft an ordinance for a $ 530,000 general obligation bond issue to fund miscellaneous park projects that officials say are necessities.
BARRINGTON — The Barrington Park District will decide Nov. 5 whether to issue $ 300,000 in general obligation bonds to help pay for a renovation of the district's pool complex.
HOFFMAN ESTATES — The Hoffman Estates Park District Board this week approved a land donation agreement with Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the issuance of $ 17.7 million in general obligation bonds for its proposed community recreational center in the Prairie Stone business park.
«This bill would do little more than transfer to the taxpayers of this state an entirely new obligation to pay for any and all existing expenses related to general defense legal work, far beyond legal representation of indigent criminal defendants,» Cuomo wrote.
In technical terms, that means any government agency processing data for immigration purposes will be free of those pesky data protection obligations we've developed through successive Acts of parliament — and signed up to through the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
That very same day, Skelos praised Cuomo's «leadership,» following Moody's announcement that it had raised New York's general obligation bond rating to its highest level since the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s, lauding the governor for working with the Legislature to move the state «in the right direction.»
Enacted and modified to authorize the transfer from or use by the WCB in the amounts of $ 60 million for Board infrastructure, $ 50 million on other programs, including a transfer of $ 10 million for the creation of the Paid Family Leave Program, $ 140 million to SIF to cover general fund obligations of comp premiums for state employees.
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says the upgrade from Moody's Investors Service to Aa1 for the state's general obligation bonds is the highest level since the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s.
The report reads in part, «Based on the foregoing findings, it is clear that Robert Mbonu, the Managing Director of Melrose General Services Company and his company were used to help divert proceeds of unlawful activities under the guise of payment for contractual obligations with the Nigeria Governors Forum.
«That this House notes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v the United Kingdom in which it held that there had been no substantive debate by members of the legislature on the continued justification for maintaining a general restriction on the right of prisoners to vote; acknowledges the treaty obligations of the UK; is of the opinion that legislative decisions of this nature should be a matter for democratically - elected lawmakers; and supports the current situation in which no prisoner is able to vote except those imprisoned for contempt, default or on remand.»
Acting General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has laughed off claims by spokesperson for Acting New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Freddie Blay that, he owes no one any obligation to proffer any information on the source of funding for the personal procurement of 275 buses for the party.
General News of Saturday, 19 May 2018 Source: rainbowradioonline.com Freddie Blay is Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Acting General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has laughed off claims by spokesperson for Acting New Patriotic Party (NPP) chairman, Freddie Blay that, he owes no one any obligation to proffer any information on the source of funding for the personal procurement of 275 buses for the party.
«We have an obligation to the world to deliver clean, reliable, low - cost energy that is hopefully low carbon, too,» adds chemical engineer David Rogers, general manager for climate change at Chevron, a California - based oil company that did not join efforts to suspend California's climate change initiative.
Dr Antonakakis, a Senior Lecturer in Portsmouth Business School and an Assistant Professor in Vienna University of Economics and Business, said: «Despite its legal obligation to assess the health effects of EU policies, the Directorate - General for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission has been rather passive in terms of assessing the impact of the troika's push for austerity, and has rather limited EU commentary to advise how health ministries should cut their budgets.
Since there is no vaccine or specific approved treatment for Ebola virus disease (EVD), there is a «moral obligation» to collect and share all data generated, to understand the safety and efficacy of any intervention, and to evaluate promising interventions to inform future research, says Dr. Eleanor Fish, the senior author and senior scientist in the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute (TGHRI).
The financial realities facing movies often have no place in my reviews — I find it boring if not depressing to bring up numbers and statistics, and I'm sure I've already lost people here — but I feel an obligation to come to the defense of producer Scott Rudin, who said damn the torpedoes and pushed through Garland's original vision for the film, despite fears from Paramount over Annihilation posing too much of an intellectual challenge for the general moviegoing public.
Interestingly enough, regarding climate change, there are efforts to have a resolution passed in the UN General Assembly that would ask the ICJ for an advisory opinion that would define states» obligations and responsibilities with respect to greenhouse emissions under international law (see policy brief issued by The Hague Institute for Global Justice).
A $ 3.4 billion general obligation bond sale last week brought in nearly $ 1 billion for the School Facility Program, officials said Monday.
By ruling that the state is currently providing sufficient levels of funding to meet its obligation to «make suitable provisions for a general diffusion of knowledge,» the court has put its stamp of approval on low expectations such that schools where half of the students are failing state assessments are considered to be performing at acceptable levels.
The provisions of Proposition 39 relating to the expenditure of general obligation bond proceeds for equipping of school facilities have not been interpreted by any court or other legal authority and, to our knowledge, are not pending before any court.
Already eligible for the ballot is the «Kindergarten Through Community College Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2016,» which would authorize $ 9 billion in general obligation bonds, including $ 3 billion for new construction and $ 3 billion for modernization of K - 12 public school facilities, $ 1 billion for charter schools and vocational education facilities and $ 2 billion for California Community Colleges facilities.
(6) incur temporary debt in anticipation of receipt of funds; provided that a Horace Mann school shall obtain the approval of the local school committee and appropriate local appropriating authorities and officials relative to any proposed lien or encumbrance upon public school property or relative to any financial obligation for which the local school district shall become legally obligated; and provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the terms of repayment of any charter school's debt shall not exceed the duration of the school's charter without the approval of the board;
While the General Assembly deserves credit for continuing to fund retirement obligations, increased spending on the state retirement plan doesn't help a district buy textbooks or chalk.
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