Sentences with phrase «gubernatorial appointees»

«SUNY Trustees, as gubernatorial appointees, are governed by the Public Officers Law.

The Senate plan would also dish out cuts to the State Board of Education, a panel of gubernatorial appointees charged with overseeing and administering the state's public schools, eliminating multiple staff positions that report to the board, including two positions directed at negotiating legislative affairs with the General Assembly.

That claim was reiterated in a statement read by gubernatorial appointee Fran Reiter in Tuesday's meeting.

On Monday, gubernatorial appointees on a compensation commission declined to approve a pay raise for legislators unless they restricted their outside employment — a reminder to voters, whatever the outcome, that he's not the only one with a problem.

Its 17 members would be a mix of Senate, House and gubernatorial appointees who hail from either business or education communities; teachers, parents, or curriculum experts; and two members of the State Board of Education.

(I'm told a few other gubernatorial appointees were also held up due to the fact that they could not appear in person before the Health Committee, as desired by its chairman, Sen. Kemp Hannon).

«It's a group of New York City gubernatorial appointees headed towards a pre-cooked conclusion that the state government that runs New York City subways shouldn't be responsible for fixing them.

(Perhaps by accident, this decision also took control of the program away from legislative leaders and let scores of gubernatorial appointees eager to cheer for every proposal into the room).

The Bridgegate scandal revealed that career employees at the bi-state agency feared for their jobs if they interfered with the activities of certain gubernatorial appointees.

But in the days and weeks before Thanksgiving, Cuomo called for state lawmakers to return to the Capitol to revive the expired 421 - a housing subsidy and enact a «serious» ethics reform package at the same time gubernatorial appointees effectively torpedoed a pay raise for legislators.

Mitra Hormozi, another Cuomo appointee, wasn't at Thursday's meeting, but the third gubernatorial appointee, Gary Johnson, joined Reiter in expressing doubts about granting legislative raises absent lawmakers» testimony.

In 2006, Kenya became the youngest gubernatorial appointee when Governor Phil Bredesen named her to the Tennessee Center for Diabetes Prevention and Health Improvement Board.

The fifteen member board will be dominated by gubernatorial appointees, but the majority party legislative leaders will each get to appoint two members each to the board.

Eight of the fifteen members are gubernatorial appointees who much conform to the following policy:

As usually happens at the end of session, the Senate confirmed a host of gubernatorial appointees, including several who for the past few months have been in «acting» status: DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, Labor Commissioner Roberta Reardon, Secretary of State Rossana Rosado and Department of Financial Services Superintendent Maria Vullo.

Massachusetts Ocean Management Advisory Commission as the gubernatorial appointee and chairman.

NOTE: A reader pointed out to me that Fisch recused himself from the AEG investigation because he is a gubernatorial appointee, but is nevertheless now involved in releasing its findings — a mere 12 days prior to the general election in which the Senate Democrats will be fighting in hopes of retaining control of the chamber.

And thus, on top of controlling the largest public transportation network in the country, the MTA chairman — a gubernatorial appointee — has become another powerful proxy in Mr. Cuomo's never - ending battle with the mayor.

The panel is comprised of three gubernatorial appointees, one appointee each of the Assembly speaker and temporary Senate president, and two appointees of the state's chief judge.

The change applies to elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, municipal managers, department heads, chief fiscal officers and policymakers.

New York is proposing to create two trust funds jointly administered by its comptroller, a separately elected official and its tax commissioner, a gubernatorial appointee.

A meeting of a commission to determine whether state lawmakers, judges and gubernatorial appointees should get pay raises erupted in partisan bickering.

He was decidedly muted, however, in his comments about the minimum wage, which won't be fully phased in upstate (everywhere outside Westchester) for years, reaching $ 12.50 in five years and then moving into a nebulous place where the state budget director — a gubernatorial appointee — has the sole discretion in deciding whether the economy is strong enough to handle going higher.

The authority's board of directors would be composed of four state agency heads, five gubernatorial appointees and six members appointed by legislative leaders.

Fisch, a former state Supreme Court judge from the Bronx who was appointed inspector general in 2008 by Gov. David Paterson, is responsible for investigating corruption and mismanagement in state offices run by gubernatorial appointees.

The 12 - member panel was originally controlled by seven gubernatorial appointees.

it is entirely possible — but hardly likely — that a gubernatorial appointee would be rejected by the state senate, but it could happen.

He spoke with the diplomacy of any gubernatorial appointee, stressing his respect for Cuomo and Empire State Development president Ken Adams and, in every sentence, the hard work of the council's members and staff.

The gubernatorial appointee would also be able to appeal any decision by the city board to the state education commissioner, with the board being required to demonstrate their action was in the best interests of the students.

The fact that Sugarman was a gubernatorial appointee fuels conjecture.

Elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, municipal managers, department heads, chief fiscal officers, judges, and several other policy - makers convicted of a felony, involving the breach of public trust, would all be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits.

The 13 - member Little Hoover Commission, which was established by statute and consists of legislative and gubernatorial appointees, last month called the department's approach to educating limited - English - proficient students «divisive, wasteful, and unproductive.»

Curvin suggests the possibility of a legislative or regulatory alternative, perhaps involving an interim board of mayoral and gubernatorial appointees and certain ex officio members of the city's civic leadership (e.g., the president of Rutgers - Newark).

In Michigan, the EAA's real governing power is housed in an executive committee dominated by gubernatorial appointees; and now the governor has also taken over the School Reform and Redesign Office, formerly under the state superintendent.

Current law allows the governor to appoint the chair of the advisory board — but Tillman wants to take that power away from the governor but allow him to keep three gubernatorial appointees to the board — none of whom could serve as chair.

Membership consists of 16 gubernatorial appointees, four legislative appointees, the State Board of Education president or his designee and four state department directors or their representatives, including:

Meanwhile, recent months have seen a tightening of charter scrutiny under North Carolina's State Board of Education — an influential panel of gubernatorial appointees and elected officials that has the final say on charter applicants — following a spate of high - profile charter closures, most due to financial problems.

The day - to - day operations are run by an 11 - member executive team led by President and Chief Executive Officer James L. Preston overseen by a 20 - member board comprising 16 lawmakers, three gubernatorial appointees and the state Education Department secretary.

Deal Booth also served as a gubernatorial appointee on the board of the California Cultural and Historical Endowment for the State of California.

Prior to working in the California Legislature, Ms. Alvord served as a gubernatorial appointee directing state pesticide legislation and regulations, and previously was policy director for a California non-profit promoting sustainable agriculture.

He served as a gubernatorial appointee to the Ferguson Commission, which was charged with making recommendations to move the St. Louis community forward following the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

She also serves as a gubernatorial appointee to the Virginia Housing Commission and is the vice chair of the statewide nonprofit Housing Virginia.