Sentences with phrase «in city government»

There is a growing opportunity for passionate people to work in city government.

I retired early from an accounting position in city government.

There are plenty of tough jobs in city government, but leading the city's aging public housing system has got to be one of the very toughest.

No one's happy about getting a parking ticket — but now there's someone in city government who's ready to take complaints.

The 11 bills will expand worker protections and improve transparency about harassment in city government, officials said.

I wonder just how committed this city government is to this fundamental change in city government.

He has been an elected official in city government.

The youngest person to declare his candidacy is also one of the most involved in city government.

Despite the important role community boards play in city government, community board members are not compensated for their service.

The bills all relate to increased disclosure by the administration of billions in city government spending and have been praised by good government advocates.

«I wish to remain in city government and work alongside my colleagues to help ensure that the right decisions are made and meaningful legislation is passed,» he added.

«What we have here is rare in city government: a case that's built on moral outrage,» he said.

With the city's politics taking an increasingly liberal turn, there are few outright conservatives left in city government.

There have been three candidates to announce their plan to run so far, two are already involved in city government.

«I don't know what it says about our politics today but when you have fewer than 23 percent of registered democrats come out for what's arguably the most important office in city government it's a little perplexing,» said Morelle.

The speaker is widely considered the second-most powerful post in city government and has the ability to speed up or obstruct the mayor's agenda.

«The boards play an important role in city government.

Mr. Stringer has emerged as one of Mr. de Blasio's biggest critics in city government, most recently slamming the administration over its controversial decision to rescind a restrictive deed on a Lower East Side property owned by a well - connected developer.

The Staten Island Advance endorsed its hometown mayoral candidate, Malliotakis, after backing de Blasio four years ago, reasoning that the borough «needs to have a loud voice in city government» to get its needs met.

She hammered both her opponents for spending years in city government without taking action on poverty.

Tony Sinagra, an old hand at city politics who recently stepped down as chairman of Kingston's Republican Committee, said the problem was less with mayors handing out existing jobs to supporters, but with mayors creating new positions in city government as a means of increasing their patronage powers.

«We raised the minimum wage to $ 15 first in city government.

And in the process, as Bratton pointed out, no one in city government realized that «tolerating low - level crime created an environment that inevitably led to serious law - breaking.»

In February 2014, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan, Saratoga Springs Mayor Joanne Yepsen and Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren — then, all new officeholders — participated in an Albany Law School forum called «Leading a New Era in City Government: Women Mayors of Upstate New York.»

The Times keeps calling Corey Johnson, the new Speaker of the City Council, the second-most powerful man in City government.

The speaker warned that the alternative to a quota system, or an aggressive effort to encourage women to run for office, would be seeing the number of women in city government continue to shrink.

When asked what the candidates thought was the biggest example of fiscal waste in the city government, Spitzer pointed to pensions.

City council candidate Ryan Henry - Wilkinson says after years of legal battles between the city and its firefighter union, he's campaigning on restoring public trust in city government.

She is currently the Special Projects Manager for the Commissioner's Unit at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs where, in addition to managing several other new initiatives, she launched and co-directs the new Public Artist - in - Residence (PAIR) program that embeds artists in city government in order to address pressing civic challenges through creative practice.

Council Members Dan Garodnick (District 4) and Ben Kallos (District 5) now serve as our representatives in city government.

«I'm proud to partner with my colleagues in city government to fund the reconstruction of Waring Playground and Basketball Court,» said Senator Jeff Klein.

Participatory budgeting began in Brazil in 1989, when civic groups demanded transparency and a more direct saying in city government.

Look at the apparent conflict of interest in our city government doing business with the corporation founded by the State Commissioner of Education.

There is an open call for the 2018 «program that embeds artists in city government to propose and implement creative solutions to pressing civic challenges.»

Albanese, who served in city government under mayors Ed Koch, David Dinkins and and Rudy Giuliani, said those three all set the tone for their staffers by arriving at City Hall as early as 7:30 or 8 a.m.

«And I see it as a really important part of what we need to be focused on in city government so that we can ensure that we're great hosts.

JAMESTOWN - The first meeting of a group created to identify and discuss possible cost saving measures and efficiencies in city government took place Wednesday afternoon in Jamestown city Hall.

Judith Bergtraum, 68, who joined CUNY in 2007 and is vice chancellor for facilities planning, construction and management, gets a $ 153,598 pension from her time in city government, including a stint as a deputy commissioner in the Department of Transportation.

Yes, the citizens of Saratoga Springs elected a token black woman to be their mayor just to have a token minority in their city government.

Oslo recently announced it would not be serving meat in its city government offices on a Monday, with the scheme rolled out to municipal canteens and schools at a later date.

But that proposal is unlikely to sway the Plan Commission, which in its current incarnation does whatever City Hall (in this case the Park District or whoever in city government really is pulling the strings) tells it to do.

They also have the power of the bully pulpit to which they can use to provide a watchdog function in city government.

«Additional headcount should be justified with metrics that show improved service outcomes and productivity in city government,» said Maria Doulis, vice president of the Citizens Budget Commission.

Vito Sr. had long been a presence in city government.

The veteran public servant explained that the political landscape in Northern Manhattan is changing, as residents are becoming more diverse and active in city government.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli this week pointed to a breakdown in city government that added to nighttime noise — but the real problems go deeper.

While several new faces in city government will help increase racial diversity, McLaughlin said that doesn't mean issues for people of color will be focused topics.

He maintains a team with deep roots in city government, including Susan Hinkson, former Board of Standards and Appeals commissioner, and former Scott Stringer aide Jesse Campoamor.