Sentences with phrase «local government officials»

Among other things, the proposal calls for «wider authority» for the state ethics board to root out conflicts of interest by local government officials.

He also warned local government officials who would effect the payment not to play politics with the exercise, saying anyone caught would face the consequences.

If you do not receive a response within a reasonable point of time, present the case to the supervisor, and if necessary, call local government officials.

It's extremely helpful if veterinarians speak out against breed discrimination at public meetings or by contacting local government officials.

As a former local government official, I know how important it is to help our municipalities reduce their operating costs.

If local government officials give a different account of the event, for example, an incident assessment team will be assembled and sent into the field.

Local government officials dispute this, noting they've been working on the issue of property taxes — along with shared services — for years.

We also assisted local government officials by helping them rebuild infrastructure that had greatly suffered over the past seven years.

Community relations are enhanced as agencies, citizens and local government officials find that their expertise and counsel is sought by the school.

You may save property taxes and protect essential city services when you persuade local government officials to preserve and protect the hometown environment.

Local residents have the power to elect local government officials into office.

Here is a list of local government officials you can contact to voice your comments or concerns regarding the proposed industrial wind turbine facility.

Local government officials who complete this course are eligible to receive complementary one - on - one technical support in designing and implementing smart solar policy in their local jurisdiction.

With local government officials graded in large part on their ability to generate rapid growth, they largely ignored hukou restrictions and made migration into their cities easy.

And the statements, if anything, highlight the institutional support Cuomo continues to enjoy from local government officials in the primary campaign.

• Policy Support for countries developing Organic Agriculture • Information Exchanges on the best practices and innovations on Organic Agriculture • Mutual exchanges of local government personnel / experts & organic stakeholders • Education for local government officials on organic agriculture • Hosting of the Annual ALGOA Summit • Others

China announced Sunday it will call on local government officials called «river chiefs» to clean and prevent further pollution from entering its waterways across the country.

Unfortunately, we have also fielded many complaints from local government officials as well as residents and businesses about the lack of communication and responsivensess from LIPA.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders are negotiating a new anti-sexual harassment policy for state and local government officials as part of the state budget.

Those present included my colleague on the county legislature, Lynn Marinelli; Supervisor Tony Caruana, Councilman Dan Crangle and Highway Superintendent Bill Swanson from the town; Mayor Patrick Mang and Clerk / Treasurer Kathleen Johnson from the village; a number of representatives from the county's public works department; and several other local government officials interested in improving service to town residents.

«When I was young, the sky was green and we [could not] see stars at night,» says local government official David Lee, a lifelong Chongqing resident «This year, we see blue skies and stars.

The hearing on Tuesday is part of «tin cup day» at the Capitol, in which local government officials — namely the mayors of the state's largest cities — comment on the proposed state budget.

But his version of property tax relief - tying local government consolidation to individual homeowners» tax credits - hasn't won over some state lawmakers and local government officials throughout the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday rounded up three of the dozens of local government officials supporting his property tax freeze on Monday for a press conference to push back against growing criticism that his tax relief plan ignores the real drivers of high taxes.

So local government officials are teaming up with leaders from business, labor, schools, and neighborhood groups to figure out how to shrink the layers of public bureaucracy in Onondaga County.

The bill, under which the VLTs would have been operated by the Catskill Regional Off - Track Betting Corp., was opposed at the time by Ulster County leaders and other local government officials because they feared it could damage the county's chances of securing a casino license.

Participating students have a chance to meet local government officials and dialogue about issues facing their communities; the Project Fairs and Issues Forums culminate with students getting to participate in a Mock City Council meeting.

LONDON, June 29 (Reuters)- British local government officials rejected a fracking project in northwest England on Monday, dealing a blow to Britain's shale gas sector that is supported by Prime Minister David Cameron's government.

Church member Iftikhar Bhatti said a Muslim local government official, Muhammad Sharif, and his two sons trampled on the banner and, as the church service ended, a fight broke out between worshippers and the men.

When Cuomo last week proposed reforms to make voting easier in New York state, he left something out: The cost, and how the additional expenses of maintaining early - voting sites would be covered, which worries local government officials.

With ride hailing in the books at the Capitol, the focus for companies like Uber is now on the county level, where local government officials can opt out of allowing the services to operate.

This year's budget hearings begin on Monday, with local government officials coming to Albany to testify before members of the Senate and Assembly.

The state's action came about 16 months after a village resident, Michael Hickey, alerted local government officials that PFOA had contaminated the public water supply.

Consensus, founded in 2014, is a group of prominent local government officials and business leaders that want to reduce government spending by consolidating services and legislative bodies.

Legislation should be written in broad strokes, said the lawmaker, who attributed the failure of a plan introduced by assembly Democrats to an overemphasis on «what if» scenarios for lower - level local government officials.

The Lagos State Government has denied involvement in the demolition of Sabo market on Itoikin road in Ikorodu, which was carried out on Thursday night by unscrupulous and desperate developers suspected to be acting in connivance with certain Local Government officials.

In his remarks, de Blasio urged local government officials to not be discouraged when state officials thwart their plans, but instead work together to build support for their issue.

It's a safe bet that the property tax cap is here to stay, much to the chagrin of school district and local government officials across the state.

Though he doesn't begrudge his fellow local government officials additional cash, Picente says the formula for divvying up casino revenues was struck in a 2013 deal between Madison and Oneida counties, the state and the Oneida Indian Nation, and, in his opinion, can't be changed unless all four of those parties agrees.

A Newsday / News 12 / Siena College poll found corruption in local government officials ranks No. 3 — behind taxes and jobs — when respondents were asked which issues were most important for Long Island.

Dave Smith, head coach of the RPI Engineers men's ice hockey program, joined his counterpart from Union College, Rick Bennett, and other sports figures and local government officials Tuesday morning at Albany's Times Union Center to promote January 27th's Mayor's Cup.

Mr. Feerick, who is dean of the Fordham Law School, also lobbied for an ethics law for local government officials primarily aimed at conflicts of interest in land development and governmental purchases and a separate state agency to enforce the disclosure provisions of state election law.

The focus on higher education the first day is a break with tradition, as lawmakers have generally scheduled the first day of the joint legislative hearings on the budget to be «tin cup» day — when mayors and local government officials discuss the impact of the spending proposal on their municipality.

Among the local leaders in attendance was Niagara County Treasurer Kyle R. Andrews, who thanked Hoyt for providing local government officials with the budget synopsis.

New York voters will be asked to decide on Tuesday, Nov. 7 if public pensions should be taken away from state and local government officials convicted of felonies related to their work.

The second series will be set in California, and it is believed the story turns on the murder of a corrupt local government official.

In response to the Ofsted report, Birmingham local government officials and politicians accused Sir Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector of schools, of deliberately misrepresenting problems of governance in a small number of schools by associating them with a wider threat of Islamist extremism.

Invite local government officials such as: the City or County Manager, Mayor, Councilman / Woman, Alderman / Woman, Police Chief, Sheriff, Commissioner, local Judge, County Clerk, into the classroom to dialogue with students about what they do and why it's important.