Sentences with phrase «mayoral veto»
A "mayoral veto" refers to the power of a mayor to reject or block a decision made by a city council or other legislative body. The mayor's veto can prevent a proposed law or policy from taking effect, but it can typically be overridden by a majority vote from the council. Full definition
The Milwaukee Common Council has overridden mayoral vetoes that would have changed how the city pays for a so - called disparity study meant to justify policies giving minority - and women - owned companies a leg up when bidding on public work.
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Those issues could threaten the peace at City Hall, where both sides have exhibited a preference for compromise over any public breach, most notably exemplified by the complete absence of mayoral vetoes of council legislation up to this point.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The New York City Council has voted to pass bills that will create an outside watchdog for the nation's biggest police department and make it easier for people to file profiling claims against it, overriding mayoral vetoes.
CITY HALL — The City Council passed a final budget late Thursday night that averts the worst of threatened service cuts, and overrules a trio of mayoral vetoes, including controversial living wage legislation.
No legislation passed by the Council received a mayoral veto, indicating that none came up for a vote without his support.
Both bills are still well short of the 34 votes needed to force a committee hearing, and the 36 votes needed to override a mayoral veto, if that's needed.
If Gallo and Baker stay their course, an override of a mayoral veto would require seven of nine votes of the Common Council.
The police identification component of the Right to Know Act has 34 co-sponsors, enough to override a mayoral veto.
Quinn said she believed the council had the votes to pass the plan and override a mayoral veto, if necessary.
The measure, which Manhattan Councilman Mark Levine first proposed in 2014, currently has 42 co-sponsors, a majority strong enough to override a mayoral veto.
The path to the 10 votes needed to override a mayoral veto was even less clear.
The City Council, if it succeeds in overriding a mayoral veto, would establish a monitor but not select the person or specify exactly what gets investigated.
But the lawmaker simultaneously despaired of getting Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Bratton to endorse the reforms, and argued the legislation could probably muster the 34 votes needed to override a mayoral veto.
The council vote was 6 - 3 — enough, councilors said then, to override a mayoral veto.
The de Blasio administration has not expressed support for the bill, but the Council passed it by a vote of 48 - 0, more than the two - thirds needed to override a mayoral veto.
Overriding a mayoral veto requires support from six of the nine voting councilors.
Mayor Gavin Newsom indicated a desire to veto the ban, although the board is expected to formally approve the measure in a final reading November 9 and has enough votes to override a mayoral veto.