Sentences with phrase «member citizens committee»

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These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

The Green Party Member of European Parliament, a German citizen who looks even younger than his tender 35 years, shepherded the legislation through as vice chair for the parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Another option cited in the report, which Chairman Christopher Smith said a majority of committee members supported, is for the village to wait for citizens to initiate a referendum measure to create a new park district or to annex into an adjacent one.

GURNEE — Members of the Gurnee Park District Citizens Advisory Committee voted Thursday night to recommend that the Park District Board ask taxpayers in April to approve a scaled - down version of the $ 15 million Hunt Club Leisure Center rejected at the ballot box last April.

The open house will be informational and informal, said Brenda Gramann, co-chairwoman of Citizens for Better Parks, a 12 - member committee that is working to see the ballot question approved.

The Soccer Advisory Committee is a seven member volunteer based committee that, among other things, provides a forum for citizens to express their thoughts and ideas concerning the Arlington Aces program and to seek answers to all inquiries and Committee is a seven member volunteer based committee that, among other things, provides a forum for citizens to express their thoughts and ideas concerning the Arlington Aces program and to seek answers to all inquiries and committee that, among other things, provides a forum for citizens to express their thoughts and ideas concerning the Arlington Aces program and to seek answers to all inquiries and problems.

The committee will draw its members from the Park District, city officials, Chamber of Commerce, Police Department, city youth workers and citizens.

This time, however, the district arrived at the proposal through a careful process of community consensus building, including the creation of a 45 - member citizens advisory committee.

But West Chicago Mayor Paul Netzel and the members of a citizens committee studying what to do with the city's existing pool in Reed - Keppler Park are saying, «no thanks.»

«This is something I really think we need,» said Rickmon, a member of a citizen advisory committee established to help develop plans for what would be the township's first recreation center.

Members of a citizens advisory committee overseeing the project urged board members to not make the community pool tMembers of a citizens advisory committee overseeing the project urged board members to not make the community pool tmembers to not make the community pool too big.

Today, Reinvent Albany, submitted joint testimony with fellow NYC Transparency Working Group member organizations NYPIRG, Citizens Union and Common Cause / NY to the NYC City Council Technology Committee oversight hearing on open data:

Today, Reinvent Albany, submitted joint testimony with fellow NYC Transparency Working Group member organizations NYPIRG, Citizens Union and Common Cause / NY to the NYC City Council Technology Committee oversight hearing on open data: In addition, TWG members BetaNYC and Jessie Braden of Pratt's SAVI provided testimony.

Joining us to explain more are Brandon West, Vice President of Policy for the New Kings Democrats, Dick Dadey, Executive Director of Citizens Union, and Art Chang, Co-Chair of Citizens Union's Constitutional Convention Steering Committee and Member of Committee for a Constitutional Convention.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

He also worked as an attorney and advocate at Demos, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, on a nationwide effort to secure the voting rights of low - income citizens, and was a member of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Election Law Committee.

I'm not sure about legal actions a citizen should take if they disagreed with the economic help, but you could write the members of House Foreign Affairs Committee.

«Our proposed committee structure is bi-partisan, featuring three members from each caucus of the legislature; it would also incorporate input from private citizens to ensure its work is conducted at the highest standard»

Technical aspects and proximity to the Long Island Power Authority's substation on Cove Hollow Road in East Hampton make Beach Lane in Wainscott an excellent potential landing site for the transmission cable that would run from the proposed offshore South Fork Wind Farm, officials of Deepwater Wind told members of the Wainscott Citizens Advisory Committee's environmental subcommittee on Monday morning at Town Hall.

Members of the Amagansett Citizens Advisory Committee were surprised to learn that Marine Patrol, working with the East End Marine Task Force on Long Island Sound, has been carrying radiation detectors.

Gail Nayowith, former head of the nonprofit Citizens» Committee for Children of New York and a current member of the New York City Board of Health, resigned as co-chair of New York State Children's Medicaid Redesign Team, a position she held for seven years.

She currently serves on the Hudson Valley Smart Growth Alliance, Citizens for Local Power, is a member of EPA's Community Advisory Group for remediation of Hudson River PCBs and EPA's Local Government Advisory Committee.

As outlined in the cultural plan law, the agency will work with a specially formed «citizens» advisory committee» - made up of 12 members appointed by the mayor, city council speaker, DCLA commissioner, and borough presidents - to gather information and make recommendations.

«At this stage, there is an entire host of outstanding questions and legal concerns surrounding this project that have not been answered to the satisfaction of anyone, including oversight and expert bodies such as: the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Citizens Advisory Committee of the New York - New Jersey Harbor & Estuary Program and the Westchester Municipal Officials Association, not to mention members of the State Legislature and the New York City Council,» Perkins writes.

Tom Lundquist, a Halfmoon resident recently named chairman of the town's Republican Committee, sent an email to his fellow committee members Friday warning that town Democrats, and a grassroots citizens group known as «Future Halfmoon,» as well as «certain journalist (s) are going to try and label all of us corrupCommittee, sent an email to his fellow committee members Friday warning that town Democrats, and a grassroots citizens group known as «Future Halfmoon,» as well as «certain journalist (s) are going to try and label all of us corrupcommittee members Friday warning that town Democrats, and a grassroots citizens group known as «Future Halfmoon,» as well as «certain journalist (s) are going to try and label all of us corrupt.»

Members of the Montauk Citizens Advisory Committee have prepared responses to the suggestions included in a planning study for the hamlet that consultants are working to finalize.

Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney is among the GOP House members being targeted by the Democratic political committee End Citizens United.

We expected her to at least address the issue at stake instead of insulting him back but for a member of parliament to stoop so low and attack a woman in such manner, we at least expect our parliament's privileges committee that interrogated the likes of Black Rasta for talking against the honourable house to interrogate the member of the honourable who dishonourably insult a woman and a citizen of our beloved Ghana.

«Citizens» Committee for Children is grateful to the members of the Independent Democratic Conference for their commitment to ensuring legislation to raise the age of criminal responsibility was included in this year's budget agreement.

In special elections for statewide offices, the selection of the party's replacement candidate falls upon the local county committee members, who are usually citizens loyal to the Democratic establishment.

The citizen advocacy group, Best4NY, organized the press conference, and Howland Robinson, an executive committee member for the group, joined the two politicians.

He acknowledged the efforts of county and local officials, the members of the New Paltz Citizens Bridge Advisory Committee involved in the design and planning process that began 18 months ago, and the hard work of the members of the Ulster County Department of Public Works.

The two major parties in New York State are governed by committees of citizens who are registered members of their respective parties, from the national level down to state and community - level.

Jim Tomasik credits member phone calls and emails (along with those of other Tennessee citizens) with helping move House Bill 475 through committee.

House Speaker John Diehl (R) went to great lengths to assure citizens and the Missouri Congressional delegation alike that redistricting committee members had not already made any decisions about which seat to cut the most aggressively before detailed Census information was delivered.

One long - standing sore point among CIRM critics is that many members of its 29 - member governing board, the Independent Citizens» Oversight Committee (ICOC), represent institutions that have benefitted from CIRM funding, creating at least the appearance of a conflict of interest.

We also had a citizens committee, with two African - American members, actively seeking solutions.

Chairman Lamar Alexander and Ranking Member Patty Murray of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee have led the process to develop legislation that addresses both equity and excellence to help our school boards provide the high - quality public education that all our children deserve and need to be successful adults and citizens.»

Ted Kolderie, former director of the Citizens League and member of the committee that authored its Chartered Schools report, noted the news from Milwaukee.

Senate Finance Committee member, Ron Wyden, and Senator Sherrod Brown of the Finance Committee Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy Subcommittee, together with five other Senate Democrats, introduced a bill with a goal of protecting citizens of United States who receive Social Security from stripping away their benefits in order to pay federal debts like student loans.

The ordinance was crafted through a team effort involving Councilwoman Karen Hiller, city staff members and a committee of eight citizens who have an interest in animal - related matters.

The Ohio Coalition to Ban Dog Auctions is calling on citizens to contact committee members and urge them at least to remove provisions regulating animal rescues.

Of the committee members, Baroness Neuberger, who is President of the sub-committee carrying out the inquiry, is one with the least expressed interest in climate matters, her areas of interest being health, citizens» rights, asylum and refugees, and Ireland.

One can only hope these letters will demonstrate to committee members, including at least some of those who are currently unsupportive, the importance of an efficient Climate Service for the well - being of American citizens.

Ken is a former member of The Citizens» Council of LaGrange, a non-partisan community group that promotes better government through the recruiting and evaluation of candidates for local public office, having co-chaired the Council's Qualifications Committee.

To launch an Initiative, a «citizens» committee» must be composed with at least 7 EU citizens resident in at least 7 different Member States.

When asked whether they would recommend U.S. citizens buy phones from these manufacturers, none said they would, with committee member Sen. Mark Warner adding, «We need to make sure that this is not a new way for China to gain access to sensitive technology.»

We at Planned Parenthood Action Fund of New Jersey applaud the members of the Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee for passing S105 and S120 out of committee earliCommittee for passing S105 and S120 out of committee earlicommittee earlier today.

David Mandell, a member of the steering committee of Citizens Against Irrational Deer Slaughter, said more testing is needed to determine whether chronic wasting disease has infected deer elsewhere in the state.