Sentences with phrase «of councils voted»

The full Council of Councils voted 13 - 0 to accept the report.

But a majority of the council voted to accept the company recommended by a six - person selection committee, B&N Delivery, of Syracuse.

Only six members of the council voted against the measure, including Democrats Dan Garodnick, David Greenfield, Paul Vallone, and the Republican members Vincent Ignizio, Steven Matteo, Eric Ulrich.

Not exact matches

With city data indicating that African - Americans have been charged with marijuana crimes twice as frequently as white residents, the Oakland City Council voted unanimously in March to allocate 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis sales permits to people affected by the war on drugs.

Seattle's City Council voted on Monday to levy a special tax on sodas and other sugary beverages sold to consumers, becoming the latest of several local government bodies across the country to take such action for the sake of public health.

«Pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown...

«A significant share of the ECB Governing Council typically votes with the president.

The president of the Council on Foreign Relations, explains why the U.K.'s vote could spell the end of the European unity project.

Council agreed but cut Ford's victory dance short by promptly voting to do away with plastic bags altogether as of Jan. 1, 2013.

«I can confirm that pending the outcome of the head - tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sublease all space in our recently leased Rainier Square building,» Amazon VP Drew Herdener told the Seattle Times.

Amazon has suspended part of its expansion plans in Seattle, pending the outcome of a City Council vote on a new tax on large employers that would fund programs aimed at providing affordable housing and helping the homeless.

The rest of the 15 - nation council, including Russia, voted unanimously against Israel.

He was merely accused of participating in a city council vote on a relatively small financial matter.

Assange and his attorney said Britain's vote to leave the European Union could complicate his situation by limiting his ability to appeal to the European Court of Justice or the Council of Europe, a European human rights body.

The closed - session council vote was unanimous with one councilman abstaining due to a conflict of interest, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.

It was enforced by a voting provision that required Abu Dhabi Investment Council to vote in favor of board nominees select board - members put forth, not uncommon in Canada.

The Irwindale City Council voted Wednesday night to drop a public nuisance declaration and lawsuit against Huy Fong Foods, makers of Sriracha hot sauce.

The September 3 nuclear test prompted a new round of sanctions on North Korea after the Security Council voted unanimously on a resolution condemning the test.

In June, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley supported the removal of the Confederate battle flag from the state Capitol, and in December, the New Orleans City Council voted to remove four Confederate monuments.

In early October, Stonecrest's City Council voted 4 - 2 in favor of the name change.

«With that vote Russia made a commitment to us, to the Syrian people, and the world to stop the killing in Syria,» Haley said of February's UN Security Council ceasefire in Syria.

We believe in one share one vote as a fundamental right of shareholders,» says Ann Yerger, the council's executive director.

He should have taken a lesson from London, Ont., mayor, Joe Fontana, who did declare a conflict of interest when his council voted to ask him to leave office in light of fraud charges stemming from his time as a federal cabinet minister.

We give them a lot of input, and at least once a month our National Marketing Council votes on how we spend our money.

So after the pro-democracy legislators in Hong Kong's Legislative Council (Legco) voted down Beijing's proposal to replace the former British colony's undemocratic electoral system with another equally undemocratic version, the only thing we should expect is that this is not the end of the story.

The Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., the group's parent organization, just announced that it will allow online cookie sales starting next season (although individual scout councils must first vote to approve the measure).

This would importantly include stripping Poland of its voting rights at the European Council, and thus disable Warsaw to decide on EU legislation until the new rules are abandoned.

Council vote 37 - 5 urging Ford to take a leave of absence.

Just last June, the council voted Mississauga's iconic 50 - and 56 - storey Absolute World — the so - called Marilyn Monroe towers — the best tall buildings in the Americas and became fascinated by the extent of the building boom north of the border, says executive director Antony Wood.

With those stats from the city of Oakland's Department of Race and Equity in hand, the City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to overhaul the nation's first equity program to set aside 50 percent of medical marijuana and cannabis business permits during the first phase of permitting for people affected by the War on Drugs.

The council vote was taken around midnight after three hours of public comment and debate.

Submission to the NYSE re: Request by the U.S. Council of Institutional Investors that NYSE adopt a majority voting listing standard in uncontested elections of directors

Several major evangelical figures, including Jerry Falwell Jr., and Franklin Graham, both of whom serve on Donald Trump's unofficial evangelical advisory council, have spoken in support of Moore, and, according to the latest Fox News poll, 65 percent of white evangelicals in Alabama still plan to vote for him.

Spokesperson Drew Herdener said Amazon has halted all construction planning «pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council.»

The number of California cities joining the DOJ has risen by the week since the Los Alamitos city council voted to do so in late March.

The minutes of the meeting say a «fulsome discussion ensued,» with three council members voting for the postponement and 14 voting against.

Votes are subject to a quorum of at least half of the members of the Council.

In the event of dissension among Council members, a simple plurality of votes is used.

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub where Seattle - based Amazon says it will one day house 50,000 jobs.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., took a step toward approving the issuance of a blockchain - based «microbond.»

«Pending the outcome of the head tax vote by City Council, Amazon has paused all construction planning on our Block 18 project in downtown Seattle and is evaluating options to sub-lease all space in our recently leased Rainier Square building,» said Amazon vice president Drew Herdener.

There was of course unanimous support for a «No» vote to the anti-labor, pro-creditor demands by the IMF, European Central Bank and European Council.

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The Berkeley ICO came one step closer to becoming a reality this week, earning a significant vote of approval from the local city council.

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I am sure that the funding for the new Royal Alberta Museum will be a topic of discussion among the participants (as well as City Council's vote to allocate more than $ 450 million to support the proposed Katz Group Arena — more on that later).

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., took a step towards approving the issue of a blockchain - based «microbond.»

In the Public School Board races, Michael Janz was re-elected in a landslide in Ward F. With 15,671 votes and 71.4 percent of the total vote, Janz earned the most votes of any trustee and council candidate and the highest percentage of any candidate in this election except Don Iveson.

In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the city council of Berkeley, Calif., took a step toward approving the issuance of a...

The Stonecrest City Council voted 4 - 2 on Monday to de-annex 345 acres of land if the Seattle - based e-commerce giant picks the area for what the company calls HQ2, a corporate hub which could lead to the creation of thousands of jobs.