Sentences with phrase «of elected officials convicted of a felony»

In his budget, Cuomo proposed limiting lawmakers» outside income, closing a campaign finance law loophole that allows limited liability companies to circumvent donor limits, and canceling the pensions of elected officials convicted of a felony.

The most likely reform measure to become law is a proposal to cancel the pensions of elected officials convicted of a felony.

Governor Cuomo in his budget proposed limiting lawmakers» outside income, closing a campaign finance law loophole that allows Limited Liability Companies to circumvent donor limits, and cancelling the pensions of elected officials convicted of a felony.

Not exact matches

McGrath has announced his support for a bill that would strip elected officials of their pensions if convicted of a felony.

If approved by voters this fall, any elected official convicted of a felony crime related to their office will be stripped of their state pension.

Those items will include term limits, limiting lawmakers» outside income, and requiring elected officials convicted of felonies to forfeit their pensions.

Among steps that could be taken to fight corruption, 78 percent of respondents supported requiring elected officials convicted of felonies to forfeit their state pensions.

Proposition Two would modify the state's constitution to allow judges the discretion to strip the pensions from some elected officials convicted of felonies.

The legislature and governor even took a step backward from the agreement, when they failed to follow through on a deal to take steps to deny pensions to elected officials convicted of felonies.

This year, voters will decide whether to amend the state's constitution to ban elected officials convicted of a felony from collecting a state pension.

-LSB-...] Rockland County Legislator Ed Day is sponsoring two resolutions that, if passed, would strip elected officials of pension and retirement benefits when an official is convicted of any felony offense against public administration while holding elective [cont] ED DAY SAYS CORRUPT POLITICOS SHOULD LOSE STATE PENSIONSRockland County TimesRockland County Legislator Ed Day is sponsoring two resolutions that, if passed, would strip elected officials of pension and retirement benefits when an official is convicted of any felony offense against public administration while holding elective [cont] Original source -LSB-...]

One is, should elected officials who are convicted of felonies have their pensions revoked, and another has to deal with the Adirondack Park and the Catskill Park, the Forever Wild clause, whether they can essentially tinker with that a little bit, so that they can make it easier to do road repair and bury utility lines and put cable and broadband so there is another way to amend the constitution.

We saw success statewide when voters approved a constitutional amendment to strip elected officials convicted of felonies of their taxpayer funded pensions, a measure previously approved by both the Senate and Assembly.

PRESS RELEASE FROM LEGISLATOR AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE CANDIDATE ED DAY Rockland County Legislator Ed Day is sponsoring two resolutions that, if passed, would strip elected officials of pension and retirement benefits when an official is convicted of any felony offense against public administration while holding elective office.

Rockland County Legislator Ed Day is sponsoring two resolutions that, if passed, would strip elected officials of pension and retirement benefits when an official is convicted of any felony offense against public administration while holding elective office.

Elsewhere on the ballot, voters did approve an amendment to the existing constitution that allows for the stripping of pensions for elected and appointed officials convicted of a felony, a move aimed at stoping corruption.

The result was the introduction of an alternative measure that still impacts top state officials, both elected and appointed, convicted of a corruption - related felony.

«And actually one of my first actions here in Albany was to sign on to Senator Marcellino's bill, I think it was S. 1923, and it proposes that any elected officials convicted of a felony involving their position must give up their pension benefits,» says Serino.

ALBANY — State lawmakers were assembling the skeleton of a long - awaited deal on a number of issues on Thursday evening, including a one - year extension of Mayor Bill de Blasio's control of New York City schools and an ethics reform measure that would strip state pensions from elected officials convicted of a felony.

This includes state and local elected officials, officers and appointees, including directors and members of public authorities and public benefit corporations who are convicted of a «job - related felony.»

Also set to be discussed at Wednesday's Rule Committee meeting, a resolution in support of state legislation to require forfeiture of pension monies for any lawmaker convicted of a felony pertaining to his or her work as an elected official.

If approved, the law would apply to elected officials and other government employees convicted of a felony that had a «direct and actual relationship to the performance of the public officer's existing duties.»

Elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, municipal managers, department heads, chief fiscal officers, judges, and several other policy - makers convicted of a felony, involving the breach of public trust, would all be subject to forfeiture of pension benefits.

When the Assembly came to order on June 17 for a session that would last until 5:09 a.m. the next day, it still needed to pass an anti-heroin package, a roll - back of the state's Blue Laws, the legalization of daily fantasy sports, a constitutional amendment that could make more elected officials convicted of felonies forfeit their pensions, a government transparency measure, and 57 other bills.

In the past 13 years, at least 29 state legislators, or former legislators, and other elected state officials have been convicted of felonies, misdemeanors or violations.

Rockland County Legislator Ed Day, a Republican, is sponsoring a resolution urging state legislators to move forward with a Senate and Assembly bill that would amend the state constitution to authorize the forfeiture of retirement benefits earned during the term of office of a New York elected official convicted of a public corruption felony.

The bill would have allowed the public to petition for recall votes of elected officials — including county executives — if they are indicted on a felony charge related to their offices or convicted of a misdemeanor.

As written, the amendment would allow a judge to reduce or revoke the public pension of any elected official, state official appointed by the governor, judge or certain employees involved in policy making who is convicted of a felony related to their duties.