Sentences with phrase «of local government structures»

Meanwhile, the seven MPs would have an equal incentive to impress all of the county's voters and to outperform one another whilst also needing strong connections and influence with the full range of local government structures on their patch.

Not exact matches

In contrast, according to the Parliamentary Budget Officer, the provincial, territorial and local government sector does not have a sustainable fiscal structure, even though their aggregate debt - to - GDP ratio is currently under 30 per cent, but expected to rise significantly due to the impact of an ageing population on their finances.

The nature of religious television in America can be seen to be a function of the interaction of four main players; changes over the past decades have come about because of changes in the relative power and relationships of the four following players: (1) the regulatory agencies of the federal government, which, through the legislative process, provide the structure within which interaction inside the television industry takes place; (2) the television industry, primarily network and local station managements, which control the airwaves within the legislated structure; (3) the viewing public, which selects what it is that will be watched; and (4) the religious broadcasters who provide the material for broadcasts.

Unfortunately, the cost structure of the local industry is relatively high, and this has been made worse by government - influenced taxes and charges.

The local Government departments of agriculture are the structures responsible for organic farming and although no direct economic support is available for organic agriculture, $ A250 000 (approximately US$ 130 000) was provided for research in 2000 - 2001 and up to $ A1 000 000 (US$ 520 000) for extension to farmers.

In relation to keeping those mobilised for the campaign engaged with politics, and specifically with government, the USA has some advantages because of its federalised structure: ie very important powers exist at state and local levels - eg at state, women's choice, gay rights, environment, death penalty, etc. etc..

This structural deficiency of what government spends its resources on and who are the real beneficiaries thereof, is worsened by another structural problem - the structure of Nigeria's pseudo-federation with one overwhelmingly large and not surprisingly wasteful and inefficient federal governments; 36 handicapped states; and 774 almost utterly useless local governments which are now de facto area offices of the handicapped states and therefore doubly - disabled and dysfunctional.

Though he admitted, in an interview with The Guardian's Tim Jonze, to not having attended the festival before he was asked to, Benn has lauded the friendly atmosphere, the freedom and Glastonbury's status as a society outside the structure of local government.

Our organization has and will continue to advocate for the New York State government to pass a comprehensive bill that will protect both the athletes and the local economy, as well as the integrity of the sport as a whole by creating a structure for the oversight of amateur MMA similar to that of USA boxing.

Ideological discomfort, investment property involvement, fear of impacting real estate values and a reliance on endless road to recovery government funding, are all factors which singly, or in combo, have kept analysis of the structure of local drug trade off the table.

In this first three research appointments and his PhD studies local government issues were the dominant interest, a theme which covered work on issues as diverse as the executive and scrutiny reforms; member allowances; the role (s) of local councillors; local elections; departmentalism; community appraisals; consultations; ward boundary changes; and history and structure.

Topics of discussion and presentations included an overview of the New York State Association of Counties; New York State Open Government Laws; Major Policy Issues Affecting Counties; Introduction to County Finance and Budget Issues; County Government Structure in New York State; Ethics in Government; Adopting Local Laws; and Role of the Clerks of Legislative Boards.

The Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Act 2003 made provisions for referendums to be held to create such assemblies, and to simplify the structure of local government where this is done.

«That this House opposes the Government's plans to impose a polyclinic, or GP - led health centre, in every primary care trust; regrets that this could result in the closure of up to 1,700 GP surgeries; is concerned that the imposition of polyclinics against the will of patients and GPs could be detrimental to standards of care, particularly for the elderly and vulnerable, by breaking the vital GP / patient link; further regrets that these plans are being imposed without consultation; is alarmed at the prospective loss of patient access to local GP services at a time when care closer to home should be strengthened; believes that the Government's plans would jeopardise the independence and commissioning capability of general practice in the future; supports the strengthening of access to diagnostic and therapeutic services without undermining the structure of GP services; and calls on the Government to reconsider its plans for polyclinics.

The governor explained that Nigeria's present political structure was seriously affecting the efficiency of both State and Local governments, submitting that for States to give optimal service to their citizens, the principle of inclusion as being practiced in Lagos where anybody irrespective of race or creed can rise to the pinnacle of their chosen career, first needs to be applied to the division of power between the Federal and State governments.

«While acknowledging the potential negatives of such a convention — e.g., the risk of amendments being approved that would weaken the home rule authority of local governments — the Executive Committee viewed the opportunity to strengthen the position of municipalities in New York's governmental structure as more important and voted to approve NYCOM's support of a «Yes» vote on the constitutional convention question facing New York voters this November, with the additional stipulation that municipal officials would need to run for and be elected as delegates to the convention if our intended outcomes are to be achieved,» the guide states

He called on the federal, state and local governments to ensure the availability of PWD friendly walkways, ramps and handrails in public structures, including where polling units are located.

In relation to local government, I argued we need to restore proper governance arrangements for the party corresponding to local government structures, which would operate effectively and democratically, ensure accountability, oversee the operation of Labour groups in local government, their organisation and democratic functions, and review the operation of local campaign forums to ensure they meet the needs of both Labour groups and local parties.

Babalola said the structure of the party is fully on ground in all local government areas and States across the federation.

Makinde after losing the 2015 elections did not go under as he ensure that his Omi Tuntun structure in the 33 local government areas of the state was intact before and after he finally returned to PDP.

Forefront at the problems that shall consume Nigeria is the unjust political structure in which corenorth was assigned excess number of states and local government areas, through which it produces excess number of legislators that spurn political reforms that do not yield more political benefits for the corenorth.

He bemoaned the present structure where Lagos State, with a large population of over 20 million people, had only 20 local governments while Kano with far less population had 44 local governments.

However, state and local governments don't currently have the staff or structures to take advantage of that opportunity.

«Many of these assumptions are further reinforced by federal, state, and local governments that incorporate them through outdated compliance requirements and funding structures.»

Roy Perry, chairman of the Local Government Association's children and young people board, said: «Councils have long been highlighting the fact that school structures are not a magic bullet to improve education, and what really matters is outstanding teaching and strong leadership.

«The fig leaf of «parental choice», «school autonomy» and «raising standards» has finally been dropped and the government's real agenda has been laid bare — all schools removed from collaborative structures within a local authority family of schools, all schools instead run by remote academy trusts, unaccountable to parents, staff or local communities.»

Additionally, under this structure, the Co-op would be regulated by the Connecticut Insurance Department, and a board of directors — made up of representatives from member school districts, local governments, and state government — will oversee the Co-op and perform tasks such as:

Belize's Constitution does not recognize the existence and operational structure of local government, but there has, for long, been a presence of official governing bodies at the local levels.

This structure also offers an important opportunity to include conservation in the spatial planning of the newly formed local government.

This proposal implies that local and city governments can act independently of national strategy, which amounts to interference with national governance and polity structure.

The result is a patchwork of climate - resilient structures — roads, bridges and buildings funded by local governments to withstand climate threats sit next to state - funded projects that are not.

That's the word from the Ecosystems Climate Alliance, which says several key safeguards, as well as explicit language protecting intact forests, are missing: According to ECA, safeguards for transparent forest government structures, for the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, for conservation of biodiversity all have not been finalized — considering that many of the countries which will benefit from REDD have weak governance to start with, ECA describes these as «gaping holes» that need to be closed.

«The Union shall respect the equality of Member States before the Treaties as well as their national identities, inherent in their fundamental structures, political and constitutional [my Italics], inclusive of regional and local self - government.»

For the most part, however, because enforcing debts against state governments is so difficult, transactions are structured as much as possible to prevent the need to enforce debts in that way through (1) legal limitations on governmental liability, (2) legislative budget rules requiring interest on debt and currently due principal payments to be made first, (3) third - party bonding of state and local governmental construction projects, (4) the creation of publicly owned corporations whose debts can only be collected out of the corporation's assets and revenues, and (5) avoidance of trade credit obligations by paying bills in cash.

Since then some 50 have indeed been established, funded partly by local authorities and partly by legal aid and small government grants, but there has never been sufficient political will to expand them into a national legal service with a career structure capable of matching private practice.

Possible topics about pedagogy include: • Structuring statutory drafting courses • Simulation courses designed using mock legislatures or committees • Course linkages with real - world legislators and special interest organizations • Service learning or clinical opportunities for law students • Courses focused on law reform efforts • How to employ Plain - English principles in statutory and rule drafting • Theoretical perspectives on statutory drafting • Involving political realities in law school drafting courses • Teaching practical aspects of drafting that addresses theories and principles of statutory interpretation and construction Possible topics about practice include: • Unique challenges of drafting laws and / or regulations in specific areas such as criminal law, environmental, health law, etc. • Lawyering for non-profits, federal and state agencies, local governments, and other clients in frequent need of rule - drafting • Practicing in employment law, health law, environmental law, and other heavily regulated fields where private clients require rule and policy drafting • Non-legal drafting opportunities, such as sports league rules, industry trade group policies, and university rules Possible topics about politics include: • Political influences affecting legislative drafting • Direct democracy and the unique challenges of drafting initiatives and referenda • The implications of special interests driving drafting decisions • Polictics and its influence on legislative history • Lobbyists as legislative drafters.

He said Facebook believes that moving towards a local selling structure will provide greater levels of transparency to policymakers and governments around the globe «who have called for greater visibility over the revenue associated with locally supported sales in their countries».

By adopting the concept found in the government's broader Indigenous policy, of integrated planning at the local and regional level, the traditional owner structures can be integrated into the community and regional tiers of governance.

The development of a hierarchy of local and regional structures under the new arrangements provides an opportunity for the interests of traditional owners to be represented and integrated into a reinvigorated engagement between communities and government.

The Queensland government is currently amalgamating the Islander Councils into a single local government structure with the existing jurisdictions becoming the responsibility of Community Boards.

Some communities have had to deal with changes to local government, regionalisation of their representative structures, as well as changes to the Community Development Employment Program (CDEP), Welfare to Work and other welfare programs and reforms to Indigenous education assistance.

The creation of an innovative governance structure, the Fitzroy Futures Forum, which combines local voices with government voices.

Local Government Structures: To ensure that local governments can provide for needs of clients, and that they can benefit from equitable access to resouLocal Government Structures: To ensure that local governments can provide for needs of clients, and that they can benefit from equitable access to resoulocal governments can provide for needs of clients, and that they can benefit from equitable access to resources.

Some communities have to deal with changes to local government, regionalisation of their representative structures, as well as changes to CDEP, Welfare to Work and other welfare programs, reforms to indigenous education assistance, having significant changes to the rules that govern Indigenous corporations being phased in, as well as changes to native title laws, dealing with issues relating to water rights, environmental protection and climate change, and so forth.

Consensus was reached at this workshop on a range of issues but further consultation and discussion is needed to address four outstanding issues: how the body can best represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in a way that includes local and regional issues; what should be the structure of the national representative body; what should its relationship be with Government and the Parliament; and how should it be funded.

The program structure makes adoption of Figtree PACE efficient and easy for additional local government agencies that want to make energy improvement financing available to local property owners.

A historic structure is one listed in the National Register of Historic Places or so designated by an appropriate state or local historic district that is certified by the government.

A historic structure is one listed in the National Register of Historic Places or so designated by an appropriate state or local historic district also certified by the government.