Sentences with phrase «official city policy»

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On Nov. 20, the city planning committee agreed to change the official plan so that additional drive - thrus could not be located in «special policy areas,» like the historic downtown, unless the company submits an urban design study that satisfies the overall plan.

Other recent hires include former San Francisco city official and transportation policy expert Tim Papandreou and the unit's first general counsel Kevin Vosen.

City officials had prepared for the biggest march since about a half - million women gathered on the day after Mr. Trump's inauguration, declaring a new political movement aimed at resisting the president and his policies.

Being the center of political activity in the U.S. means that this city is shaped by people from all over the country who move here to work as congressional aides, lobbyists, policy analysts, reporters, elected officials, bureaucrats, organizers, etc..

It wasn't until the Council of Nicaea in 325 CE that the Christian church developed an official policy of establishing hospitals in cathedral cities.

A draft of an audit being prepared by the Office of the New York State Comptroller calls into question the budget and spending policies of the City of Niagara Falls and warns of potentially dire financial circumstances for the Cataract City unless officials there «take immediate steps» to get their financial house in order.

City Hall officials have argued for the last two years that support for mayoral control should not depend upon support for a particular mayor or set of policies.

Senator Savino, a former high ranking union official, says municipal union leaders in New York City have not yet been adequately briefed on a policy that would represent a big change for public pensions.

Department of Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte told the City Council Monday he had simply «misunderstood» the city's policy regarding the use of city - issued vehicles, two weeks after the Department of Investigation revealed Ponte and other top department officials had used the cars for personal City Council Monday he had simply «misunderstood» the city's policy regarding the use of city - issued vehicles, two weeks after the Department of Investigation revealed Ponte and other top department officials had used the cars for personal city's policy regarding the use of city - issued vehicles, two weeks after the Department of Investigation revealed Ponte and other top department officials had used the cars for personal city - issued vehicles, two weeks after the Department of Investigation revealed Ponte and other top department officials had used the cars for personal use.

A draft of an audit being prepared by the state comptroller calls into question the budget and spending policies of the City of Niagara Falls and warns of potentially dire financial circumstances for the Cataract City unless its officials «take immediate steps» to get their financial house in order.

New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, the New York Immigration Coalition, the Fiscal Policy Institute, elected officials and immigration advocates today the release of new analyses of the fiscal costs and benefits of expanding access to driver's licenses to all New Yorkers, without regard to immigration status, and the launch of a new campaign announced, Green Light NY: Driving Together.

At the women's rally for Ms. Illuzzi, three elected officials introduced her — two of them men — and focused their remarks largely on tearing into Mayor Bill de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, whose policies they argued made the city less safe, requiring Ms. Illuzzi's leadership.

He said the policy never became an official rule, which needs to be published and put up for public comment in accordance with the City Administrative Procedure Act.

However, under New York City Board of Elections policy, these voting results are not official.

«New York City calls on the armed forces to reform their policies regarding diversity training, bullying, and hazing,» said Councilwoman Margaret Chin, the resolution's lead sponsor, who traveled with advocates and Chen's family to a meeting with Pentagon officials about the incident.

BP Katz: «Fair to All Applicants, Allows City to Establish Official Policy, Criteria and Process for Community Input» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz stated the following in response to questions about the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation's denial of all current applications by for - profit companies to hold paid - admission music festivals -LSB-...]

He also has her regularly sit in on policy and staff meetings and handed her official posts, from chair of the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City to the head of a major mental - health initiative that provides services in the most needy neighborhoods.

The measure would cut off state funding for cities where officials have enacted policies prohibiting them from sharing information about the immigration status of people in custody.

Former Erie County and City of Buffalo elected official Joel Giambra, longtime State Senator John DeFrancisco and former Housing Commissioner for the Pataki Administration Joe Holland took turns criticizing Governor Cuomo's Buffalo Billion program, an energy policy that bans hydrofracking, the state's taxes and regulations, ethical troubles in Albany and education policies including the Excelsior program.

Those policies were behind a recent war of words between the Trump administration and officials in New York City over its so - called sanctuary city status, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions asserting that New York was «soft on crime.&raCity over its so - called sanctuary city status, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions asserting that New York was «soft on crime.&racity status, with Attorney General Jeff Sessions asserting that New York was «soft on crime.»

A judge rejected a petition from Syracuse councilors to make city officials restore their computer access while the two sides negotiate a new computer use policy.

PLATTSBURGH — Stella's recent visit got city officials talking about the current sidewalk clearing policy.

The de Blasio administration continued to seek REBNY officials» assistance in Albany as well as their input on city policy, according to a review of additional emails exchanged between the two offices during the first half of 2015.

At noon, the Anti-Violence Project, Audre Lorde Project, Make the Road New York, Sylvia Rivera Law Project, GMHC, TransLatina Network and the LGBT Community Center unveil a policy brief outlining major recommendations for government officials in New York City, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

City officials almost allowed him to set public policy by erecting his wall of concrete on the Hudson River.

As New York City and state officials fight in public over the best policy prescriptions for helping the city manage its homeless population, another battle is taking place in coCity and state officials fight in public over the best policy prescriptions for helping the city manage its homeless population, another battle is taking place in cocity manage its homeless population, another battle is taking place in court.

A decade ago, labor groups and Democratic elected officials staunchly opposed the expansion of big - box retailers like Walmart into New York City given the company's anti-union policies.

For the first time in seven years, New York City officials expect the number of foreign visitors to decrease, a drop they attribute to the protectionist policies and rhetoric of Trump.

Officials at the big ones, like the Thruway Authority, as well as the small ones — the Albany Water Board, Schenectady County Local Development Corp., Rensselaer County Industrial Development Agency and Saratoga Springs City Center Authority are among those that come to mind — have been asked what their policies are regarding the payment of bonuses.

A bill moving quickly through the Legislature would complicate the accounting for a Milwaukee policy that increases residents» chances of working on local public works projects, a city official said.

City Councilwoman Jessica Lappin, Assemblymen Dan Quart and Micah Kellner, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, among other area elected officials, have asked the DOE to reconsider the plan before the Panel for Education Policy votes on the issue June 19.

Ortiz is a past president of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, the state's largest LGBTQ political club that works with elected officials in all five boroughs and is active in policy advocacy at City Hall and in Albany.

City officials had no comment about Cuomo's dismissal of de Blasio's minimum wage proposal but it is not the first time the two men have failed to agree on major public policy issues.

'' [S] ome of Governor Cuomo's budget policies are neither balanced nor well conceived,» write the signers, led by Robert Jackson, a New York City Councilman, and Catherine Fahey, a local Albany official.

Labour's official policy is for a «soft» Brexit, with continued access to the single maket, including the City, protection of residency rights here and in the EU, maintenance of rights at work, and ultimately a parliamentary vote before article 50 is triggered, although not a second referendum as called for by Owen Smith.

The number of people sleeping in New York City homeless shelters has risen to nearly 60,000, according to an official city count released today, reviving questions about the effectiveness of Mayor Bill de Blasio's policies to combat homelessnCity homeless shelters has risen to nearly 60,000, according to an official city count released today, reviving questions about the effectiveness of Mayor Bill de Blasio's policies to combat homelessncity count released today, reviving questions about the effectiveness of Mayor Bill de Blasio's policies to combat homelessness.

At a large rally on the steps of City Hall, officials and advocates called on DiFiore and OCA to more aggressively implement policies that would keep ICE officials from arresting immigrants at the state's courthouses.

«Contributions to candidates for city office from persons with a particularly direct financial interest in these officials» policy decisions pose a heightened risk of actual and apparent corruption, and merit heightened government regulations,» the opinion by judges Debra Livingston, Guido Calabresi and Paul Crotty said.

According to County Legislature Majority Leader Frank Commisso's office, the day after the Legislature voted, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and other city officials urged County Executive Dan McCoy to veto Resolution 445, saying the new policy would create a $ 2 million deficit for the city.

According to the speaker's office, Mark - Viverito is the only official from the U.S. scheduled to attend the meeting, where she is expected to highlight the Council's efforts to strengthen sanctuary city policies, particularly under President Donald Trump.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- City officials have filed notice to appeal the ruling against the NYPD stop - and - frisk policy, but City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants court - mandated changes to go ahead regardless.

Sources wihin the charter movement told Capital they were disappointed that Fariña did not address the policies, and that they have decided city advocacy efforts will be less effective than lobbying state officials.

The DOE's school closure policy has come under intense fire from education advocates and elected officials who believe the city should be investing more to turn failing schools around instead of shutting them down.

Ethan Geringer - Sameth, public policy director of Citizens Union, said two commissions create the impression city officials are working toward opposite goals.

BP Katz: «Fair to All Applicants, Allows City to Establish Official Policy, Criteria and Process for Community Input»

A group of Queens elected officials and residents rallied on the steps of City Hall on Friday to criticize Mayor Bill de Blasio and what they say are his failed homeless policies, an over reliance on using hotels as shelters and a lack of communication from City Hall.

That's not reasonable,» he said, vowing to continue to press for the new policy, which officials estimate would save the city $ 4 million a year.

But the Procurement Policy Board, an obscure agency if ever there was one, has decreed that the competitive bidding rules «shall not apply to contract awards made from line item appropriations and / or discretionary funds to community - based not - for - profit organizations or other public service organizations identified by elected city officials other than the mayor and the controller.»

De Blasio's office didn't take an official position on the pending bill, but noted that the 14 - member city Panel for Educational Policy includes one appointment from each of the five borough presidents.

Two months and a losing lawsuit later, they are still trying to work out issues of whether elected officials should have to sign the same policy every other city employee does.