Sentences with phrase «over county government»

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County officials estimate the tax will generate roughly $ 2.7 billion in new revenue over the next 10 years to improve roads, bridges, schools and government buildings.

Broward County commissioners decided Tuesday to sue Florida over a 2011 law that prohibits local governments from enacting their own gun laws — and imposes severe penalties on elected officials who try.

Of course, the biggest question will be how to win over city and county governments to allow further construction of such a structure and which startup will prevail in the bid to build our human vacuum tube of the future.

Chicagoans still argue over the personal probity of the late Mayor, but there is no doubt that the Democratic machine he headed, and the Cook County government — which was sometimes controlled by Republicans — were theme parks of raider culture gone bad.

Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon sent a letter to County Executive Mark Poloncarz asking the administration to release and detail all of the harassment settlements in Erie County government that have been paid for by taxpayers over the past five years.

She said political parties have no influence over the operations of Monroe County government.

To be sure, Giambra takes pride in many accomplishments: a new youth detention center, a new public safety campus in downtown Buffalo, a new corporate setup for Erie County Medical Center, small - scale successes in consolidation, a property tax rate still among the lowest in New York and the fact that he turns over a fiscally sound government to County Executive - elect Chris Collins.

An experiment in government consolidation has failed in central New York — a victim of a difference of opinion over how to create jobs and promote economic growth in Syracuse and Onondaga County and the continued deterioration of the relationship between the mayor and county execCounty and the continued deterioration of the relationship between the mayor and county execcounty executive.

Nolan said that one other person in county government was allowed to file the state form over the county form.

Erie County government's continuing political war over worn roads and bridges is heating up again.

Latimer said that in Westchester, with over 40 local governments, finding areas of cooperation is imperative, and explained that he plans to make it easier for local governments to partner with the county to deliver some public services.

After years of legal wrangling between Westchester County and the federal government over a court - ordered 2009 settlement to meet fair housing requirements, federal officials appear to have stopped fighting.

Over the last five years, 22 percent of the state's city governments and 18 percent of counties have exceeded the cap.

«Government should be responsive and accountable to the community,» said Martins, whom the county Republican Party is backing over GOP incumbent Edward Mangano.

A murmur ran through the crowd when County Executive Joanie Mahoney took the floor at Wednesday night's debate over the proposed merging of the governments of Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse.

«We have worked hard over the last eight years to shrink the size of government, provide the services our people need and stay one of the safest large suburban counties,» said Eric Naughton, Mangano's finance deputy.

As these challenges have multiplied over the past few years, County government has responded.

The federal judge presiding over the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto has denied all defense motions challenging the government's case against them.

Zhou told jurors that defense lawyers purposely sought to confuse them over the past month - and - a-half in what he said, in the end, is a «simple case» of a top government official allegedly selling his position of power in the Cuomo administration to executives whose companies allegedly got millions of dollars» worth of insider help from Percoco with everything from stalled government payments for a Syracuse construction project to help with an Orange County gas - fired power plant development.

As a result of retirements and layoffs, the latter which could only have been avoided through union concessions that were rejected, we will operate County government with the smallest complement of workers in over 30 years.

In 2014, the good government group EffectiveNY proposed a phased - in takeover over eight years that eventually would save Onondaga County taxpayers more than $ 100 million a year.

Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice pledged to sue the federal government over the Defense of Marriage Act if she becomes the next AG.

Pence is visiting the state with Republican Rep. Chris Collins, who has drawn the governor's ire over the last year when he proposed a failed plan to shift the cost of Medicaid from county governments to the state.

The next government fiscal crisis is boiling over in counties and municipalities, and taxpayers again are catching the heat.

My experience as Director of Finance for twenty years under Supervisor Rotella and Supervisor Lawless as well as being a Rockland County Legislator for six years, Vice Chairman of the Legislator for four years, Supervisor of the Town of Haverstraw for over 11 years as well as serving on numerous State, County and Town committees has given me a unique understanding of State, County, Town and Village government.

The Ulster County Legislature, which serves as the lawmaking branch of county government and possesses the power of the purse over a $ 363 million budget, is in a transitional pCounty Legislature, which serves as the lawmaking branch of county government and possesses the power of the purse over a $ 363 million budget, is in a transitional pcounty government and possesses the power of the purse over a $ 363 million budget, is in a transitional period.

And Horrigan highlighted mandates in the county budget the local government has no control over, saying that 90 percent of the budget come by way of unfunded mandates from Albany.

When business rates are devolved to the Assembly as part of the new Wales Bill, the Welsh Government should look at the possibility of giving full control over revenue to new city and county regions.

For added clout, the new committee will have oversight of the county comptroller's office, another hotbed of intrigue with watchdog responsibilities over government in general.

Mahoney and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner frequently clashed over government consolidation, and Miner was a vocal critic of a citizen group's proposed merger of the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments.

Over the years, county government has grown too top heavy, burdened by an excess of middle and upper management.

Opponents, including some Syracuse residents and Miner, argue the consolidation would gut city representation in a new city - county government, and that county residents would have substantial power over city residents and control decision - making.

The Government Affairs Subcommittee has oversight over a range of administrative and related matters including personnel issues, the Department of Law, and legal claims against the County.

Nassau's elected officials — Republican and Democrat — have sent government mailings over the years that blame the other political party for tax increases or other county problems while boasting, sometimes inaccurately, about their own records.

Several Democratic representatives, along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, want the state to take over the cost of counties» Medicaid bills, but want the federal government to provide the $ 2.3 billion to pay for it.

The United States attorney's office failed until the trial was well underway to turn over to defense lawyers recordings of 9,000 conversations, almost 300 in Yiddish, in phone calls made or received by Moses Stern, a Rockland County developer who became a government informer to try to avoid a lengthy prison sentence.

Last month students from Rockland County high schools joined students from all over New York to participate in the YMCA Youth and Government Conference in Albany.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County voters are almost evenly split over whether the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments should merge, according to a Siena College poll released Thursday.

Dutchess County Legislature Assistant Majority Leader Donna Bolner said, «With more than 70 % of the county budget mandated by the state and federal government, we must continue to be prudent and wise with the remaining 30 % of the budget that we have direct influenceCounty Legislature Assistant Majority Leader Donna Bolner said, «With more than 70 % of the county budget mandated by the state and federal government, we must continue to be prudent and wise with the remaining 30 % of the budget that we have direct influencecounty budget mandated by the state and federal government, we must continue to be prudent and wise with the remaining 30 % of the budget that we have direct influence over.

Dutchess County Government has long been a leader in shared service and consolidation efforts, having reduced the size of county government over several years and cutting the county property tax levy each year for the last three County Government has long been a leader in shared service and consolidation efforts, having reduced the size of county government over several years and cutting the county property tax levy each year for the last thGovernment has long been a leader in shared service and consolidation efforts, having reduced the size of county government over several years and cutting the county property tax levy each year for the last three county government over several years and cutting the county property tax levy each year for the last thgovernment over several years and cutting the county property tax levy each year for the last three county property tax levy each year for the last three years.

Republican Rep. John Faso is not giving up on his push to require the state to takeover the local county government share of Medicaid costs, a provision that became a major sticking point for Gov. Andrew Cuomo over the final weeks before the death of the American Health Care Act.

Onondaga County voters are almost evenly split over whether the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County governments should merge, according to a new Siena College poll.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo raised the possibility Thursday of suing the federal government over a proposal that would shift county Medicaid costs onto the state.

Onondaga County Chairman Tom Dadey issued a statement this morning raising «serious concerns» about the IDC - regular Democrat deal, and saying it will «will hand over the keys of state government to the New York City Democrats and the radical Working Families Party.»

In 2013 - 14, local government Medicaid growth will be reduced to 2 percent, then reduced by an additional one percent annually over the subsequent two years so that in 2015, counties» and New York City's Medicaid expenses will no longer grow.

Federal prosecutors have turned over to the defense over one million pages of documents and other materials in the government's alleged corruption case against former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, his wife, Linda, and former Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto.

County governments had sought the indigent legal services funding as a way to satisfy a lawsuit over state support for public legal defense.

Day's potential candidacy comes two years he was elected to the top post in Rockland County government, which has been wracked with financial problems over the last several years the preceded his time in office.

The long - simmering, often nasty, behind - the - scenes antipathy between Assemblyman Kevin Cahill and County Executive Mike Hein erupted in open warfare last week over Cahill's blocking of a sales - tax extension that Hein says could cost Ulster County governments some $ 25.6 million in revenue.

And while I sympathize with his frustrations regarding «the holes in his roads and in the county budget», for most in the community know that I, as a minority legislator, have been one of the most prominent voices in county government trying to stop financial missteps over the past few years.