Sentences with phrase «representatives at all levels of government»

NYSRPA believes it is important to have elected representatives at all levels of government who respect the individual civil rights of citizens to keep and bear arms and we encourage all gun owners to support Martin Halley for County Legislature for the March 29 special election.

Students routinely offer testimony to representatives at all levels of government.

This is why we are constantly encouraging you as individuals and organizations to get to know your own representatives at all levels of government.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump's push for a major military buildup suffered a setback on Thursday when the House of Representatives put plans on hold to fully fund the federal government through next Sept. 30 and instead resorted to temporary measures freezing spending at current levels.

Arowosoge, a former House of Representatives member, revealed that Oni had sent letters of his intention to vie for governor in 2018 to the party executives at the ward, local government and state levels.

Speaking through his son who is a member of the House of Representatives, Prince Akeem Adeyemi, the foremost royal father argued that, «I don't care attitude of government at all levels towards supporting the game of boxing has been responsible for the country's inability to produce world champions as it was in the past».

«At these visits, the Vice President will lead high - level delegations of the Federal Government that will interact with leaders and representatives of the oil - producing communities in continuation of ongoing outreach efforts of the Buhari administration towards a long lasting and permanent resolution of the Niger Delta crisis.

«The Ijaw ethnic nationality in Ondo State, compared to Edo, enjoys local political independence having a local government of our own; a permanent seat in the state House of Assembly; a permanent representative in the state executive council; permanent secretaries in the state civil service among other positions at the state level,» the statement added.

On hand at the Upstate New York Power Producers, Inc. power plant in Somerset to oppose the Canada - New York City power deal were local representatives from every level of government as well as the local Barker Central School District, the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Niagara USA Chamber of Commerce.

So what will I do when I finally vote in the referendum on May 5th where on the one hand we have the incumbent First Past the Post System which we know at a national level to be unrepresentative and unfair as it returns governments with overwhelming majorities in the House of Commons even though they only have forty per cent of the vote or less, or AV which is not a representative system but more complicated with it's opaque results making it more open to election fraud or the suspicion of.

At one point during the Bush Administration, OGHA reached a level of power and clout that was unprecedented in its history and that literally meant no other agency representative in the entire U.S. government could speak to global players in health without clearing that through OGHA.

The Agency recommends that the constituent school district Superintendent consult prior to the meeting with school board members, administrators at the central and building levels, district employees, union representatives, parents and community leaders and to the extent necessary also other units of government.

«Representatives at three levels of California government were quick to call for economic measures against neighboring Arizona this week in the wake of its passage of a tough new immigration law... On Tuesday, seven members of the Los Angles City Council signed a proposal for a boycott that urged the city to «refrain from conducting business» or participating in conventions in Arizona.

Peteghem and the team at Association Toxicologie - Chime (ATC), an organization that consults businesses and citizens about toxic chemicals, presented representatives from every level of the French government with a 50 - page document detailing the harmful effects of fracking.

Besides former Minister Al Attiyah, the ceremony Tuesday at the Qatar Islamic Art Museum was attended by the current Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Mohammed bin Saleh Al - Sada, as well as the Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman, Mohammed bin Hamad Al - Ramahi, and Saad Al - Kaabi, chief executive officer of Qatar Petroleum, plus several ambassadors and other high - level representatives of government and the oil and gas industry in the Middle East.

The Panel meets in Plenary Sessions at the level of government representatives for all member countries.

Working Groups meet in Plenary session at the level of government representatives.

Peteghem and the team at ATC recently presented representatives from every level of the French government with a 50 - page document detailing the harmful effects of fracking.

The letter from 14 members of the House of Representatives, led by Rep. Barney Frank (D., Mass.), notes their concern with the SEC in being so far behind in meeting the April 2011 statutory deadline for releasing final rules governing a program for oil, gas and mining companies to have to disclose the payments, at project - level, they make to foreign governments...

Representatives from Quebec, Ile de France, North Rhine Westphalia and The Basque Region all outlined separate regional approaches to increasing electric vehicle use in their region, illustrating an exciting number and variety of pilot projects currently underway at a range of levels of government.

Ministers in their role as Union legislators are legitimated to act both in accordance with the constitutional requirements of their own domestic legal order (in the UK the Royal prerogative to conduct international relations) in addition to being legitimated to act from the perspective of the Union legal order by the constitutional Treaty, specifically Article 16 (2) TEU's stipulation that «The Council shall consist of a representative of each member state at ministerial level, who may commit the government of the Member State in question and cast its vote.»

But politicians have been invited to meetings, and breaking news on Friday indicated that meetings with politicians at all three levels of government were underway with some representatives.

A high - level of interest was demonstrated in the turn - out at the seminar by government representatives from more than 20 countries including Australia, Austria, Benin, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Sierra Leone, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, and the US.

During her initial tenure with Career Resumes, Anita wrote upwards of 4500 resumes and cover letters for individuals at all levels, from recent college graduates to senior level executives, military leaders and government representatives.

These lessons learned from previous mechanisms for national Indigenous representation can help identify what issues need to be discussed when considering the scope of a new National Indigenous Representative Body, particularly in relation to the roles and functions of the body, its level of independence and its relationships with government at the national, State / Territory and regional levels.

Some of the possible functions of a new National Indigenous Representative Body might include: delivery of government programs, advocacy, policy formulation and critique, contributing to legal reform, review and evaluation of government programs, being a clearing house, research, facilitation and mediation and contributing at the international level.

Leadership - Strong leadership is required to make the new arrangements work, both within government and from the networks of representative Indigenous organisations, at regional and local levels.

The government has indicated that it will look to support Indigenous representative structures at the regional level in place of ATSIC.

Should a National Indigenous Representative Body seek to exert influence at the State and Territory level through a formal or informal role at the Council of Australian Governments, and / or by participating in or advising on the negotiation of inter-governmental agreements?

In applying the provisions of this Convention, Governments shall: (a) Consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly; (b) Establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision - making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them; (c) Establish means for the full development of these peoples» own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.

Similarly in late June 2005, all Australian governments reaffirmed their commitment to «advance reconciliation and address the social and economic disadvantages experienced by many indigenous Australians» at the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments.38 This Communique © from COAG commits to indigenous participation at all levels; engagement with representative organisations; flexible approaches and adequate resources to support capacity at the local and regional levels.39 The Communique © also recognised the importance of a learning approach to service delivery and policy dgovernments reaffirmed their commitment to «advance reconciliation and address the social and economic disadvantages experienced by many indigenous Australians» at the meeting of the Council of Australian Governments.38 This Communique © from COAG commits to indigenous participation at all levels; engagement with representative organisations; flexible approaches and adequate resources to support capacity at the local and regional levels.39 The Communique © also recognised the importance of a learning approach to service delivery and policy dGovernments.38 This Communique © from COAG commits to indigenous participation at all levels; engagement with representative organisations; flexible approaches and adequate resources to support capacity at the local and regional levels.39 The Communique © also recognised the importance of a learning approach to service delivery and policy development.

It should have a mandate to set targets to hold governments accountable — including establishing baseline data for setting priorities, with «scrutiny of government performance at state and territory and national level an important role that a representative body could play»

A facilitation process was established at government level in December 1999, with the establishment of Director Generals Steering Group and a Cairns Based Implementation Group, both of which comprise representatives from government agencies and Indigenous organizations.

This dialogue has occurred between the Australian government and and two UN treaty committees, on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (August 1999 and March 2000) and the Human Rights Committee (HRC)(July 2000); between Indigenous non-government organizations and UN committees on each of these occasions; between the government and Indigenous and non-Indigenous representatives before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fund (PJC) in February and March 2000; and, at a broader level, among Australian citizens and a range of institutions, as part of a continuing debate about the meaning of reconciliation.

Indeed, in consultations for the Report on greater regional autonomy it was noted that there was «wide support for the retention of a representative and democratically - elected body at the national level to address government and to coordinate Indigenous advocacy».

Yet «client satisfaction» is based on the satisfaction of «peak bodies from mining and local government; State and Commonwealth agencies; native title representative bodies; individual native title claimants; businesses engaged in mining; development and environmental consultancies; individual local governments; large commercial developers; pastoralists; environmental non-profit groups; various elected officials at all levels of government; and lawyers and consultants working in native title.»

Establish systems of planning, service delivery, and monitoring and evaluation at the Territory - wide and community level that are based on partnerships between the two Governments and Aboriginal community representatives and services.

The government enters into negotiations with duly mandated representatives of Aboriginal groups and the provinces concerned, in order to establish mutually acceptable processes at the local, regional, treaty or provincial level.

However, the Report on greater regional autonomy found «wide support for the retention of a representative and democratically - elected body at the national level to address Government and to coordinate Indigenous advocacy [and]... to provide «balance» between different Indigenous groups and interests across the country.»

To «facilitate public scrutiny of government policies... and to encourage the involvement of the various... sectors of society in the formulation, implementation and review of the relevant policies... [T] he preparation of the report, and its consideration at the national level can come to be of at least as much value as the constructive dialogue conducted at the international level between the Committee and representatives of the reporting State».

To this end the Government should work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their representatives, and other organisations such as the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations to identify and develop capacity building opportunities for inclusion in the IEDS at the individual, organisational and community levels.

There are a variety of existing representative and advisory structures at the State and Territory Government level for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Held at Scadding Court Community Centre in Toronto, the event began with a hot breakfast served to local residents, representatives from the organized real estate community and elected leaders from all three levels of government.