Sentences with phrase «through locals elect»

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Through daily meetings, all the inhabitants of the local «tents neighborhoods» vote on policy and elect their representatives for the higher national assembly.

Misratans should run their town's affairs through their new democratically - elected local council and Benghazi transparency activists must be involved in their local governance — but only as representatives of the central government and not as their own fiefdoms.

I will turn to accountability later, but that too will be kept local, through beat meetings, crime maps and directly - elected police and crime commissioners.

First, we need the police to be more accountable to local communities - through the introduction of directly - elected local police commissioners.

The NPF is made up of 204 members representing parliament, European and devolved assemblies, local government, affiliated trade unions, socialist societies and others, and individual members of the Labour Party, who elect representatives through an all member ballot.

Only by empowering people, both directly and through their elected representatives, will we allow them to truly influence and shape their local areas.

Yes, but not without abusing its power by upending the principle that citizens, through their elected representatives in local government, should be able to decide for themselves issues that affect only their communities.

I'm unsure whether, in the U.S., the organization of a two - party system benefits from federalism because the spheres of influence of local an national leaders can remain separate to avoid alienating constituents in one region through support of constituents in another region, or, maybe, because decentralized policymaking allows local parties to work together to elect national leaders.

Partnership for Student Advocacy (PFSA): An advocacy organization that closely collaborates with schools and school communities, PFSA takes an inventory of local elected officials and reaches out through letters, phone calls, and personal visits to enlist the active support of key leaders on behalf of the schools it serves.

The building — which will include a media center, green roof, snack bar and planetarium — will be constructed using nearly $ 10 million from the city earmarked through the efforts of local elected officials.

Extended the Power for Jobs program and the «energy cost savings benefit program» through the end of 2007; allows all PfJ participants to elect to begin receiving benefits through the savings reimbursement option, rather than a contract continuation; PfJ participants with contract extensions are eligible for a rebate of any excess costs (PfJ rates compared to rates available through their local utility) incurred after January 1, 2006 under their PfJ contracts (Part U).

He has focused in particular on how to reform politics by devolving power to local constituencies through referendums on important issues and on recalling votes for citizens who are unhappy with the performance of MPs and other elected officials.

He notes superintendents» salaries are now set through negotiations by the elected local school board.

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Santa Clara County Democratic Party Central Committee is committed to doubling the number of Democratic women in local elected and appointed office in Santa Clara County by the year 2020, the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, through the creation of a Director position on the Executive Board dedicated to working with clubs, Directors and any other interested parties to implement this commitment and to be appointed by the Party Chair, and that this appointment will be made in collaboration with DAWN; and

Mayo's resolution sat in committee for more than a year before it came to the legislature for a vote, where it was defeated shortly after the Times Union revealed through a two - month - long examination of municipal payrolls and other public records that at least 11 local elected officials in the Capital Region have at least three relatives each working in local government.

As he did every weekday since January 2010, when he was elected mayor, Sakurai strolled through the main entrance of the shopworn local government building, cheerfully greeting clerks before walking upstairs to his third - floor office overlooking a lattice of dense, squat housing stretching to the coast about seven miles away.

They frequently conduct in - district congressional meetings with their elected officials, and they keep local PD community members informed of the latest policy developments through a newsletter.

Currently, a little less than half of the state's superintendents are elected, while the rest are appointed by the local school board - as is common through most of the country.

Elected officials and policymakers are invited to attend in order to hear how grassroots efforts are making a difference in the local community, families, and through student achievement.

In 2005, during my first year in Stamford, Conn., we enjoyed a modest budget increase, but after that the city went through two years of property tax reevaluation — which makes local elected officials loath to increase taxes — and then the Great Recession began.

On the issue of assessments, federal regulations should support the authority granted, through ESSA, to local school board members, as locally elected officials, to participate in the process of determining the type of assessments that are administered at the local level.

Among its basic goals, DSBA is dedicated to advancing the quality of Delaware's public schools, promoting efficient and effective administration of those schools and strengthening the tradition of local citizen control through the establishment of education policy by elected and appointed school board members directly accountable to the communities they serve.

We applaud the Legislature and Governor for their vision and courage to move Florida in the direction of being a national leader in education by enhancing parental choice, school accountability, and local control through our duly elected School Board Members.

Denying these citizens» right to elect local school boards through state takeovers or mayoral control should sound the same alarm as denying them the vote because the impact of the action minimizes their democratic voice and vote.

The new report, «Out of Control: The Systemic Disenfranchisement of African American and Latino Communities Through School Takeovers,» shows how elected school boards have been dissolved or stripped of their power and voters have been denied the right to local governance of their public schools.

• The right of local communities to approve or disapprove the establishment of charter schools in their communities, either through direct vote or through their school board or other locally - elected body.

We're thankful for the people throughout the industry who understand this necessity and put in the time to make a difference: the small business owners who joined their local Chambers of Commerce and got to know their elected officials; those who've gone the extra mile to lend support in jurisdictions and on issues that didn't affect them directly; and especially those who invest their time, talent and treasure in support of the entire industry through PIJAC — our members, consultants and tireless Board of Directors.

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Local artists learned of his generous spirit and elected to support his concept through the donation of the majority of proceeds from the sale of their works on display at the Prescott Gallery from July 31st through August 15, 2015, with a public reception on August 8, 5 - 7 pm.

The Challenge will run from January through May and will leverage gamification to motivate youth competitors to take actions like: having a climate conversation with a parent, generating and sharing viral content on social media, or showing up with friends to local legislative offices to demand climate action from elected leadership.

Collectively, lawyers are encouraged to enhance the profession through activities such as: (a) sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues and students informally in day - to - day practice as well as through contribution to professional journals and publications, support of law school projects and participation in panel discussions, legal education seminars, bar admission courses and university lectures; (b) participating in legal aid and community legal services programs or providing legal services on a pro bono basis; (c) filling elected and volunteer positions with the Society; (d) acting as directors, officers and members of local, provincial, national and international bar associations and their various committees and sections; and (e) acting as directors, officers and members of non-profit or charitable organizations.

First and foremost, although they came to be government funded, they were emphatically under the control of the local community through elected boards of management.

An Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Service is a primary health care service initiated and operated by the local Aboriginal community to deliver holistic, comprehensive, and culturally appropriate health care to the community which controls it, through a locally elected Board of Management.

Members who get elected to the board of their local board often become attached to EOs and their staff, and through the process they often become risk averse, unwilling to be the activist, taking a stand, speaking up and for the interests and causes that originally motivated them to stand for election.

Providing their insights and advice on engaging with local authorities and navigating clients through the process were Brian Copeland, 2016 president - elect of the Tennessee Association of Realtors ®, and Realtors ® Dawn Thomas and Raziel Ungar, both top producing agents serving clients in California's Silicon Valley.

Professional staff and experienced volunteers work at the local, state and national levels and work through elected and appointed officials to protect your rights to conduct business in a competitive, fair and profitable manner and to protect consumer property rights.