Sentences with phrase «total dereliction of duty»

However, the 14 members of the New York State Canal Mitigation Task Force never convened, not even for a single session, prompting outrage from Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, who told WAMC: «This was a total dereliction of duty because not one meeting, not one report, and they could have done some important work over the years... we can't afford to have «ghost ship» commissions with commissioners who aren't meeting who are getting paid on the taxpayers» dime.»