Sentences with phrase «urge cities and counties»

We urge cities and counties to reduce their reliance upon property taxes as they place an undue burden on housing and other real property.

Consensus, a state - funded civic group, is expected to recommend within months ways governments in Onondaga County can consolidate, but the group has not publicly said it will urge the city and county to merge.

A citizen group called Consensus released recommendations on Thursday urging the city and county to consolidate their governments and government services for efficiency and savings.

Not exact matches

Hundreds of low - wage workers and advocates descended upon Albany today to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it to inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum.

While the city and the county head for the negotiating table, representatives from nine Ulster County towns met this week to urge the new mayor to hold fast on the statucounty head for the negotiating table, representatives from nine Ulster County towns met this week to urge the new mayor to hold fast on the statuCounty towns met this week to urge the new mayor to hold fast on the status quo.

BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City — On Tuesday night, in response to the Journal News» map, the Rockland County Legislature urged the State Legislature to introduce and pass two bills, one amending state penal law to protect the confidentiality of pistol license application information and another condemning the paper for exercising poor judgment in publishing -LSB-...]

New City — On Tuesday night, in response to the Journal News» map, the Rockland County Legislature urged the State Legislature to introduce and pass two bills, one amending state penal law to protect the confidentiality of pistol license application information and another condemning the paper for exercising poor judgment in publishing the map.

At 1:30 p.m., 1,000 low - wage workers and advocates will descend on Albany to urge the Senate and Assembly to pass legislation that would raise the state minimum wage to $ 10.10, index it for inflation, and allow cities and counties to set their wages 30 percent higher than the state's minimum, Million Dollar Staircase, state Capitol.

LG Kathy Hochul said she and the governor won't urge support for a proposed merger between Onondaga County and City of Syracuse governments until after the public has had a chance to weigh in.

New City, NY (June 21, 2013) County Legislator Ilan Schoenberger urged that any money that comes to the County of Rockland as a result of the deficit bond which was approved by the Senate last night and the Assembly earlier this month, should be put in a «lock - box» so that it can not be spent for any purpose other than the elimination of the county's deCounty Legislator Ilan Schoenberger urged that any money that comes to the County of Rockland as a result of the deficit bond which was approved by the Senate last night and the Assembly earlier this month, should be put in a «lock - box» so that it can not be spent for any purpose other than the elimination of the county's deCounty of Rockland as a result of the deficit bond which was approved by the Senate last night and the Assembly earlier this month, should be put in a «lock - box» so that it can not be spent for any purpose other than the elimination of the county's decounty's deficit.

The citizen group Consensus released a report earlier this year urging the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County to merge governments and other services like law enforcement agencies and courts.

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.

On Thursday, nine of the 13 members of the County Legislature who represent the city signed a letter calling the fee «completely arbitrary and fundamentally unfair» and urging repeal.

The group, composed of 19 legislators and community members, has urged not only the government merger, but also the combination of some essential government services offered by both the city and the county to save money.

Municipalities that rely on the funding — from counties and cities to school districts — have been urging Cuomo and Gates to figure out a way to fix the matter.

In February, three weeks after Exxon filed its legal action in Texas, the Competitive Enterprise Institute filed a petition with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission urging the SEC to investigate the cities and counties suing Exxon for bond fraud.

We just acted, and I want to urge every city, every county, every state to do the same — divest.