Sentences with phrase «use board decisions»

Many land use board decisions rely heavily on the testimony of expert witnesses, whether it be an applicant's expert or a board's professionals.

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If some board members aren't persuaded on a decision that you want made use board members who are on your side as proxies.
In the future, our Compensation Committee and board of directors may consider awarding such additional or alternative forms of awards to our executive officers, although no decision to use such other forms of award has yet been made.
BitSight Security Ratings are used by global enterprises to continuously monitor the risk posed by vendors in their supply chain, report to board members about their own security performance benchmarks within a peer group, and support underwriting decisions for cyber insurance.
In principle, Rule 14a - 8 contains protections designed to prevent it from being used as a tool for effectuating a shift in the locus of corporate decision making from the board to the shareholders.
The model can be used to examine the gender diversity implications of four key governance decisions on the composition of corporate boards.
«An important driver of the Board's decision to explore a potential Crown REIT IPO was the proceeds the transaction would generate which could be used to fund a combination of capital management and debt reduction initiatives,» the company said.
We're aware of two studies of nonprofit board diversity that found that diverse boards are associated with better fundraising and social performance, as well as with the use of inclusive governance practices that allow the board to incorporate community perspectives into their strategic decision making.
«While the discussion board itself was a bad idea, my decision to attack critics who were posting there (I did so by posting under the character «William Wallace II») was an even worse idea,» Driscoll said in his letter Friday, provided to CT. «I was wrong to respond to people the way I did, using the language I used, and I am sorry for it and remain embarrassed by it.»
The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement by Leon Bruner, Chief Science Officer, on the National Organic Standards Board decision to disallow the use of carrageenan in organic products.
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)-- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement by Leon Bruner, Chief Science Officer, on the National Organic Standards Board decision to disallow the use of carrageenan in organic products.
let's use your same arguments... GIROUD is a great SUB and yes indeed a Game changer, for WENGER was his first and only choice striker... if Giroud did not injure back then, he would not have bought Welbeck and by the way he was not planning to buy anyone, someone on the board made the last minute decision for him, while he was receiving the blessing from the Pope and giving thanksl for the great job he has, were he is not being held accountable.
I personally hope that Wenger and the board use this internatuional break to think long and hard, and also to discuss the situation among themselves, because it is a big decision and all factors must be weighed up in order to get it right, don't you agree Gooners?
The man has changed out of recognition from his early years et the club.It is my opinion he has allowed himself to feel as though he is BIGGER than the Club.This especially so since that dark day of David Deins departure.He seems to believe he is untouchable and answerable to nobody.The Board were s *** ing bricks he would walk away and to my mind he used this to get his own way with everything.I have met this man on numerous occasions down the years of his time at the club and honestly he is the most polite and well versed Manager in Football.That is why I despise him more.He KNOWS he has failed this last decade.He knows he has made far too many wrong decisions with transfers and tactics and formations etc.But he NEVER accepts he is wrong.
«In order to encourage more people to get on their bikes, it is crucial that politicians and decision makers take on board safety concerns, and ensure that our roads are appealing, safe shared spaces which can be used conveniently by all road users, regardless of their chosen method of transport.»
BUFFALO GROVE — The village is updating its comprehensive plan, the blueprint used to guide the Village Board, Plan Commission and village staff for planning and land - use decisions.
«I do n`t think (the museum board «s decision) changes the fact the park board is interested in continuing the project, using the funds available, ``
The decision came after the Hoffman Estates Park District board voted 5 - 2 to make the museum start paying its electric and water bills for its use of the barn as of July 1.
Residents will have to wait at least until next spring before using a dog park, after Park Ridge Park District board members Thursday night tabled any decision on the issue until September.
According to the representative of the school board, the decision not to use «To Kill a Mockingbird» was taken at by the English department in Biloxi Junior High, and was not voted on by the board.
Both Meeks and Smith have said the New Directions was run by a board that made decisions about how its funds were used.
«It's critical that the EPA continues to use the highest quality research when making policy decisions, and the recent dismissal of these members of the Board of Scientific Counselors is very concerning,» Stefanik said.
«Unfortunately the chairman of the board feels that decisions regarding the use of the funds should be determined solely by the county executive.
For example, in the current state budget, Cuomo and lawmakers enacted amendments to the Board of Regents» implementation of the Common Core, specifically prohibiting students» standardized test scores from being included on their permanent records or used in promotion decisions.
Vacca added that residents and community boards can use the guidelines to propose alternative ways to deal with traffic issues and will be in a better position to challenge decisions they disagree with.
The state Board of Regents, which sets education policy, already decided in February to advise school districts against using results of Common Core tests in decisions regarding students» promotion and class placement.
A decision by the Board of COCOBOD to renovate the facility, after many years of use can not be needless, and does not require the influence of the President of the Republic, as he then was.
The Buffalo Preservation Board decision last week to seek a historic designation for the Bachelor Apartments building on Franklin Street may doom Carl Paladino's $ 75 million project to build a new 12 - story hotel and mixed - use complex on the site, just three months before it was to start.
«Our role at the ECIDA is to generate economic benefit to the community, and if the highest and best use of that facility is to sell it and get it back on the tax rolls, that should be a serious factor in the board's decision,» she wrote in the mid-August email, just obtained by The Buffalo News and confirmed by her.
The board makes decisions using a weighted vote, a system that is not carried over to the committee level.
While the job of borough president has lost much of its influence since the days of the city Board of Estimates, borough presidents do still retain a significant role in approving and shaping land - use and zoning decisions, a topic Menin was happy to focus on.
According to an order for declaratory judgment which was sent by Rosenblum to a New York state Supreme Court judge on Oct. 17, the mayor will seek to nullify a decision by the Democratic majority of Leon Potok, David Finch and Ilissa Miller on the village board to authorize a ballot referendum that — if passed by public vote on Election Day — would restrict Rosenblum's ability to appoint a village attorney as well as certain land use board members.
The legislature must let school boards use teacher performance, not seniority, in making layoff decisions.
«Our city's charter put the Council, not an unelected board, in charge of land use decisions,» Halloran wrote.
My familiarity with the town's zoning laws, special use permitting, and building codes should be of great help in many Town Board decisions.
Rosenblum cited a twofold rationale for her candidacy: a belief that her experience as a Town Board member — and as deputy supervisor during much of former supervisor Jeff Moran's four - year tenure — will enable her to push projects and decisions through to completion; and a determination to make better use of the local talent pool.
Not satisfied with a state Board of Regents decision to put a hold on the use of test scores in teacher and principal evaluations, New York State Allies for Public Education is urging its members to opt out of local exams that will be taking the place of standardized, Common Core - aligned tests used to evaluate teachers.
Both Meeks and Smith have said New Direction was run by a board that made decisions about how its funds were used.
The town's zoning and planning boards along with the town board vote on land use in the town but are guided by state and local laws on their decisions.
The 23 - 12 vote backs another «no» vote last week by the board's land use committee, though neither decision is more than advisory.
The longtime board member played an important role in just about every land use and preservation decision in the district, including the creation of Hudson River Park.
The commissioners not only make the most important decisions about growth, they also sit on the boards of the water utilities, including the Water Authority, controlling decisions on water use in the Las Vegas Valley.
The white paper recommends that practitioners follow relevant guidance documents and that deviation from consensus recommendations should be supported by clinical studies or pursued in the setting of a clinical trial approved by an institutional review board; that practitioners receive training in a new procedure before beginning its practice, that the training should include a practical, «hands - on» component and that all team members directly involved with the radiation therapy decisions should participate in at least five proctored cases before performing similar procedures independently; and that professional societies should accelerate the generation of new or updated guidance documents for the following disease sites and techniques: skin, central nervous system, gastrointestinal, lung or endobronchial and esophagus, and, while outside the charge of this panel, assess the need for updated guidance documents for accelerated partial breast irradiation using electronic brachytherapy.
Judge John E. Jones III wrote in the 139 - page decision for Tammy Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, named for one of the parents who brought the suit, that ID was not only unscientific but was also a front used by those on the school board with a religiously motivated, pro-creationist agenda.
Ultimately, the goal is to deliver more personalized prevention and treatment for a much greater number of women,» said Rebecca Sutphen, M.D., Clinical Geneticist at Moffitt Cancer Center and Advisory Board member at Informed Medical Decisions, Inc., a network of genetic counselors who provide support to physicians and patients using deCODE's tests.
On Thursday, September 28, 2017 the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) announced its decision to grant the Conservation District Use Permit to the University of Hawaii — Hilo to build TMT on Maunakea.
Having a trusted group of friends to use as a sounding board for our initial forays into the senior dating scene keeps us from making poor decisions that will look silly in retrospect.
Unfortunately, the large majority of the cash went toward Tim and Eric living a lifestyle of Hollywood excess, complete with plastic surgeries, stylists, an expensive life coach (Zach Galifianakis) who has magical powers for no reason except that there's no reason for him to have magical powers, and piercings (The movie gives us a long look in close and medium shots of Eric getting a genital piercing (using, we assume and hope, a prosthetic), which is the first of a few reasons why the MPAA's decision to give this an R rating is a bigger point of offense than anything in the movie, especially considering the ratings board's tendency to overreact to naughty words).
The Court's decision to hear Wygant v. Jackson Board of Education (Case No. 84 - 1340) marked the first time in recent years that it has agreed to review the use of affirmative - action procedures by school officials.
Simulation - based games, crosswords, tic - tac - toe, trivia, maze games, board games, and even decision - making games — there is no limit to the types of games we have grown up with, that can be used for learning purposes.
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