30 results for “policy commission”
30 results for “policy commission”
The City of Hazleton Government Study Commission met on April 15, 2026, at 5:05 PM in City Hall Conference Room A, with all seven commissioners present including Chairwoman Allison Keegan. PEL Consultants reviewed updated draft provisions of the city charter covering Article II (City Council), Article III (Mayor), Article VI (Other Appointed Officials), and Article VIII (Budget and Finance), with revised drafts of Articles VI and VIII to be provided at the next meeting. Public commenters raised questions about hiring procedures including criminal background checks for department heads, ethics policies, whistleblower protections, charter provisions protecting the Mayor from Council, budget constraints, property tax caps, and establishment of a neighborhood watch or police board, which were addressed by the Commission. The meeting adjourned at 7:28 PM.
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The Metropolitan Development Commission of Indianapolis-Marion County held a public hearing on January 7, 2026, where it approved several zoning petitions and policy resolutions. Key approvals included a Final Economic Revitalization Area Resolution recommending six years of personal property tax abatement for Waste Management of Indiana, LLC; hospital expansions totaling approximately 29,600 square feet for Community Health Network; and rezoning requests for residential and mixed-use developments. The commission also continued two rezoning petitions to later dates (February 4 and January 21, 2026) and approved a waiver allowing refiling of a petition for property at 8560 North College Avenue after its previous withdrawal.
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This is an agenda for a City of Oakland Budget Advisory Commission meeting scheduled for Wednesday, October 22, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM in Council Chambers. The seven-member Commission, comprising Mandela Bliss, Larisa Casillas, Mike Forbes, Ben Gould, Mike Petouhoff, Jane Yang, and Stephisha Ycoy-Walton, will address commissioner appointments and elections, review the adopted FY25-27 budget, and consider a Council Finance & Management Committee report on options to raise an additional ongoing $40 million in General Purpose Fund revenues. The agenda also includes discussion of a Community Engagement Ad Hoc assessment on the 2025-2027 budget process and a Consolidated Fiscal Policy amendment recommendation regarding real estate transfer tax revenues. The Finance Department will provide updates, and the public may observe via KTOP Granicus, Zoom webinar, or in person.
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The Doylestown Township Planning Commission held a regular meeting on June 23, 2025, to review several development proposals, including a preliminary/final land development plan for 33 Neill Drive and a sketch plan for 651 N. Shady Retreat Road. The agenda also included discussion of the Barn Plaza Planning Module and approval of minutes from the May 27, 2025 meeting. No budget figures or specific policy decisions are detailed in this agenda document.
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The City of Oakland Budget Advisory Commission is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM in Hearing Room 2 at City Hall, with eight commission members and two Finance Department representatives attending. The agenda includes a debrief on the Commission's presentation to City Council regarding the Mayor's Proposed FY 2025-27 Policy Budget, formation of a Budget Process Recommendations Ad Hoc group, review of Housing & Homelessness Ad Hoc draft recommendations, and a mid-year strategy check-in. The meeting will be publicly observable via KTOP Granicus and Zoom webinar access, with approval of meeting minutes from April 9 and May 14, 2025 deferred to the July 9, 2025 meeting.
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The Port of Portland Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on May 14, 2025, at which all nine commissioners were present along with Executive Director Curtis Robinhold. The meeting included approval of previous meeting minutes and an Executive Director's report covering topics such as the Port's receipt of the Governor's Award for PDX Next, successful REAL ID compliance with less than 2% non-compliance among travelers, and upcoming community engagement events including the Public Werks! Career Fair and Pathways to Prosperity workshop series. No specific budget figures or major policy changes were detailed in the available portion of the minutes.
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The Ohio Civil Rights Commission held its regular meeting on December 19, 2024, in Columbus with Chair Valerie Lemmie presiding and a quorum of three commissioners present. The meeting included approval of previous minutes and review of multiple complainants' requests for reconsideration to vacate original "no probable cause" and "no jurisdiction" findings across various cases involving employment discrimination, housing, and other civil rights matters, including cases against employers such as Ford Motor Company, Cardinal Health, and Akron Children's Hospital. The document does not contain specific budget figures or detailed policy decisions, but reflects the Commission's standard case review and reconsideration procedures.
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The Housing and Human Services Committee met on June 26, 2024, and recommended passage of CB 120804, which adopts the 2023 Seattle Housing Levy Administrative and Financial Plan for program years 2024-2026 and establishes Housing Funding Policies and two new funds for Housing Levy revenues, approved 5–0 by Committee members Moore, Morales, Nelson, Saka, and Woo. The Committee also unanimously confirmed four appointments to the Community Roots Housing Public Development Authority Governing Council for terms ending March 31, 2027: reappointment of Frank F. Alvarado III, Michelle Morlan, and Kristin Winkel, and appointment of Ann T. Melone. Additionally, the Committee confirmed the appointment of Landon Labosky to the Seattle LGBTQ Commission for a term ending October 31, 2024, and heard an information item regarding the Third Avenue Project Overview.
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This is a work session agenda for the Town of Wilmington scheduled for April 24, 2024, at 4:00 pm at the Community Center. The meeting will include a presentation from the Wilmington Youth Commission and discussions on topics including policy updates, spring cleanup, summer beach programming, port-a-john placement at trail heads, and open board vacancies. The session will conclude with public comment and an executive session to address personnel and legal matters.
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The Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee met on September 13, 2023, with four of five members present (Councilmembers Nelson, Juarez, Herbold, and Strauss; Sawant absent). The committee unanimously recommended confirmation of two appointments to the Seattle Music Commission—Kelli Faryar and Nick Turner, each for terms ending August 31, 2026 (4–0 votes). The committee also unanimously recommended adoption of Resolution 32108 documenting City Light Department compliance with the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 as amended by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (4–0 vote). Additionally, the committee unanimously recommended passage of Council Bill 120634 establishing a new 12-year Ballard Business Improvement Area to replace the existing 2017 BIA, with provisions for special assessments on commercial, multifamily residential, and mixed-use properties, and disestablishment of the previous Ballard BIA (4–0 vote). Council Bill 120641 regarding a 15-year Seattle Tourism Improvement Area with special assessments on transient accommodation businesses was also considered.
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The Economic Development, Technology, and City Light Committee met on July 26, 2023, presided over by Councilmember Nelson, and recommended approval of four reappointments to the Seattle Music Commission—Jason Clackley, Andrew Joslyn, Eric Lilavois, and Anne Berry O'Dowd—each for terms through August 31, 2026, all approved 3–0 by Nelson, Juarez, and Herbold. The Committee heard presentations from the Office of Economic Development on the Future of Seattle Economy and the Community Wealth Building Program, and adopted Resolution 32099 establishing shared City and community goals and strategies for the Future of the Seattle Economy investment agenda as City policy, approved 3–0. The Committee also received a presentation on Seattle City Light's 2022 Financial Audit.
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The Seattle City Council Sustainability and Renters' Rights Committee held a special meeting on June 30, 2023 at 9:30 AM in Council Chamber to address rent control policy. The five-member committee, chaired by Kshama Sawant with Sara Nelson as Vice-Chair and members Debora Juarez, Andrew J. Lewis, and Tammy J. Morales, scheduled a 30-minute briefing and discussion on a Rent Control Community Panel featuring presentations from Kailyn Nicholson of Socialist Alternative, Rose Hiemstra from the Northshore Education Association, Barbara Phinney representing the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3197, and Ella Rapp, a New York City Renter Rights Advocate. The committee was set to discuss an ordinance relating to tenant protections that would establish rent control provisions, regulate residential rent increases, and establish a Rent Control Commission.
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