Word: charter
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When he returned to the job last fall, however, he assumed much greater power. Miami voters had approved a "strong-mayor" charter in September, sold on the idea that it would be a tonic for the city's fiscal troubles and chronic corruption. Rather than being just another commissioner, the mayor has broad-ranging authority, including the veto...
...arrears to the organization before Washington?s demand to have its dues lowered would be considered. "The European Union wishes to make clear that it will only agree to a reopening of discussions after the United States ... respects its financial obligations under the U.N. Charter," said Luxembourg ambassador Jean-Louis Wolzfeld, which, in diplomatic circles, amounts to a public tongue-lashing...
This clause had existed since the city solicitor in the early 1970s interpreted the city charter to mean that the senior member of the School Committee could serve as mayor in the absence of a vice-chair...
Wolf is currently involved in oversight hearings on charter schools...
Alice L. Turkel, a member of the liberal Cambridge Civic Association (CCA), received the most votes. Robin A. Harris, a sixth grade teacher at the Benjamin Bennaken charter-school, upset incumbent Alfred B. Fantini to give the CCA a two-seat majority on the six-member committee. Joseph G. Grassi, David P. Maher, Susana M. Segat and Denise Simmons also won seats on the committee. The results are expected to be made official tomorrow...