Councillor Essays

It had been several weeks since we had stolen the groundhog shadow. I had stayed up late the majority of the night; I was excited about Groundhog Day. Usually my mom had to wake me up, but on this day, I was dressed and ate breakfast before my mom woke up. My mom was surprised I had so much energy. Other times on Groundhog Day, I dragged myself around and complained about the long winter. Today, it was my day to enjoy Groundhog Day. The sun was shining brighter than ever before on February 2. It

City council meetings are an important aspect of community and engagement. This representative form of government is responsible for coming to consensus on various agenda items as well as hearing questions, concerns, and demands from members of the community. City council meetings tend to have a list of consent agenda items, which are items that are voted on by the council in a single roll call vote. Members of the community or council have the ability to request an item on the agenda be removed

The City of Bell scandal involves misappropriation of public funds in Bell, California, one of the poorest cities in Los Angeles County and a small blue collar community, over a period of several years in the late 2000s. In July 2010, two Los Angeles Times reporters, Jeff Gottlieb and Ruben Vives, wrote an investigative piece on possible malfeasance in the neighboring city of Maywood, California. In their exposé, they reveal that Bell city officials are receiving salaries that are reportedly the

1.2 Local government councillors Coucillors are representatives of their constituents and their immediate needs. They have the responsibility to address past imbalances and access to service and opportunities. Councilor’s decision has an impact on the future generation so it is important for frequent consultation with community members, ward committee members, organised interest groups and different levels of government. Councillors must ensure that people have basic services necessary to sustain

this letter Josh uses phrases like, "I would like," which is not a demanding action, but a soft one instead. In this request, the councillor is requesting for an action to be taken in a very simple yet effective approach. Simple or straight forward requests require the writer to address what they want to know, or what they want the reader to know, which the councillor has done by explaining

participating individuals is that they will get the chance to learn about local issues from the experts that are working on the issue. Furthermore, this project is particularly beneficial to post-secondary students as it allows them to network with city councillors and leaders. Finally, participants who come up with the best solutions will be awarded cash

This was a group of advisers and ministers, chosen by the queen, to help her rule the country. Privy Councillors were chosen from members of the noble and gentry classes, and occasionally archbishops. Within the first few months of becoming queen, the queen had appointed nineteen men to her Privy Council,many of who where in Mary I 's Privy Council.The Council

It aims to assess Chitungwiza women perceptions firstly at the level of councillors on what the NGOs have done this far to propel them for participation. Secondly, and equally importantly, the research aspires to assess perceptions of the Chitungwiza women in general on how the NGOs have managed to build their confidence as equal

They are a great king and his seven privy-councillors. –a king who does not scruple to strike a defenseless girl and his seven councillors who abet him in the outrage. As for myself, I am simply the jester- and this is my last jest. (Poe) Reasons like this give Hop Frog ideas of getting back at the king. This shows how Hop Frog gets revenge

with our councillor. However, luckily, one of group members lived very close to City Hall and offered to attend and take notes during the meeting for all of us. The meeting and the specifics required by our councillor set the aims for our briefing book. We at first had trouble merging the requirements of the councillor with that of the briefing book, i.e. which section of the briefing book would we use to explain the different issues our councillor wanted to address. For example, our councillor wanted

she had and her role as the monarch. Early during Elizabeth’s reign was when she was most presented with problems as a female queen, especially with her chief advisor, Burghley. Henry VIII never had an issue when it came to being briefed by his councillors as they would never withhold information from him. With Elizabeth, Guy

first thing that should be addressed is the number of councillors to student ratio. There is 21,000 plus students attending Georgian College each semester and only a minimal amount of counsellors, that makes for very long waits for students in need. Yes, there’s definitely more than enough teachers to help out however teachers aren’t trained the way councillors are. The two ways this could be fixed is adding it into the budget to hire more councillors and also to have teachers trained to deal with crises

Doran, these councillors were suspicious of Dudley 's attempts to obtain the political backing of the Catholic king Philip II of Spain. Furthermore, Dudley 's claim as a potential match for the queen was tainted by his father 's previous attempt to elevate his other son Guilford to the status of king, through marriage to a queen (Lady Jane Grey). Nevertheless, Dudley became Elizabeth 's favorite suitor and during her near-death brush with smallpox in 1562, she implored her councillors to make him

for truth and justice, regardless of the circumstances. Stevie is offered her courses for the year after transferring schools to the notorious Ellingham Academy, and she explains to her councillor that she is there to solve the cold case of the historic murders that happened to the Ellingham family. The councillor responds with “This is about real people, not figures from fiction. Crime has a human face. If you’re going to study crime, you have to remember the people involved” (Johnson 139). This

Kings and their Councillors. However today Sigrid wasn't in attendance, and for some reason this bothered him. But he did try to listen to most of the discussions about trade prices, as dull as they were. He was one of the first on his feet when the afternoon bell chimed to end the assembly, but he had to remain and observe the correct protocol. It was generally agreed that they should adhere to the conventions of the host kingdom. So he stood and shook hands with the councillors of Dale, even shaking

didn’t allow her to finish law school, and they end up having two kids. Laura participated in community affairs and became a community mediator between the Roma and the local administration. In 2015, Laura became one of the first two Roma women councillors in Moldova. However, as a 28-year-old woman, it’s difficult to get recognition. Because of gender bias, she encountered difficulties which wanted to lock her away as a woman defined by the society. Laura’s husband accused her of abandoning their

The capacity of one individual to make a city-wide policy that can satiate a municipality’s needs as well as maintain harmony between citizens has been debated upon for decades. Looking at one of the earliest structures for municipal government which was seen in the United States until the 1930’s is the political machine structure, where one individual, or a “boss”, has complete power over a city. The boss would use intimidation tactics and patronage such as ethnic ties and grafting, which is an

All creatures are destined to die. When it comes to it, everyone get scared, because no one knows when it is going to come. There are people who know when there time is set. There are people who stay frightened of the idea of dying; on the other hand, there are people who are not. They are not afraid of death not because they do not want to live their lives, but because they have a reason not to. It can be any reason they found it to be good dying for. We can see one of these people in the book Sophocles

“Do not believe his vows for they are brokers, not of that dye, which their investments show, but mere implorators of unholy suits, breathing like sanctified of pious bonds (Lines 127-130 Page 23).” I then began to question what Hamlet did for the councillor of the king to say such harsh things about him. It seems to me that either Polonius knows more negative things

underwent a series of aggressive chemotherapy treatments. "With heavy hearts and profound sadness, the Ford family announces the passing of their beloved son, brother, husband, and father, Councillor Rob Ford, earlier today at the age of 46," a statement from his family said Tuesday. "A dedicated man of the people, Councillor Ford spent his life serving the citizens of Toronto." When Ford was elected mayor in 2010, his bluster was widely known. A plurality of voters backed him, eager to shake things up