direction for the City. The City also has a Development Commission that was created in 1958 by the voters. It is Portland’s economic development and urban renewal agency. The commission has an executive director who is accountable to the Board of Commissioners that is made up of five (5) members who are nominated by the mayor and accepted by the City Council. (Portland Developmet Commission‚ 2014) The sole mission of Portland’s Development Commission is to create economic opportunity as well as oversee
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has cracked a whip on all filing stations selling adulterated fuel to unaware customers. It has conducted an inspection and found out that 96 per cent petroleum outlets are free from contaminated fuel or fuel meant for export. Petroleum adulteration is the mixing of diesel with kerosene or mixing super petrol with kerosene in order to exploit the lower taxes on kerosene. ERC said it is empowered by the Energy Retail Facility Construction and Licensing (RFCL)
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The Texas Association of Realtors praises Gov. Perry’s tax commission for its recommendations to improve the state’s current tax structure. The Texas Tax Reform Commission‚ chaired by former state Comptroller John Sharp‚ has developed a plan to provide long-term property tax relief and improve public school funding. Texas Realtors support the panel’s key proposalsreducing homeowners’ tax rate for school operations and maintenance by approximately one-third and imposing a low-rate‚ broad-based business
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These case studies are examples of how the public service commission can be inefficient‚ it also shows the reality of the short comings that was explained previously. According to the case of Chandra Sharma vs. Lenny Saint‚ which was filed on the first of June‚ 2005 suggested that the Ministry of Public Administration was not responsive to the request for freedom of information. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which gives person the opportunity to have transparency on information about themselves
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South Africa: Truth And Reconciliation Commission From 1948-1994‚ South Africa experienced one of the darkest periods in the country’s history. During this time‚ racial discrimination and horrific human rights violations were rampant across South Africa. There were beatings and tortures‚ massacres and police murders. The cruel injustices experienced during these years were due to a political system known as apartheid. In 1994‚ South Africa was given a way to free themselves from the vice
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Compare and Contrast; The Labour Relations Commission And The Labour Court The Labour relations committee and the Labour court both have specific underlying functions; yet as two separate organisations they do perform similar roles. The main differences between them lying in varying jurisdictions and formalities. My findings on both are as follows; Labour Relations Commission; Mission Statement – “To promote the development and improvement of Irish industrial relations policies‚
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The theme of this thesis as given is “World Missions and the Great Commissions”. The words Missions or Missionary are not found in the bible but are good words that we need to understand what they mean. The word Missions comes from a Latin word Mitto which means I send. God’s purpose is to make Himself known and to achieve this purpose‚ He sends certain people on Missions. Those whom God sends are called Missionaries meaning sent ones. Although the bible does not have the words “Missions” or
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the federal is by far the less complicated. According to Article III of the Constitution‚ "The judicial Power of the United States‚ shall be vested in one supreme Court‚ and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." In accordance with this directive‚ the federal judiciary is divided into three main levels. At the bottom are the federal district courts‚ which have original jurisdiction in most cases of federal law. Made up of 92 districts‚ the federal district
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Alexandria Leal Dr. Kevin T. Holton Texas Government 2306 City Commission Meeting: Mission‚ Texas On February 23‚ 2015 at approximately 5:00 PM‚ the City of Mission Council Members‚ City Manager‚ and Mayor enter the meeting room. Mayor Beto Salinas begins by welcoming everyone for showing up and having interest in bettering the city of Mission. He then turns the floor over to City Manager Martin Garza who then gives the prayer‚ invocation‚ and introduction. Mr. Garza then advises the floor is open
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I have learned a lot about my leadership style since attending the Non-Commission Officer (NCO) Academy. I will describe the type of leader I currently am‚ how I want to be perceived as a leader in the future‚ and how I plan on improving in the next 3-5 years. With the world constantly evolving‚ I must become a better NCO by improving my use of these concepts: Transactional Leadership Behaviors (TLB)‚ Emotional Flexibility‚ 4-Dimiensions of Wellness (4-DW)‚ Ethical Decisions‚ and understanding High
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