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A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress has issued corporate charters since 1791 and the laws that issue them are codified in Title 36 of the United States Code. [1] The first charter issued by Congress was for the First Bank of the United ...
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is the largest trade union of public employees in the United States. [2] It represents 1.3 million [1] public sector employees and retirees, including health care workers, corrections officers, sanitation workers, police officers, firefighters, [3] and childcare providers.
The Charter Committee advocates an activist government to address public problems and its main power base has been among the progressive-minded, educated, affluent senior citizens of Cincinnati. The committee is currently making efforts to appeal to younger voters. The committee has also turned its sights on establishing a regional government.
Charter for European Security; Charter of Duke Trpimir; Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions; Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms; Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; Charter of Liberties; Charter of the Commonwealth; Charter of the Forest; Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company; Charter of the Organisation of Islamic ...
For example, an organization considering a major capital investment might create a temporary working committee of several people to review options and make recommendations to upper management or the board of directors. Discipline A committee on discipline may be used to handle disciplinary procedures for members of the organization. [5]
The term is used for a special case (or as an exception) of an institutional charter. A charter school, for example, is one that has different rules, regulations, and statutes from a state school. Charter can be used as a synonym for "hire" or "lease", as in the "charter" of a bus, boat or plane. [1] A charter member (US English) of an ...
Oversight is an implied rather than an enumerated power under the U.S. Constitution. [3] The government's charter does not explicitly grant Congress the authority to conduct inquiries or investigations of the executive, to have access to records or materials held by the executive, or to issue subpoenas for documents or testimony from the executive.
The Portland Charter was the subject of much debate circa 1911–1912. Rival charters were drafted by four different groups, including the "official charter committee," appointed by the mayor; the "people's charter committee," constituted under the auspices of the East Side Business Men's Club; another citizen's committee which drafted the Short Charter; and the "people's committee," led by W ...