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1. I do agree with the outcome of the Connick V. Thompson case. Thompson deserved every penny of the $14 million he was awarded and more. Thompson had to spend 18 years in prison and nearly executed for a crime he did not commit. I argue that the prosecutors on this case should have been fired for their wrong doing. I blame them because it stated that the prosecutors failed to disclose the evidence of the robber’s blood that was left on one of the victims pants. If the prosecutors would have…

Good Morning Chair and Committee Members, In response to County Councillor/ Mayor Arnold’s request for a brief summary on a Building Official’s qualification’s, the following is provided. The Ontario Building Code (OBC) is a regulation under the Building Code Act, 1992 (BCA). The OBC prescribes the technical requirements for the construction, renovation, change of use and demolition of buildings. It also provides the tools for the administration and enforcement of the BCA and to establish…

Konczal, M. (2014). It 's only fair. In this article by Konczal, the author provided the practical application of an increase in the minimum wage, by indicating that federal policy makers are seeking common grounds on how to increase the minimum wage to a certain amount. However, state and local policy, makers a seeking higher wages than the federal wage increase. Additionally, since the 1990s an increase in the minimum wage does not show much adversity towards the unemployment levels as some…

Replacement Program The final policy alternative is the creation of a private LSL replacement program. Lead service lines are common in housing built before the 1986 Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments that banned the use of lead-containing pipes. Municipalities are responsible for the portion of the water service line running from the water main to the curb stop, and private property owners are responsible for the portion running from the curb stop to the home (See Appendix E). Currently, water…

Guo, & Liu, 2012). The study design used to assess the efficacy of CRT was a randomized control trial. Participates for this experiment were patients who were hospitalized from March to December of 2010 at the Third People’s Hospital of Lanzhou Municipality. According to Lu et al. (2012), individuals that met the following criteria were screened to participate in this experiment: diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia with a duration of illness >5years, clinically stable at…

The difference between reserve and reserve funds are as follows: Reserve • working capital or operating fund • funded by general revenue (i.e. taxes) • allocation or accumulated surplus • do not earn interest • examples, contingencies, equipment replacement, winter maintenance • established and pre-determined purpose • must be applied to that purpose only and at Council discretion and approval Reserve Funds - overall • investment fund • physical isolation of money/asset • interest earning •…

Under the weak mayor system, voters elect council members and a mayor with limitations on his or her powers. The mayor presides over council meetings, but council members oversee various municipal departments such as public safety, planning, finance and parks. In some cities, the mayor has sought more power by asking voters to allow him or her to do more than be the presiding council member. This could lead the way to a strong mayor-council system, but actually strong mayor was seen as a…

that takes into account various electronic information collection sensors to supply data used to manage assets and resources effectively.developing infrastructure that caters to human life cycle and promote greater strategic collaboration between municipalities in eastern ontario. Deliverable 6 Communication "Exit Criteria/Outcome…

This paper compares Asbury Park and Rumson school districts in terms of student achievements versus income measurements of parents and community while attempting to determine if such factors manufacture appropriate or passing the State’s standardized test. Overall, Asbury Park and Rumson contains a similar size in student body population and number of schools. These school districts are located in Monmouth County, and they both compete with each other in scholastic sports. The Asbury Park…

Experts Have Found an Old Mayan Statue That Looks Like an Alien in Mexico Experts found a mysterious statue in Mexico. It is believed to be an ancient Mayan statue. In fact, this mysterious statue shows an alien that is holding a human hand. You can see a snake that is surrounding a small alien. In the profile view of the artifact, the alien is holding a human head. The eyes of the statue are in an oval shape and the head is pretty strange as well. This incredible discovery was revealed by…