RIORDAN VETOES CHANGES TO NEW OFFICE OF FINANCE.Byline: Rick Orlov Orlov (Орлรณв) is the name of a Russian noble family which produced several distinguished statesmen, diplomatists and soldiers. The family first gained distinction in the person of four Orlov brothers, of whom the senior was Catherine the Great's Staff Writer Setting the stage for another battle with the City Council over the new City Charter, Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. on Monday Monday: see week. vetoed changes proposed by the council to a newly created Office of Finance. In his two-page veto veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or entered into by the other functionaries or members. In the U.S. message, Riordan said he believed the council's refusal to include risk management and revenue projection capabilities in the new department was a mistake. ``Its charter-mandated functions - revenue collection and treasury - have been a function of city government since its inception,'' Riordan wrote. ``The seasoned professionals who now perform these functions will continue to do so. ``I am unable to justify postponing the opportunity to improve the city's finance structure and benefit the public,'' he said. It would take 10 votes on the 15-member council to override An arrangement whereby commissions are made by sales managers based upon the sales made by their subordinate sales representatives. A term found in an agreement between a real estate agent and a property owner whereby the agent keeps the right to receive a commission for the sale of the mayor's veto. Riordan and the council have been at odds for years over the need for a new charter as well as the changes that it made to give his office more power. The council went against the mayor's wishes with the Office of Finance by removing aspects dealing with risk management and revenue forecasting from it and keeping them with the City Administrative Office. CAO Bill Fujioka had argued his office should retain that power to provide an independent review of the information. |
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