Declaration of Policy Sample Clauses
A Declaration of Policy clause sets out the guiding principles and objectives that underpin the agreement or document. It typically outlines the intentions, values, or public interests the parties aim to promote, such as fairness, transparency, or compliance with certain standards. By clearly stating these foundational goals, the clause provides context for interpreting the rest of the agreement and helps ensure that all parties understand the broader purpose behind the specific terms, thereby reducing ambiguity and supporting consistent application.
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Declaration of Policy. It is the policy of the District that strikes by its firefighters pose an imminent threat to public health and safety and should be prohibited, and that alternate methods should be adopted for peacefully and equitably resolving disputes that might otherwise lead to such strikes.
Declaration of Policy. The purpose of this grievance procedure is to provide an orderly process whereby the employees specified herein may equitably and expeditiously settle any grievance that may arise in the course of their employment, free from coercion, restraint, interference, discrimination or reprisal. The procedural provisions contained herein shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of these objectives.
Declaration of Policy. It is the purpose of these procedures to provide a means for orderly settlement of differences, promptly and fairly, as they arise from provisions included in this Agreement.
Declaration of Policy. In order to establish a more harmonious and cooperative relationship between teachers, administrators and members of the Board of Education, which will enhance the educational program of the Newfield Central School District, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of these procedures to provide a means for orderly settlement of differences, promptly and fairly, as they arise and to assure equitable and proper treatment of teachers pursuant to established rules, regulations and policies of the district.
Declaration of Policy. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for public health and welfare by increasing the environmental and financial sustainability of future development projects within the City of Saint ▇▇▇▇.
Declaration of Policy. In order to establish a more harmonious and cooperative relationship it is hereby declared to be the purpose of this procedure to provide for settlement of certain differences between the County's employee and the County government through procedures under which either party may present grievances, free from coercion, interference, restraint, discrimination, or reprisal. The provisions of this resolution shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of this purpose.
Declaration of Policy. It is the purpose of this procedure to secure at the lowest possible administrative level, equitable solutions to grievances free from coercion, restraint, reprisal.
Declaration of Policy. The Village finds and declares that effective erosion and stormwater management depends upon proper planning and design, and the timely installation of management practices and their ongoing maintenance.
Declaration of Policy. In order to establish a more harmonious and cooperative relationship between employees, supervisors and members of the Board of Education which will enhance the educational program of the Pittsford Central School District, it is hereby declared to be the purpose of these procedures to provide a means for orderly settlement of differences, promptly and fairly, as they arise to assure equitable and proper treatment of employees pursuant to established rules, regulations and policies of the District.
Declaration of Policy. The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Cigarette smoking presents serious public health concerns to the Commonwealth and to the citizens of this Commonwealth. The Surgeon General has determined that smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease and other serious diseases and that there are hundreds of thousands of tobacco-related deaths in the United States each year. These diseases most often do not appear until many years after the person in question begins smoking.
(2) Cigarette smoking also presents serious financial concerns for the Commonwealth. Under certain health care programs, the Commonwealth may provide medical assistance to eligible persons for health conditions associated with cigarette smoking, and those persons may be eligible to receive such medical assistance.
(3) Under the health care programs described in paragraph (2), the Commonwealth pays millions of dollars each year to provide medical assistance for these persons for health conditions associated with cigarette smoking.
(4) Financial burdens imposed on the Commonwealth by cigarette smoking should be borne by tobacco product manufacturers rather than by the Commonwealth to the extent that such manufacturers either determine to enter into a settlement with the Commonwealth or are found culpable by the courts.
(5) On November 23, 1998, leading United States tobacco product manufacturers entered into a settlement agreement, entitled the "Master Settlement Agreement," with the Commonwealth. The Master Settlement Agreement obligates these manufacturers, in return for a release of past, present and certain future claims against those manufacturers as described therein, to:
(i) Pay substantial sums to the Commonwealth, tied in part to those manufacturers' volume of sales.
(ii) Fund a national foundation devoted to the interests of public health.
(iii) Make substantial changes in the manufacturers' advertising and marketing practices and corporate culture with the intention of reducing underage smoking.
(6) It would be contrary to the policy of the Commonwealth if tobacco product manufacturers who decide not to enter into the Master Settlement Agreement or similar settlement were able to use a resulting cost advantage to derive large, short-term profits in the years before liability may arise without ensuring that the Commonwealth will have a source of recovery from these manufacturers if they are found to have acted culpably. It is thus in the interest of the Commonwealth to re...