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COUNCILMEMBERS GREEN, JOHNSON, GILMORE RICHARDSON INTRODUCE RESOLUTION TO HOLD JOINT HEARINGS ON PGW’S SUSTAINABILITY, DIVERSIFICATION STUDY

Philadelphia, June 24, 2021 – Today, as City Council officially approved the FY22 budget, a resolution co-authored by Councilmembers Derek Green (At-Large), Kenyatta Johnson (2nd District), and Katherine Gilmore Richardson (At-Large) was introduced, authorizing the Committees on Finance and Transportation and…

MAYOR KENNEY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT CLARKE ANNOUNCE WORKING GROUP TO CREATE TAX REFORM PLAN TO SUPPORT EQUITABLE RECOVERY IN PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA — Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council President Darrell L. Clarke (5th District) today announced the creation of a high-level working group that will study Philadelphia’s tax structure, with the goal of creating an…

COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES & SPECIAL NEEDS TO HOLD HEARINGS ON THE CITY’S ADA COMPLIANCE WITH REGARD TO THE CAROUSEL HOUSE, OTHER PARKS & RECREATION FACILITIES AND THE COMMUNITY AUTISM PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM

Philadelphia, June 18, 2021 – On Monday, June 21, 2021 beginning at 1:00pm, the Council Committee on People with Disabilities & Special Needs, chaired by Councilmember Derek Green (At-Large), will hear testimony during…

COUNCILMEMBER GREEN INTRODUCES LEGISLATION PROPOSING A MANDATORY ANNUAL APPROPRIATION OF CITY’S BUDGET TO HOUSING TRUST FUND

Philadelphia, May 27, 2021 – Today, Councilmember Derek Green (At-Large) introduced legislation to amend the City’s Home Rule Charter, allowing for a mandatory annual appropriation of the City’s budget to go to the Housing…