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Archived Studies and Testimony

Taxes

Letter to Councilman Kenney


Campaign Finance

Testimony on statewide campaign finance reform presented to the Senate Democratic Policy Committee (2/2/2012) (PDF)

Zoning Reform

Letter to the Committee of the Whole on Zoning Reform (9/14/2011) (PDF)


Local School Leadership

Secret Deal Should Never Have Happened (9/7/2011) (PDF)

SRC urged to reveal anonymous donors to Ackerman's buy-out (8/22/2011) (PDF)


DROP and Pension Reform


Testimony before City Council on DROP (6/8/2011) (PDF)

Letter to City Council committee supporting legislation prohibiting elected officials from participating in DROP (3/10/2010) (PDF)

Testimony to the City Council Committee on Labor and Civil Service on prohibiting elected officials from participating in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (D.R.O.P.) (05/13/2008) (PDF)

Ethics Reform


Testimony on Ethics legislation before City Council (5/12/2010) (PDF)

Supplementary attachment to May 12 testimony (5/12/2010) (PDF)

Testimony on Ethics legislation before City Council (3/15/2010) (PDF)

Statement for public hearing of Mayor's Task Force on Campaign Finance and Ethics Reform (05/05/09) (PDF)


Eliminating the Board of Revision of Taxes


Letter to Committee of the Whole on BRT Salary Reduction (4/15/2010) (PDF)

Testimony to City Council Committee of the Whole on reform of the Board of Revision of Taxes (10/27/09) (PDF)

Judicial Reform

Study and Analysis of the Philadelphia Commerce Program (2005) (PDF)

Who Chooses? The Need For Judicial Reform In Pennsylvania (2000) (PDF)

Judicial Selection Governance Study (1983) (PDF)

Philadelphia Police Department Reform

Four Reforms for the Philadelphia Police Department (2008) (PDF)

Philadelphia Police Department Governance Study (1998) (PDF)

Government Personnel


Testimony to the City Council Law and Government Committee on making the Inspector General's Office permanent and splitting the City Representative and Commerce Director (02/19/2008) (PDF)

Government Personnel Practices (1986) (PDF)

Riverfront Development

Ports Governance Study (1980) (PDF)

Riverfront Rennisance (1981) (PDF)

School Reform


No School Today (1981) (PDF)

Governance Matters (1997) (PDF)

Charter Reform


Letter to City Council supporting Charter Change to modernize procurement rules (6/2/2010) (PDF)

Charter History (1980) (PDF)

Charter Review Study (1979) (PDF)

Fairmount Park Reform


Testimony to Councilman Greenlee on Fairmount Park Reform (06/10/2008) (PDF)

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