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Public Safety Committee Advances Driving Equality Bill to Full Body

Unprecedented collaboration among various stakeholders and an extraordinary increase in resources were necessary to make the 2020 elections successful. The City Commissioners and their staff will need the support of city and state officials, civic and community leaders, and businesses throughout Philadelphia again this year to ensure safe, secure, and accessible elections.

What is the amendment about? City voters will decide on May 15 whether the so-called Educational Supplement to the Home Rule Charter dealing with the public school system will be amended in various parts. These changes would impact the nomination, appointment and removal process for Board of Education members and create a Parent and Community Advisory Council charged with “consult[ing] on issues pertaining to educational policy and family and community engagement in schools.”

by David Thornburgh, President and CEO, Committee of Seventy | Philadelphia City Council, Committee on Legislative Oversight

Preparing Philadelphia for the November 2020 Election | City Council Legislative Oversight Committee

by David Thornburgh, President and CEO | Testimony on Bill 170680 | Public Financing of Political Campaigns

Written Testimony on Redistricting Reform | Senate State Government Committee

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Council passes compromise "Streeteries" legislation

Council considering expanded access and standing to zoning appeals