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Recent Testimony

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

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

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

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

Government Personnel Practices (1986) (PDF)

Riverfront Development

Riverfront Rennisance (1981) (PDF)

Charter Reform

Charter History (1980) (PDF)

Charter Review Study (1979) (PDF)

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