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The Committee of Seventy
Eight Penn Center
1628 JFK Boulevard
Suite 1002
Philadelphia, PA 19103
p. 215-557-3600
f. 215-557-3608
info@seventy.org
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The Committee of Seventy today called upon City Council to adopt a stricter approach to amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter. In a letter sent yesterday to Council President Anna Verna and other members of Council, Seventy expressed a growing concern about the proliferation of proposed Charter amendments, including eight on the May 15, 2007 primary election ballot. By: Zack Stalberg and Ellen Kaplan
Source: Press Release
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I write to urge Philadelphia City Council to address a growing concern, by the Committee of Seventy and many others, about the proliferation of proposed amendments to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that are being passed by Council and presented to the voters for approval. By: Zack Stalberg
Source: Letter
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The Committee of Seventy today called on Philadelphia City Council to hold public hearings and establish a clear code of conduct for Council staff members following a news report that members of the staff of Councilman Rick Mariano reported directly to powerful labor leader and mayoral aspirant John Dougherty.
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This morning, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Charles “C.P.” Mirarchi, 3rd will be permitted to keep his job as a Deputy City Commissioner. Two weeks ago, Mirarchi was sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to fraud for his role in a ticket-fixing scheme.
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Watson apparently was unaware that in this city, nobody - well, virtually nobody - pays at the Dell. Not anyone who is in the know. By: Michael Currie Schaffer
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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A federal grand jury has indicted former Philadelphia Streets Department Commissioner William M. Johnson and two other individuals on charges of stealing from the Keep Philadelphia Beautiful program and conspiracy to defraud the government. By: L. Stuart Ditzen
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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I am proud that an honest and vigilant city official, who suspected wrongdoing, alerted the Inspector General, who determined that federal funds were involved and referred the matter to federal authorities
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The often-boisterous Philadelphia City Council has been as silent as a mummy about one of its own becoming the focus of a federal probe into City Hall corruption.
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer
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A YEAR BEFORE City Councilman Michael Nutter became the city's ethics champion, railing against no-bid contracts for political darlings, he lobbied on behalf of a powerful politician seeking payment on a no-bid city contract. By: Erin Einhorn
Source: Philadelphia Daily News
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