A Vision for One Philadelphia A Vibrant, Healthy City Can Be Achieved with Smart, Fair Taxes and Strategic Spending to Improve Quality of Life. From Southwest Philadelphia to the Great Northeast, Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods, reflecting hundreds of nationalities and races and from all income levels. As diverse as we are, we are still One Philadelphia — each of us seeking to improve our quality of life in a vibrant, safe and healthy city. One Philadelphia envisions a city that strengthens families and neighborhoods by providing opportunities for good jobs, access to health care, affordable housing, safe and clean streets, and rich cultural experiences for all residents. read entire Vision Statement

 

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ADOPTION OF ANNUAL CITY BUDGET

I. Most Important points

A. If we want to affect Council's spending decisions, we must understand its schedule for considering the operating and capital budgets, and plan our own organizing accordingly.

B.  Council tries to make final budget decisions by May 24, a week before the Charter's deadline of May 31.  It votes on revenue raising measures at the same time it votes on the budgets.  Once those decisions are made, it's virtually impossible to increase City revenues until the following year's budget consideration.

C.  Council will try to make its decisions in virtual secrecy and with minimal public input.  Council usually allows little public testimony, and makes final decisions in unannounced meetings with neither the press nor public allowed in.

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