Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies (CPS) announced that Jessica I. Monahan — a transportation policy expert who has secured federal funding for a range of nonprofits, local governments, Fortune 100 companies, emerging businesses, and government contractors — has joined its Washington D.C.-based lobbying team as a senior principal.
December 9, 2021
On Tuesday, the Committee on Law and Government unanimously approved a measure that would allow Philadelphia voters to decide if the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s composition and procedures should change. The proposed changes would significantly change how the ZBA operates, and may ultimately impact the way building development proceeds in the city. Read Public Strategies’ policy alert for more information on these proposed changes.
At last week’s City Council meeting, Council President Clarke introduced legislation that would change the ethics rules for Councilmembers. In the proposal, Councilmembers would be required to disclose any potential conflicts of interest regarding a bill or resolution within five days of its introduction. If a conflict is not reported in that timeframe and it becomes known to Council, the impacted Councilmember will be notified in writing and will have an opportunity to address it. A final vote on this proposal is not expected until 2022.
On Tuesday, Deputy Mayor for Children and Families Cynthia Figueroa announced that she will become the CEO and President of JEVS Human Services in February 2022. Her announced departure follows former Commerce Director Michael Rashid submitting his resignation to Mayor Kenney on Sunday.
On Thursday, Councilmember Green introduced legislation that would enable the city to begin establishing and creating a municipal public bank. A committee hearing is scheduled for December 13. If this measure were to become law, Philadelphia would have the first municipal bank in the nation.
After extensive deliberations among stakeholders, City Council passed a bill that would allow streeteries to permanently remain in certain designated areas of the city. If a restaurant is not located within a designated area, it will have to seek approval from the administration and district Councilmember through an ordinance.
City Council passed legislation that would require funeral homes to provide clients with an informational sheet about tangled titles. The city has over 10,000 tangled titles, and the majority of them are caused by property heirs not acting after a property owner passes away.
Councilmember Domb authored a resolution that calls on the Kenney Administration to include academic experts in the evaluation of the city’s anti-violence initiatives.
The last City Council meeting of 2021 will be next Thursday. City Council will be in recess until the middle of January. In the meantime, City Council will hold several hearings.
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