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REPRINTED FROM THENEXTMAYOR.COMApril 19, 2007 press release, (submitted via e-mail) |
New Leadership. New Direction. A New Philadelphia.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 19, 2007
CONTACT: Melanie Johnson
(215) 545-9700
(267) 984-2027 cell
melanie@nutter2007.com
Philadelphia, April 19, 2007-- Mayoral candidate Michael Nutter, who championed breakthrough ethics reform in City Council, praised the Ethics Board for a job well done.
“It is heartening to see the Ethics Board in full force,” said Nutter. “When I pushed the legislation creating the board through City Council, I envisioned a Board that would be independent, strong and effective. Judging by the work that they have done to date, I’d say that this is a great start in restoring integrity to our City.”
The Ethics Board is Philadelphia’s first independent ethics board and its authority extends to holding ethics review hearings, reviewing campaign finance reports, and imposing fines for ethics violations, among other things.
Nutter introduced the bill in City Council in 2005 and in November of 2006, after a long wait, the five Board members were confirmed by City Council.
“This first action by the Board sends a strong signal of change in Philadelphia,” said Nutter. “Corruption will no longer be tolerated. The stench of the pay-to-play politics that has plagued our city is clearing. Philadelphians can be proud again.”
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