How to contact city council members and their committee assignments for
2008.
Please keep this list handy for your advocacy work throughout the
coming year.
Note:
The bulk of City Council's work--including review of legislation and
hearings on public issues--are handled by City Council
Committees. The list of City Council Standing Committees for 2008
was just issued and I reproduce it below. The Phone numbers follow each
Council member--686-The bu
You should check three items of interest:
1. Which Committee--if any--does your Councilperson Chair?
2. What are the other Committees where your own Councilperson is a
member
3. Which Councilperson chairs a committee that oversees an area of
interest and concern to you (Public Safety, L&I, Education, etc.)?
The City Council Rules Committee reviews all legislation related to
development. They're the ones who approve development packages, etc.
The City Council Appropriations Committee reviews all requests from the
administration to transfer funds from one Department to another over
the course of the year. This is where budget adjustments get made in
the course of the year.
The City Council Finance Committee plays a critical role in reviewing
the administration'The City Council Finance Committee plays a critical
role in reviewing the administration'<wbr>s proposals for the
Community Development Block Grant. The Committee on Housing,
Neighborhood Devel
The Legislative Oversight Committee is charged with keeping track of
how the administration is implementing key legislation passed by
Council.
The other committees should be self-explanatory.
January 10, 2008
C I T Y C O U N C I L
PHILADELPHIA 19107-3290
Honorable Anna C.
Verna
Patricia Rafferty
Council
President
Chief Clerk
490 City
Hall
402 City Hall
686-3412-13
686-3410-11
Fax No.
563-3162
Fax No. 686-1910
S T A N D I N G C O M M I T T E E S
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE COUNCIL
Anna C. Verna,
Chairwoman
686
-3412
490 C.H.
Marian B. Tasco,
Vice-Chair
-3454
577 C.H.
(Consisting of all Members of City Council)
COMMITTEE ON RULES
Anna C. Verna,
Chairwoman
686
-3412
490 C.H.
James F. Kenney,
Vice-Chair
-3450
330 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
Donna Reed
Miller
-3424
312 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
Darrell L.
Clarke
-3442
484 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON FINANCE
Marian B. Tasco,
Chairwoman
686
-3454
577 C.H.
Jannie L. Blackwell,
Vice-Chair
-3418
408 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Brian J.
O’Neill
-3422
562 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Bill
Green
-3420
599 C.H.
James F.
Kenney
-3450
330 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Joan L. Krajewski,
Chairwoman
686
-3444
506 C.H.
Darrell L. Clarke, Vice
Chair
-3442
484 C.H.
Donna Reed
Miller
-3424
312 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON LAW AND GOVERNMENT
William K. Greenlee,
Chairman
686
-3446
580 C.H.
James F. Kenney,
Vice-Chair
-3450
330 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Bill
Green
-3420
599 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS
Darrell L. Clarke,
Chairman
686
-3442
484 C.H.
James F. Kenney,
Vice-Chair
-3450
330 C.H.
Joan L.
Krajewski
-3444
506 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Donna Reed
Miller
-3424
312 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON STREETS AND SERVICES
Frank DiCicco,
Chairman
686
-3458
332 C.H.
Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez,
Vice-Chair
-3448
592 C.H.
Donna Reed
Miller
-3424
312 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
Bill
Green
-3420
599 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS
Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez,
Chairwoman
686
-3448
592 C.H.
Joan L. Krajewski,
Vice-Chair
-3444
506 C.H.
Bill
Green
-3420
599 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND CIVIL SERVICE
Bill Green,
Chairman
686
-3420
599 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.,
Vice-Chair
-3414
316 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
James F.
Kenney
-3450
330 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Blondell Reynolds Brown,
Chairwoman
686
-3438
581 C.H.
Curtis Jones, Jr.,
Vice-Chair
-3416
404 C.H.
Darrell L.
Clarke
-3442
484 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
W. Wilson Goode, Jr.,
Chairman
686
-3414
316 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds Brown,
Vice-Chair
-3438
581 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Darrell L.
Clarke
-3442
484 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
Bill
Green
-3420
599 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
Curtis Jones, Jr.,
Chairman
686
-3416
404 C.H.
William K. Greenlee,
Vice-Chair
-3446
580 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
Brian J.
O’Neill
-3422
562 C.H.
Jannie L.
Blackwell
-3418
408 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Marian B. Tasco,
Chairwoman
686
-3454
577 C.H.
Donna Reed Miller,
Vice-Chair
-3424
312 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
James F.
Kenney
-3450
330 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY
Donna Reed Miller,
Chairwoman
686
-3424
312 C.H.
Joan L. Krajewski,
Vice-Chair
-3444
506 C.H.
James F.
Kenney
-3450
330 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
Darrell L.
Clarke
-3442
484 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Jannie L. Blackwell,
Chairwoman
686
-3418
408 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds Brown,
Vice-Chair
-3438
581 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON ETHICS
Anna C. Verna,
Chairwoman
686
-3412
490 C.H.
Marian B. Tasco,
Vice-Chair
-3454
577 C.H.
(Consisting of all Members of City Council)
COMMITTEE ON FISCAL STABILITY
AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION
Darrell L. Clarke,
Chairman
686
-3442
484 C.H.
Frank DiCicco,
Vice-Chair
-3458
332 C.H.
James F.
Kenney
-3450
330 C.H.
Brian J.
O’Neill
-3422
562 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Joan L.
Krajewski
-3444
506 C.H.
Marian B.
Tasco
-3454
577 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE
James F. Kenney,
Chairman
686
-3450
330 C.H.
Joan L. Krajewski,
Vice-Chair
-3444
506 C.H.
William K.
Greenlee
-3446
580 C.H.
W. Wilson Goode,
Jr.
-3414
316 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
Brian J.
O’Neill
-3422
562 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON HOUSING, NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND THE HOMELESS
Jannie L. Blackwell,
Chairwoman
686
-3418
408 C.H.
William K. Greenlee,
Vice-Chair
-3446
580 C.H.
Darrell L.
Clarke
-3442
484 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
Donna Reed
Miller
-3424
312 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES
Brian J. O’Neill,
Chairman
686
-3422
562 C.H.
Bill Green,
Vice-Chair
-3420
599 C.H.
Frank
DiCicco
-3458
332 C.H.
James F.
Kenney
-3450
330 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
James F. Kenney,
Chairman
686
-3450
330 C.H.
Frank DiCicco,
Vice-Chair
-3458
332 C.H.
Jack
Kelly
-3452
594 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Donna Reed
Miller
-3424
312 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds
Brown
-3438
581 C.H.
COMMITTEE ON THE DISABLED AND THE HANDICAPPED
Donna Reed Miller,
Chairwoman
686
-3424
312 C.H.
Blondell Reynolds Brown,
Vice-Chair
-3438
581 C.H.
Frank
Rizzo
-3440
582 C.H.
Maria D.
Quiñones-Sánchez
-3448
592 C.H.
Curtis Jones,
Jr.
-3416
404 C.H.
Joan L.
Krajewski
-3444
506 C.H.
Brian J.
O’Neill
-3422
562 C.H.
Thanks to: Ed Schwartz, Institute for the Study of Civic Values, 1218
Chestnut St.,
Rm. 702, Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 215-238-1434 edcivic@libertynet.19