https://phila.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=1680682&GUID=9BA47A13-42DF-4BC7-B1FF-A2369408D803Legistar15https://phila.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=1680682&GUID=9BA47A13-42DF-4BC7-B1FF-A2369408D8039BA47A13-42DF-4BC7-B1FF-A2369408D803-2025-03-11-18-14-48Title: March 6, 2014 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: For the reasons set forth below, I hereby return to your Honorable Body without signature Bill No. 130852, which passed on February 20, 2014. This Bill would purport to require that in general, contracts for provision of conflict counsel services be subject to a financial audit to be submitted to Council by the Director of Finance, a "quality control audit" by an experienced attorney in the field, and reporting of certain other information. As my Administration has made clear, it is crucial to ensure the quality of conflict counsel services secured by the City for indigent defendants. I welcome Council's shared commitment in this area. While I am open to finding means of providing robust oversight of the provision of conflict counsel services, I do not believe that this Bill, on its own, will accomplish this end. The Bill would require an annual financial audit of conflict counsel contracts. Financial audits are a means of determining whether financial staTue, 11 Mar 2025 18:14:48 GMT