City of Philadelphia - File #: 020613

• File #: 020613
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 10/3/2002
• In control: Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety
• Title: Authorizing the City Council's Committees on Public Safety and Public Health & Human Services to hold joint hearings to investigate the unmet needs of domestic violence victims in Philadelphia, the current response of Philadelphia agencies to domestic violence, and the full range of options to enhance that response through the implementation of a coordinated community response, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas and such other process as may be appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation to the full extent authorized by Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Goode, Council President Verna

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/22/2003	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING HELD
4/22/2003	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING HELD
4/22/2003	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	RECESSED
3/26/2003	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/26/2003	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING HELD
3/26/2003	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	RECESSED
12/18/2002	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/18/2002	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING HELD
12/18/2002	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	RECESSED
12/17/2002	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/17/2002	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	HEARING HELD
12/17/2002	0	Committees on Public Health and Human Services and Public Safety	RECESSED
10/3/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED & REFERRED
10/3/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Authorizing the City Council's Committees on Public Safety and Public Health & Human Services to hold joint hearings to investigate the unmet needs of domestic violence victims in Philadelphia, the current response of Philadelphia agencies to domestic violence, and the full range of options to enhance that response through the implementation of a coordinated community response, and further authorizing the Committee to issue subpoenas and such other process as may be appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents in furtherance of the investigation to the full extent authorized by Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
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WHEREAS, Domestic violence is a widespread problem, which affects thousands of families in Philadelphia and resulted in the deaths of at least 13 people in Philadelphia in 2001; and

WHEREAS, Battered women need a wide variety of services from the City of Philadelphia to keep them safe, including police protection, assistance from the courts and District Attorney, and housing, health, and family services; and

WHEREAS, Numerous Philadelphia agencies assist battered women, including the Police Department, the District Attorney's office, the Sheriff's Office, the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, the Office of Emergency Shelter Services, and a range of non-profit agencies but concern has been expressed about the lack of an effective system of communication and coordination among these agencies; and

WHEREAS, The Violence Against Women Office of the U.S. Department of Justice recommends that communities implement a coordinated community approach to address the diverse needs of battered women; and

WHEREAS, Other major cities, such as Boston, Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco, have implemented coordinated community responses to domestic violence and have improved the coordination and depth of services to survivors of domestic violence; and

WHEREAS, Philadelphia city go...