City of Philadelphia - File #: 060100

• File #: 060100
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 2/9/2006
• In control: Committee of the Whole
• Title: Proposing an amendment to Bill No. 060003 which provides for the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2007 and a corresponding amendment to Res. No. 060019 which provides for the Five-Year Financial Plan to increase the budget for the Police Department to allow for the hiring of an additional 250 officers over a three year period.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Miller
• Indexes: FIVE YEAR PLAN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/4/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
5/4/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
4/27/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
4/27/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
4/19/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
4/19/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
4/6/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
4/6/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
4/5/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
4/5/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
4/4/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
4/4/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/29/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/29/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/28/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/28/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/22/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/22/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/21/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/21/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/15/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/15/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/14/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/14/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/8/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/8/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/7/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/7/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
3/1/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
3/1/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
2/28/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/28/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
2/28/2006	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
2/9/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/9/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
2/9/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ

Title
Proposing an amendment to Bill No. 060003 which provides for the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2007 and a corresponding amendment to Res. No. 060019 which provides for the Five-Year Financial Plan to increase the budget for the Police Department to allow for the hiring of an additional 250 officers over a three year period.
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WHEREAS, Since the beginning of the New Year, as of February 8th, there have been 39 homicides in 39 days; and

WHEREAS, Unfortunately, this chilling statistic is a continuation of the recent, steady and dramatic increase in homicide rates in our City -- with 311 homicides in 2001, 349 in 2003, and a staggering 380 in 2005; and

WHEREAS, While homicide rates have increased, the number of uniformed police officers has decreased. In Fiscal Year 2005, the City budgeted for 6,910 uniformed police officers; however, by the end of that fiscal year on June 30, 2005 only 6,512 of these positions were filled. And, the proposed financial plan for Fiscal Year 2007 projects only 6,424 such positions and shows zero growth in the size of the police force over the life of the five-year plan; and

WHEREAS, The size of the police force has implications on the number of police who are actually "on the street." In Fiscal Year 2001, on average, 6,070 police officers were on the street; however, by Fiscal Year 2005 there were only 5,859 on-street police officers; and, the current projection for Fiscal Year 2007 is 5,660; and

WHEREAS, According to a 2004 PICA report, Philadelphia's percentage of on-street police officers is among the lowest of major U.S. cities; and

WHEREAS, Police response times have been compromised as well, with an actual priority response time of 6 minutes, 11 seconds in Fiscal Year 2001, and a projected response time of 6 minutes, 23 seconds for Fiscal Year 2007; and

WHEREAS, In response to the increasing number of homicides and violent drug-related crime, Mayor Street launched "Operation Safe Streets" which ...