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Nominating 25 individuals for consideration by the Mayor as appointees to the Commission on Parks and Recreation.
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WHEREAS, On November 4, 2008, the voters of Philadelphia approved a Charter amendment to create a new unified Department of Parks and Recreation, and a new Commission on Parks and Recreation; and
WHEREAS, The Commission is composed of 15 members: nine appointed by the Mayor from a list of nominations submitted by Council; and six ex officio members (the Commissioners of the Departments of Parks and Recreation, Water, Streets, and Public Property; the Council President; and the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, The Mayor's nine appointees serve for a term of four years. Their terms will expire later this year, and it is now time for Council to submit the next list of nominees for the Mayor's consideration; and
WHEREAS, Section 3-905 of the Charter requires that, after an application period of no less than 30 days, "the Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed nominations"; and that "[n]o later than ninety days after the close of applications, the Council, by resolution, shall forward to the Mayor no fewer than 18 and no more than 25 nominations"; and
WHEREAS, On March 30, 2016, Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell and Council President Darrell L. Clarke jointly issued a press release announcing the opening of the application process and stating that the deadline to apply was May 6, 2016; notice was timely published in five newspapers soliciting applications for the Commission; an Application Form was published electronically at www.phila.gov, www.phlcouncil.com, and www.phila.gov/parksandrecreation; copies of the Application Form were distributed to libraries, recreation centers, Fairmount Park facilities, and the Chief Clerk's Office; Council and the Mayor's Office of Communication used social media to publicize the application process; and the Philad...
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