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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, In July 2009, Mayor Nutter appointed the first members of the new Commission from a list of nominees submitted by Council. 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 now 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, 2012, the Council and Mayor jointly issued a press release announcing the opening of the application process and stating that the deadline to apply was May 9, 2012; notice was timely published in six newspapers soliciting applications for the Commission; an Application Form was published electronically at www.phila.gov, www.phila.gov/citycouncil, www.phila.gov/recreation, and www.fairmountpark.org; copies of the Application Form were distributed to libraries, recreation centers, Fairmount Park facilities, and the Chief Clerk's Office; the Philadelphia Parks Alliance twice distributed the Application to its extensive mailing list; and the Mayor's Office ...
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