City of Philadelphia - File #: 130140

• File #: 130140
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 2/28/2013
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 4/25/2013
• Title: Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," to increase appointments on the Mayor's Commission on Aging (MCOA).
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Henon
• Indexes: MAYORS COMMISSION ON AGING
• Code sections: Title 21 - MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/8/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/25/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
4/18/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/18/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/18/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/12/2013	1	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/12/2013	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
4/12/2013	0	Committee on Public Safety	AMENDED
4/12/2013	1	Committee on Public Safety	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
2/28/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
2/28/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Re-Referred

Title
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," to increase appointments on the Mayor's Commission on Aging (MCOA).

Body
WHEREAS, According to 2010 census data, 17.2 percent, approximately 276,000 of Philadelphia residents are at least 60 years old making Philadelphia the most populous city among the nation's 10 largest cities for the number of senior citizens; and

WHEREAS, In March of 2011, Mayor Michael A. Nutter re-launched the Mayor's Commission on Aging and appointed new members to advise the Mayor on policies and projects that affect older Philadelphians; and

WHEREAS, The defined mission of the Mayor's Commission on Aging (MCOA) is to promote seamless access to essential support and services through education, outreach and advocacy to Philadelphians 55 and older. The Commission further seeks to position Philadelphia as a national leader in creating an environment that supports and engages a vital aging population; and

WHEREAS, Since the Mayor's re-launch of MCOA, crimes against Philadelphia older adults have spiraled in areas such as elder abuse, caretaker fraud and predatory lending, and house theft; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Commission on Services to the Aging reported 2,800 intake cases of elder abuse last year, up from 2,050 reported cases in 2008; and

WHEREAS, The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has responded to the increase in crimes against older adults by revamping its elder-abuse efforts by establishing the Elder Justice Project to better prosecute perpetrators and to better serve victims of crimes against senior citizens; and

WHEREAS, MCOA will be better equipped to holistically serve the needs of Philadelphia's vulnerable senior citizen population, improve quality of life and justice for victims of elder abuse and other crimes that are committed against older adults by increasing its Board of Commissioners with representation from Criminal Justice agencies and departments; now, t...