Philadelphia City Council Council in the Media, 16 Feb 2023

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From YouTube: Council President Clarke Speaks to NBC 10 About Creating Chief Public Safety Director Role 2-16-2023

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Read more about this proposed legislation: https://phlcouncil.com/city-council-introduces-charter-change-legislation-to-create-office-of-chief-public-safety-director-to-coordinate-public-safety-efforts/

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Trips outside the city now cited in a plan to create a new role of Chief public safety director in Philadelphia. What.

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We discovered in our travels was that in those other cities simply got a lot, they simply coordinated. They simply used resources in a cohesive way to attack a problem.

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The problem in Philadelphia gun violence that has been taking hundreds of lives each year. Things.

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Have got to change council.

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President Daryl Clark co-sponsoring the plan for a position that would coordinate between departments, including Recreation, have relationships with business and Civic organizations and be the one planning security at schools and City buildings. Why can't you achieve those things under the current structure? Why do you need a new position for that.

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Yeah, because there are actually no one individual or office, is responsible for the collaboration of all aspects of what we're looking at. If.

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The proposal passes Council. It would go to voters to decide as a ballot question. Have you talked to the police commissioner about this and.

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What absolutely first call I made what.

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Was her response.

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Said she thought it was a great idea.

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What would the relationship be between the chief public safety director and the police commissioner.

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Would would they be have be on equal standing? Would one.

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Report to the other, there will be a cabinet level position, I.

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Reached out to the police department for comment, but they referred me to the mayor's office, which said they'll review the legislation before commenting.