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Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia
September 23, 2010
Too Little Auto Insurance?
MINIMUM auto-insurance liability requirement hasn’t been increased in 19 years and has fallen way behind inflation, argued State Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-W. Phila.) at a Senate Policy Committee hearing in City Hall this morning on his pending legislation, SB 1460. So victims are getting stiffed now. Hughes’ bill would double this limit, to $60,000 for two or more persons. Hughes was joined by his colleague Daylin Leach (D-Montgomery), left.
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FAIR ENOUGH, responded witness Sam Marshall, testifying for Insurance Federation of Penna. But average minimum rates would go up 15%, he estimated. Lawmakers, he said, must balance risk to public from underinsured drivers, against risk bottom-end drivers would react by dropping all insurance and driving illegally.
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Hughes: Congress Needs To Extend Job Funding S
tate Sen. Vincent Hughes (D-
Congress pass the funding for this im-
“Way to Work” initiative was coordi-
W. Phila.) called on the US
portant program before recessing --
nated and administered by the State
Congress yesterday to swiftly
and keep Pennsylvanians working in
Depts. of Welfare and Labor & Indus-
productive and quality jobs.”
try.
pass legislation that would extend Federal stimulus dollars for job creation.
Hughes, along with State Sens. Jay Costa (D-Allegheny) and Christine
The funding, from the Temporary As-
Tartaglione (D-Kensington), have
sistance for Needy Families Emer-
worked to draft a resolution support-
gency Contingency Fund, has been
ing quick action to extend these con-
used to fund the State’s successful
tingency funds and keep
“Way to Work” program, which has
Pennsylvanians working.
helped put an estimated 20,000 people to work by covering 100 percent of
Several months ago, Hughes and his
gross wages for private and non-profit
Senate Democratic colleagues pro-
employers.
posed a package of bills to create jobs
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“Now is not the time for Congress to
eral funding to create more than
turn its back on helping people find
40,000 transitional jobs over the next
jobs,” Hughes said. “It is essential that
two years for adults and youth. The
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home, but that hasn't stopped her from continuing her fulltime work in Northwest Philadelphia and throughout the 2nd Dist., explaining to constituents and helping shape the family-friendly policies that we have achieved in the 111th Congress,” Fattah said.
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ongressman Chaka Fattah (D-Phila.) yesterday accepted the Best of Congress Award for improving the quality of life of working families. He praised the working mothers on his staff and singled out Senior Policy Adviser Cindy Bass for dedicated service just one year after the birth of her daughter.
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Mayor Marks
Housing Fund’s Results After 5 Years ayor Michael A. Nutter was joined by representatives from affordable housing developers, contractors and advocates as he celebrated the five-year anniversary of the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund, a dedicated, ongoing source of local funding set aside to address housing needs in Philadelphia.
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Mayor Nutter also released a report summarizing the Trust Fund’s investments and accomplishments over the past five years. Since its inception in 2005, the Fund has committed more than $45 million to expand and improve housing opportunities for nearly 5,000 households. “The Housing Trust Fund is a key tool in creating and preserving quality affordable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods throughout the City of Philadelphia,” said the Mayor. He credited it with creating nearly 850 new homes, with another 550 in the pipeline; with funding major home repairs in more than 1,200 houses; for accessible homes that have made it possible for 750 persons with disabilities to live more independently; and with averting homelessness for 1,450 households; Nutter said the program had lever-
aged more than $140 million in non-City funds to date, with projects in pipeline leveraging another $85 million. Trust Fund dollars are primarily raised through deed and mortgage recording fees. In recognition of the success of the Trust Fund, City Council has passed legislation raising the deed and mortgage recording fees by $30 to provide additional resources. Legislation is pending in Harrisburg that would implement the Council ordinance. The Trust Fund provides financing to nonprofit organizations (or joint ventures between nonprofits and for-profits) for constructing new affordable homes for sale or rent. The program also supports programs that preserve existing rental housing, make repairs to basic systems such as heating, plumbing and electric in owner-occupied homes, and modify homes to make them more accessible for the people with disabilities living there. “A stable home is a key foundation if individuals are to reach their highest potential,” said John MacDonald, President and CEO of Impact Services Corp., whose Trust Fund-supported developments are creating or preserving more than
100 homes. “The Trust Fund has enabled us to make quality affordable housing possible for first-time homebuyers and for homeless veterans.” Construction of developments supported by the Trust Fund is creating not only homes but also jobs all across the city. Total development costs for the 41 new homeownership and rental developments and the six rental preservation developments total more than $380 million. Deborah McColloch, director of the Office of Housing & Community Development said, “The Housing Trust Fund has been a tremendous resource as we increase the supply and the accessibility of affordable housing, create jobs and revitalize communities across the city.”
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Butkovitz: Mayor’s Office Finessed Fat Contract For OHCD
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$445,000 professional
Mayor’s Office of Community
services contract that
Services was for another city
was appropriated to the
agency, Controller Alan
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Butkovitz stated in an audit re-
livery costs invoiced under the
tional and oversight duties over
leased yesterday.
contract.
the sub-recipient agency. This will ensure some level of over-
After a review of the contract by
The invoice from the sub-recipi-
sight and questioning of expen-
auditors from the Controller’s
ent agency characterized the
ditures that are loosely
Office, MOCS staff was unable
costs as “program administra-
described as program adminis-
to answer several questions
tion,” “project completion,” and
tration, project completion, and
about the purpose of the con-
“basic systems repairs.”
‘basic systems repairs’,” said Butkovitz. “Failure to maintain
tract or provide any justification for costs that were incurred.
“This audit raises troubling
proper oversight and authority
Auditors were referred to the
questions when money is ap-
places taxpayer dollars at risk
City’s Commerce Department
propriated to one agency, yet a
for fraud and mismanagement.”
who provided some information
contract is entered into, ap-
about the contract, but referred
proved and becomes the re-
“While MOCS staff had no inter-
auditors to the City's Office of
sponsibility of another City
action with the sub-recipient
Housing & Community Develop-
agency,” said Butkovitz. “This
agency, however, MOCS ap-
ment.
arrangement left MOCS with no
proved the expenditures on the
oversight or interaction with the
contract. This arrangement
While auditors were informed
sub-recipient agency who is in-
raises serious oversight ques-
by OHCD they were overseeing
voicing the city hundreds of
tions when a city department
the contract and dealing with
thousands of dollars for serv-
that is appropriated a $445,000
the sub-recipient agency that
ices.”
contract, cannot explain the purpose of the contract or the
was providing basic home repairs, they were unable to iden-
“Authorized contract spending
costs that were invoiced,” said
tify the nature of certain
must be restricted to the depart-
Butkovitz.
administrative and program de-
ment or agency that has opera-
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