Daily News | Philly City Council advances public safety director plan over Kenney administration’s objection
overseeing public safety despite objections by the mayor’s administration, which asked to delay the legislation because officials have not had enough time to assess its potential impact.
“I don’t think the citizens of Philadelphia want to delay anything that’s going to allow us to move the needle forward,” Clarke said.But officials in Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration have expressed concern that the legislation could limit a future mayor’s ability to craft the structure of their own cabinet.including allowing lawmakers to dictate the qualifications and job responsibilities of the person who holds the chief public safety director role.
Under current city law, mayors have great freedom to structure their administrations. For example, while a deputy managing director for public safety currently reports to Alexander, former Mayor Michael A. Nutter had a deputy mayor who oversaw public safety issues and reported directly to him.
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