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October 28, 2003 TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA: I am herewith returning to you as disapproved Bill Number 030641, which was passed by Council on October 16, 2003, and which would provide pay raises of approximately 15 percent to elected officials. While I value and respect the work of elected officials, I believe providing raises of such magnitude is inappropriate and sends the wrong message to our constituents and employees who will be asked to make sacrifices to help ensure that we maintain fiscal stability over the next four years. Further, in order to curtail our costs, we have implemented a hiring freeze, we have withheld pay raises to civil service exempt employees who earn more than $50,000, and have committed to significantly reducing our workforce. Our union represented employees are getting pay raises of either three percent or 3.5 percent this year and our FY04-FY08 Five-Year Plan assumes no pay increases after FY05. ...

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This communication records Mayor John F. Street’s disapproval and return of Bill 030641, which would have increased pay for elected officials by approximately 15 percent. The mayor cited city cost-cutting measures and fiscal stability concerns and asked that the bill not become law; the communication was placed on file and did not enact the raises.

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PLACED ON FILE
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October 30, 2003
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October 28, 2003

TO THE PRESIDENT AND MEMBERS OF THE

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA:

I am herewith returning to you as disapproved Bill Number 030641, which was passed by Council on October 16, 2003, and which would provide pay raises of approximately 15 percent to elected officials. While I value and respect the work of elected officials, I believe providing raises of such magnitude is inappropriate and sends the wrong message to our constituents and employees who will be asked to make sacrifices to help ensure that we maintain fiscal stability over the next four years.

Further, in order to curtail our costs, we have implemented a hiring freeze, we have withheld pay raises to civil service exempt employees who earn more than $50,000, and have committed to significantly reducing our workforce. Our union represented employees are getting pay raises of either three percent or 3.5 percent this year and our FY04-FY08 Five-Year Plan assumes no pay increases after FY05. On this basis, I respectfully request that this bill not become law.

Respectfully,

John F. Street, Esquire

Mayor-City of Philadelphia

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