WHEREAS
, Mayor John F. Street appointed and Council confirmed Pauline Abernathy as a member of the Philadelphia Board of Ethics, to serve a two-year term to end November 16, 2008; and
WHEREAS
, Ms. Abernathy has resigned her position on the Board of Ethics, creating a vacancy; and
WHEREAS
, Section 3-806(c) (Vacancies) of the Home Rule Charter provides that vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term of the member succeeded; and
WHEREAS
, Mayor Michael A. Nutter has nominated Kenya Mann, Esq., for appointment as a member of the Philadelphia Board of Ethics, to serve in the unexpired portion of the vacant term; and
WHEREAS
, Section 3-806 of the Charter requires the advice and consent of a majority of all members of the Council for the appointment of members of the Board of Ethics;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
That Council hereby consents to and confirms the appointment of Kenya Mann, Esq., as a member of the Board of Ethics, to serve in the term ending November 16, 2008.
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