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Mayor Kenney Sixth Budget Address to City Council Strictly embargoed for delivery Mayor Kenney delivered his sixth budget address to City Council on April 15, 2021. This is the text of his speech as prepared: Thank you, Council President Clarke and members of City Council, for inviting me to speak today. As surreal as it is to be joining you virtually - and not in Council Chambers - I am pleased to present our sixth proposed Five Year Financial Plan, covering Fiscal Years 2022-2026. Unlike the previous five, this Plan comes in the wake of what many consider the most challenging year in Philadelphia's history. The combination of a global pandemic, a tumultuous presidential election, a worsening gun violence epidemic, and long overdue demands for racial justice, have tested the resolve and resilience of every single Philadelphian. We've experienced a great deal of loss. We lost loved ones, many lost their jobs, and others lost businesses they worked years to build. But I, for ...
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This communication contains Mayor Kenney’s April 15, 2021 budget address to City Council, presenting a proposed Five Year Financial Plan for fiscal years 2022–2026. The speech outlines proposed City spending and investments in areas including pandemic recovery, taxes, housing, education, public safety, health, businesses, parks, and streets; it does not itself enact or authorize those proposals.