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Council amends Economic Opportunity Review Committee membership; debate over business versus labor representation
Summary
Council approved bill 250,654 to add two business/community members to the Economic Opportunity Review Committee (EORC). Councilmember Kendra Brooks explained her no vote, saying the change increases business representation without adding more seats for workers.
Philadelphia City Council passed bill 250,654, which amends the Philadelphia Code to add two additional business/community members to the Economic Opportunity Review Committee (EORC).
During the roll call the clerk recorded votes and the bill passed by a recorded majority; the transcript records an initial roll call that was later corrected after a member requested a rerecording of her vote. Councilmember Kendra Brooks later publicly explained her no vote: she said the bill expands business representation on the EORC without increasing worker representation and that labor and…
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