Mayor Cherelle Parker / Cherelle.Parker@phila.gov / https://www.phila.gov/departments/mayor
CITY COUNCIL - https://phlcouncil.com
FOR GROUP EMAILS:
Kenyatta.Johnson@phila.gov; Mark.Squilla@phila.gov;Cindy.Bass@phila.gov;Isaiah.Thomas@phila.gov;
Jamie.Gauthier@phila.gov;Curtis.Jones@phila.gov;Brian.Oneill@phila.gov;Katherine.Gilmore.Richardson@phila.gov;Kendra.Brooks@phila.gov;
Mike.Driscoll@phila.gov; Quetcy.Lozada@phila.gov;Anthony.Phillips@phila.gov;Jim.Harrity@phila.gov; Jeffery.Young@phila.gov; Nina.Ahmad@phila.gov; Rue.Landau@phila.gov; Nicolas.ORourke@phila.gov
- City Council Meetings: Thursdays at 10 AM, Room 400, City Hall, unless on vacation. The meetings don't normally get started until 10:30 am. There is a sign-up sheet inside the entrance of city council if you want to make a public comment. Or you can call in the previous day before 3 pm 215-686-3406 - https://phlcouncil.com/offering-public-comment-at-council-sessions-temp. Keep your comments to 2 minutes, even though sometimes they allow 3 minutes. Having prepared comments on paper is a good idea. You want to make the best use of your time.
- CALENDAR of ALL MEETINGS & AGENDA - city council meetings are called "stated meetings": https://phila.legistar.com/calendar.aspx
- FIND MY COUNCIL MEMBER - https://philacitycouncil.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=9cf0fb3394914cd0a8a7f22ea1395d55
PHILADELPHIA BOARD OF HEALTH - https://www.phila.gov/departments/board-of-health
MEETINGS: 5:30-7 PM (Sometimes they allow public comments during the meetings and sometimes they don’t. However, you can always submit comments to: Benjamin.Hartung@phila.gov More info at: https://www.phila.gov/departments/board-of-health/regulations-and-meeting-minutes/
CALENDAR: https://www.phila.gov/the-latest/all-events/?category=Board%20of%20Health
CONTACT: To send comments to Commission, email: Benjamin.hartung@phila.gov
STAFF EMAILS: NOT Commission Members: https://www.phila.gov/departments/department-of-public-health/about-us/staff/
PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL BOARD: https://www.philasd.org/schoolboard The School Board should be elected, not selected by the Mayor. As is, they are not answerable to the general public, let alone parents and students.
They call their school board meetings, “Action Meetings”. In some months there are also public hearings and policy committee meetings. Scroll down to find calendar. How to register to speak or submit written testimony. Speaker registration opens at 4 PM the Monday before the meeting. Written testimony must be submitted 24 hours before the meeting. Hand deliver or email schoolboard@philasd.org . If you are a speaker, you can submit a print copy of your spoken testimony to the clerk after you have spoken. Here are all the procedures: https://www.philasd.org/schoolboard/wp-content/uploads/sites/892/2021/08/005-Admin-Procedures-Aug-2021.pdf
MEETINGS: 4th Thursday, 4-7pm, 440 N. Broad Street
CALENDAR: https://www.philasd.org/schoolboard/meetingmaterials
CONTACT: https://www.philasd.org/schoolboard/contact
HEALTH DEPT: studenthealth@philasd.orgschoolboard@philasd.org; schoolboardcommittees@philasd.org; studentboardrep@philasd.org;jwilkerson@philasd.org; lehinton@philasd.org; saandrews@philasd.org; rstreater@philasd.org; cethompson@philasd.org; jdanzy@philasd.org; clam@philasd.org; mfixlopez@philasd.org; lsalley@philasd.org