About Philadelphia City Council
The Philadelphia City Council, the legislative body of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, consists of ten members elected by district and seven members elected at-large. The council president is elected by the members from among their number. Each member’s term is four years, and there are no limits on the number of terms a member may serve.
Former Mayor Bill Green once called City Council “the worst legislative body in the free world.”
Generocity Coverage (7 posts)
- Philadelphia’s poverty problem is bigger than you ever imagined
- ‘What has the most significant impact on leadership of color?’ 16 Philly-area leaders answer our question
- Are you ready to ditch the bag? Councilman Squilla thinks so (and so does the Clean Air Council)
- Report indicates that young Latinas in the School District of Philadelphia feel unseen and unheard
- That recidivism technology Philadelphia is getting might not account for racist policing
- Attend this reading of the Stanford victim’s statement at City Hall
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