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MAYOR NUTTER APPOINTS ALAN GREENBERGER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR |
8/15/2008
MAYOR NUTTER APPOINTS ALAN GREENBERGER AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA CITY PLANNING COMMISSION
August 14 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced today that he has appointed Alan Greenberger as Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission.
“Alan has established a reputation as one of the most thoughtful, steady and considerate voices in city planning,” said Mayor Nutter. “I am confident that he is exactly the right candidate to lead the City Planning Commission into a new era for planning in Philadelphia. The Commission will return to its historic, Charter-based leadership role in shaping our vision of the future and managing the development of our city.”
Alan Greenberger has served as Vice-Chair of the Planning Commission since January 2008. He is a principal at MGA Partners where he directs many of the firm's architectural, urban design, and planning projects and he is a co-founder of the Design Advocacy Group of Philadelphia. He has served as Lead Designer/Planner on projects both in the city, the region and around the world including the United States Courthouse in Philadelphia, the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, Temple University’s Campus Masterplan, and the Art Museum at Princeton University. He is a Visiting Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Department of City and Regional Planning and an Adjunct Professor of Architecture at the Drexel University Department of Architecture.
“Mayor Nutter has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to a new era for planning in Philadelphia and I am very excited to play a key role as Executive Director of the City Planning Commission,” said Alan Greenberger. “With his |
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CITY OF PHILADELPHIA REACHES TENTATIVE AGREEMENT WITH DISTRICT COUNCIL 47 |
8/14/2008
August 14 – Today the City of Philadelphia and representatives of AFSCME District Council 47 reached a tentative agreement on a one-year contract. Mayor Michael A. Nutter made the following statement this afternoon:
“Three weeks after I had the pleasure of announcing an historic agreement with more than 10,000 members of District Council 33, we’re here today to announce a tentative agreement with District Council 47, which represents about 3,300 white-collar workers.
“The key provisions of this tentative agreement are almost identical to those that DC 33 members recently approved in an overwhelming vote.
“District Council 47 employees are being offered:
$1,100 bonus;
A continuation of their current healthcare plan with a per member, per month payment at the same dollar value [$975.76];
New language on the issue of contracting out;
A pilot program funded by the city to deal with workplace violence [$75,000];
Funding [$50,000] to support a union program to help members gain certification, which will enable them to increase their pay; |
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