NUTTER: Cross Index of Political Donors and City Beneficianaries
In an effort to restore integrity to City Hall and renew the public’s confidence in their government, I have led Philadelphia for comprehensive ethics reform. The initiatives that I championed and supported while in City Council have placed serious tools in the hands of Philadelphians working to end the corruption in our City.
As Councilman, I introduced and successfully passed legislation (Bill No. 050014 and Bill No. 040772-AA and 050613) to help expose the money at the core of the “pay to play” system. As a candidate for Mayor, I have and will continue to disclose every donation I receive. As Mayor, I will direct the appropriate entity to develop a cross indexed data base of my campaign donors and recipients of city contracts.
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He has had a track record of passing anticorruption legislation, putting sunshine on no-bid contracts, and placing requests for proposals on the web. Anticorruption and transparency has been a centerpiece of his most recent years in City Council and he stands out in this dimension. He also has thought through how to prepare for emergency contracting, a source of serious misspent funds in New Orleans. Unlike Fattah with his connections to Ron White, Nutter’s history demonstrates a strong commitment to more open and honest government.
He has misunderstood the question on civil penalties for those who offer bribes. (Fattah was the only one of the three candidates who responded on time to get this right.) Our fearless DA does not prosecute people who offer bribes under the criminal statutes. The reason for civil penalties is that someone can go after those who tempt city employees and the cost of offering a bribe goes from the cost of the bribe to serious money. He also did not outline a real proposal on nepotism but did come out in favor of registering lobbyists.
While Evans and Brady committed to a cross indexed list of political donors and recipients and Fattah seemed to say that he agreed also, this is the most thorough response.
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