Cherelle Parker: “The $550 million labor reserve that this administration, my…”

“Yes. As it relates to police and fire. And I'm forgetting it. Still workers. Still workers and prisons. The $550 million labor reserve that this administration, my administration, proposed when we set our budget for consideration to the City Council of Philadelphia. That was the largest labor reserve ever proffered by any mayor over the last 30 years here in the city of Philadelphia. Why was that number and that dollar value important to you? Mayor Because I wanted to be transparent. No, no tricky math, right? No gimmicks here.” (28:16–28:39)

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