PHILA.GOV
       
MAYOR
       
CITY COUNCIL
       
BUSINESS
       
RESIDENTS
       
LEISURE
       
3-1-1
Thank you, Council President Clarke and members of City Council, for inviting me to speak today. I am pleased to present our seventh proposed Five Year Financial Plan, covering Fiscal Years 2023-2027. As we all know, the past two years have not been easy. The challenges we?ve faced as a city, including a global pandemic, political turmoil at the national level, and intensified violence, have tested our collective resolve. But, with our trademark resilience and determination, we are facing those challenges together. I remember the uncertainty we all felt in the early days of the pandemic