A bill that would enable Philadelphia City Council to review conflict-counsel contracts awarded to the Public Defender’s Office and similar organizations was introduced Wednesday before the council’s Law and Government Committee.
The committee unanimously decided to send Bill 150001 to City Council for a vote to take place next week. If enacted, the bill would remove roadblocks in previous conflict-counsel-related legislation exempting contracts between the city and the Defender Association of Philadelphia, Community Legal Services and the Support Center for Child Advocates from council review.
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