It was a joyous day for Philadelphia's 100th mayor as she signed her "historic first budget" into law at City Hall on Friday.Mayor Cherelle Parker was joined by Council President Kenyatta Johnson, other members of City Council, and Parker administration officials during the bill ceremony for her "One Philly Budget" for Fiscal Year 2025.The budget, which totals exactly $6.
37 billion, green-lights a "wide array of important initiatives and decisions" and earmarks over $2B in spending over six years on each of Parker's five core pillars of public safety, clean and green energy, economic opportunity, and housing and education. "Residents will be able to see, touch, and feel the positive impacts of this budget in their neighborhoods, along their commercial corridors, and throughout Philadelphia," Parker said.