Lobbying Post #2
Many people "represent" me within the government since they are suppose to represent everyone and all but getting more detailed, I live within district 10, so one of the people I am represented by is Councilman Brian J. O'Neill. When looking towards what my Councilman, Brian J. O'Neill, felt towards budget cuts towards firefighters and the union I couldn't find anything. So I decided to research how he voted on budget cuts as a whole instead.
It was said that O'Neill was not a big talker when it came to the voting of different things, he did not talk or argue and mostly sat quietly. He is a republican and being a "minority" within the Philadelphia city council made him not say to much. It was said by Larry Ceisler, a public relations consultant on local issues, that "The only real power he had was on projects or initiatives in his own district." He does great within his own district since the northeast is full of many things like sports, clubs and ect. But I wasn't sure what I was going to find to much about how he felt towards the bigger things that had to do with everyone no his own district. But it is really hard to find out how he feels about certain things since he says "If there's something that doesn't involve my district that I don't feel strongly about, I usually side with the mayor".
I have found little bits from the research I have done. It has said that he believes in cutting city's tax burden on wages and businesses but I also found stuff, mostly about the education part of the budget cuts, and throughout a lot of the voting Mr. O'Neill has been voting in favor of helping out the budget cuts towards education. So by seeing all of these, especially with the education cuts, I would think that he would not be a fan of the budget cuts towards the firefighters and policeman especially if it was effecting his district. Though I don't know what road he would take voting wise since he seems like a very passive person within the city council and the decisions they make.
Helpful Links:
- http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Speaking-Up.html
- http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/Protestors-storm-Councilman-Brian-ONeills-office.html
- http://www.phila.gov/citycouncil/BrianJONeill.html
It was said that O'Neill was not a big talker when it came to the voting of different things, he did not talk or argue and mostly sat quietly. He is a republican and being a "minority" within the Philadelphia city council made him not say to much. It was said by Larry Ceisler, a public relations consultant on local issues, that "The only real power he had was on projects or initiatives in his own district." He does great within his own district since the northeast is full of many things like sports, clubs and ect. But I wasn't sure what I was going to find to much about how he felt towards the bigger things that had to do with everyone no his own district. But it is really hard to find out how he feels about certain things since he says "If there's something that doesn't involve my district that I don't feel strongly about, I usually side with the mayor".
I have found little bits from the research I have done. It has said that he believes in cutting city's tax burden on wages and businesses but I also found stuff, mostly about the education part of the budget cuts, and throughout a lot of the voting Mr. O'Neill has been voting in favor of helping out the budget cuts towards education. So by seeing all of these, especially with the education cuts, I would think that he would not be a fan of the budget cuts towards the firefighters and policeman especially if it was effecting his district. Though I don't know what road he would take voting wise since he seems like a very passive person within the city council and the decisions they make.
Helpful Links:
- http://www.governing.com/topics/politics/Speaking-Up.html
- http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/Protestors-storm-Councilman-Brian-ONeills-office.html
- http://www.phila.gov/citycouncil/BrianJONeill.html
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