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Philadelphia Controller

Alan Butkovitz

Alan Butkovitz
City Controller

Prior to his election as the Philadelphia City Controller in 2005, Alan Butkovitz served fifteen years in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives where he earned a reputation for hard work, independence, and innovative ideas.

He works to find solutions to problems ranging from Philadelphia EMS response times to the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

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About The City Controller

The City Controller is one of nine popularly elected offices in the executive branch of City of Philadelphia government. The term of office of the City Controller is four years, and is not subject to term limitation.

The City Controller is independent of the Mayor and City Council, whose operations the City Controller audits.

This independence is reinforced by legislatively mandated staggered terms, the election for City Controller and District Attorney falling midway between the elections for Mayor, the other six executive branch officeholders and the 17 members of City Council.

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1401 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1679

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