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Philadelphia County, PA May 19, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Political Philosophy for Alan Butkovitz

Candidate for
City Controller; City of Philadelphia

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  • Identified over $700 million in revenue and savings for the city.

  • Completed over 120 audits in first 3 years - tripling the number of comprehensive annual performance audits from two to six a year, in conjunction with completing departmental audits and the City's Comprehensive Annual Finance Report.

  • Won national recognition for his Emergency Medical Service (EMS) audit that found EMS units were arriving late 40% of the time, and outlined ways to improve arrival times, while generating over $250 million to purchase more ambulances by properly billing insurance carriers.

  • Won national recognition for his audit that uncovered serious security problems on SEPTA's subway system and his Police Facilities audit that uncovered deplorable conditions in local police stations.

  • Both the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News endorsed Controller Butkovitz's Pension Recovery Plan which protects employees pensions while saving the City an estimated $350 million over the next five years. The Daily News called it "innovative" and said it "is a classic example of the kind of market expertise that we need in a controller."

  • Cut nearly $1 million from his own budget by eliminating 18 positions and cutting his own salary and the salaries of his top managers by 5%.

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