Rebecca Rynhart, the city controller for the City of Philadelphia, announced Tuesday that she will be resigning from office.
City controller Rebecca Rhynhart stops by FOX 29 after her police spending review revealed staffing issues and varied 911 response times.Rebecca Rynhart, the city controller for the City of Philadelphia, announced Tuesday that she is resigning from office and launching her campaign for mayor.
"After close to a decade of public service working for two different mayors, I decided to run for City Controller six years ago because I wanted to be an independent voice for the people and have a bigger impact on the city I love," Rynhart said in a statement. Rhynhart was first elected as city controller in 2017, then she was re-elected in 2021. Her resignation comes just a week after her office released a
"In total, we have over 640 fewer officers available for duty than we had 5 years ago," Rhynhart explained in an interview with FOX 29’s Jeff Cole. Of Philadelphia's 6,000 police officers, Rhynhart reports that just 2,500 are assigned to patrol the city’s streets. The police department was budgeted more than $750 million at the time of the review.