Betsy Brantner Smith

“We believe that this entire commission in Philadelphia needs to be looked at, each person individually,”

Betsy Brantner Smith · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Smith called for each member of the Philadelphia oversight commission to be individually reviewed.

“When you are given that much access to people's private information, and you are giving that much access to inside information, the city in this case needs to be very sure that he is someone who is ethical,”

Betsy Brantner Smith · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Smith said the city must ensure those given access to private and inside information are ethical.

“Just because you have had a felony conviction overturned doesn't mean that you have the ethics necessary to handle this sensitive information.”

Betsy Brantner Smith · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02

Smith warned that having a felony conviction overturned does not guarantee the ethics needed to handle sensitive information.