Mayor Nutter's first act was to sign an executive order declaring a crime emergency. He'd pledged to do that during the campaign, but backed off that pledge in recent weeks, so the signing was a bit of a surprise. It likely won't lead to any clear tactical changes for at least a few weeks. New Police Commissioner Ramsey will report back to Nutter at the end of the month with his plan.
With his second act, Nutter formally established the office of Chief Integrity Officer, a post he filled a few weeks ago with former assistant U.S. Attorney Joan Markman. The third executive order gave his deputy mayors and yet-to-be-announced deputy managing directors the authority to oversee certain city departments.
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