Council actions
Philadelphia City Council actions
These are actions recorded in Legistar without a published member-by-member vote. They include unanimous decisions, procedural steps such as hearings, notices and amendments, and other entries such as referrals and signatures.
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Council actions
Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the May 1, 2003 meeting.
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Showing 109-115 of 115 actions from May 1, 2003
The enacted ordinance authorized putting a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before voters on November 4, 2003.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the composition of the Board of Pensions and Retirement, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have limited how much a property’s taxable assessed value could increase in one year for purposes of calculating real estate taxes, generally capping the increase at 10% while allowing additional increases tied to new construction or improvements.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that the taxes levied on a property under that section shall not increase in any one year by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes, under certain terms and conditions.
RECONSIDERED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed bill would have limited how much a property’s taxable assessed value could increase in one year for purposes of calculating real estate taxes, generally capping the increase at 10% while allowing additional increases tied to new construction or improvements.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that the taxes levied on a property under that section shall not increase in any one year by more than a specified percentage as the result of an increase in the assessed value of the property as returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes, under certain terms and conditions.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require City Council to redraw the boundaries of the 10 councilmanic districts after each decennial census.
Proposing an amendment to Section 2-102 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the redistricting of the City to revise the boundaries of the councilmanic districts after each decennial census, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require City Council to redraw the boundaries of the 10 councilmanic districts after each decennial census.
Proposing an amendment to Section 2-102 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the redistricting of the City to revise the boundaries of the councilmanic districts after each decennial census, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
RECONSIDERED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This lapsed resolution proposed amending the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require City Council to redraw the boundaries of the 10 councilmanic districts after each decennial census.
Proposing an amendment to Section 2-102 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the redistricting of the City to revise the boundaries of the councilmanic districts after each decennial census, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
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Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance established the Roxborough District neighborhood improvement district along Ridge Avenue and nearby intersecting streets, and designated the Roxborough Development Corporation to manage it.
Establishing a neighborhood improvement district in an area that generally includes both sides of Ridge Avenue from Main Street to 7220 Ridge Avenue and certain blocks of streets that intersect that portion of Ridge Avenue to be known as the Roxborough District ("District"); designating the Roxborough Development Corporation, a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation, as the Neighborhood Improvement District Management Association for the District; approving a plan for the District, including a list of proposed improvements and their estimated cost, and providing for assessment fees to be levied on property owners within the District; authorizing the Director of Commerce, on behalf of the City, to execute an agreement with the Roxborough Development Corporation relating to the District; and authorizing the Roxborough Development Corporation to assess property owners within the District a special property assessment fee to be used in accordance with the approved plan; all in accordance with ...
ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.