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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Procedural actions actions from the May 17, 2004 meeting.
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This enacted ordinance increases permit fees for applicants who break or excavate paved or macadamized streets.
Amending Section 11-203 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sewer and Water Pipe and Other Underground Service," by increasing permit fee charges for breaking and excavating of any paved or macadamized street, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill sets fees for second and later reinspections by the Department of Licenses and Inspections when businesses or construction work remain out of compliance: $75 for a second reinspection, $150 for a third, and $300 for a fourth or later reinspection.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Section establishing a fee schedule for reinspections conducted by the Department of Licenses and Inspections for failure to comply with the provisions of Title 9; and amending Title 4, Subcode "A," Section A-901.10, entitled "Reinspection Fees," to amend the fee schedule for reinspections conducted by the Department of Licenses and Inspections for failure to comply with the provisions of certain technical codes; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill increases existing fees and establishes new fees under Philadelphia’s Air Management Code and Health Code.
Amending Titles 3 and 6 of The Philadelphia Code, the "Air Management Code" and "Health Code," respectively, by increasing the fees or establishing new fees for various health-related licenses, permits, certificates, approvals and variances issued by the City and for various inspections, examinations, reviews and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax to reduce tax rates in stages for eligible low-income residents and nonresidents, with the tax eventually eliminated for very low-income residents and reduced to a set minimum for very low-income nonresidents.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in six stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, and directing the Revenue Department to prepare forms for use by eligible taxpayers seeking such refunds; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax to reduce tax rates in stages for eligible low-income residents and nonresidents, with the tax eventually eliminated for very low-income residents and reduced to a set minimum for very low-income nonresidents.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in six stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, and directing the Revenue Department to prepare forms for use by eligible taxpayers seeking such refunds; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance makes permanent and clarifies Philadelphia’s job creation tax credit for certain businesses that create new full-time jobs in the city.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by making permanent and clarifying the pilot program under which a Job Creation Tax Credit will be given to certain businesses that create new jobs within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization rules to further authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose a tax on people or businesses using or occupying real estate for commercial or industrial activity.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806 to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s school tax authorization law to allow the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on residents’ net income from owning, leasing, selling, or otherwise disposing of real property and tangible and intangible personal property.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1804, entitled "Authorization of Net Income Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on net income from real property and tangible and intangible personal property of residents of the School District of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s Code to authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose an annual tax on real estate in the city for school district purposes.
Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have adopted Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2005 Capital Budget, totaling about $1.54 billion for the period from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
To adopt a Fiscal 2005 Capital Budget.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have adopted Philadelphia’s six-year Capital Program for Fiscal Years 2005 through 2010, with estimated costs totaling about $5.086 billion.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2005-2010 inclusive.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s parking tax by setting it at 20% of the amount charged for parking or storing a motor vehicle starting July 1, 2004, compared with the prior 15% rate.
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2005, appropriating money from the General Fund and other funds to city departments, boards, commissions, courts, and programs.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2005.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted law requires the Board of Revision of Taxes to notify City Council before changing the ratios used to calculate property assessments.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that no change by the Board of Revision of Taxes to the ratios it uses to calculate assessed value shall be effective unless Council by ordinance adjusts real estate tax rates so that such change is revenue neutral, or unless Council otherwise approves such change by ordinance; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s tax rules by setting a three-year limit for assessing most city taxes and a six-year limit for filing lawsuits to collect them, generally measured from when a return is due or filed.
Amending Chapter 19-500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Taxes and Rents-General," by providing for uniform time limitations on collections, examinations and assessments, under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s realty transfer tax rules to include deeds in lieu of foreclosure in the definition of a property’s taxable value.
Amending Chapter 19-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Realty Transfer Taxes," by amending the definition of "Value" to include deeds in lieu of foreclosure.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax rules for unincorporated businesses.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Income" to determine the net income of unincorporated businesses by allowing deductions of payments to certain proprietors or partners.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax by reducing certain tax rates on business receipts and net income.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.