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 24, 2004 meeting.
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The lapsed resolution would have approved a revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2005 through 2009, along with proposed changes for fiscal year 2004.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2005 through 2009, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2004, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates for residents and nonresidents, including people earning wages or business income in the city.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by establishing certain tax rates, amending the effective dates of various tax rate changes, and by amending the definition of Excess Growth Rate, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax rates for residents and nonresidents, including people earning wages or business income in the city.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by establishing certain tax rates, amending the effective dates of various tax rate changes, and by amending the definition of Excess Growth Rate, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules by setting discounts for early full payments and additions, interest, and penalties for late installment or annual payments.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing discounts and penalties related to the installment payments and new fiscal year billing, and to guarantee that payments are applied to current year tax first to avoid accumulation of additions and penalties.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax rules by setting discounts for early full payments and additions, interest, and penalties for late installment or annual payments.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing discounts and penalties related to the installment payments and new fiscal year billing, and to guarantee that payments are applied to current year tax first to avoid accumulation of additions and penalties.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Philadelphia Department of Revenue to accept real estate tax payments in four installments or as one annual payment.
Amending Chapter 19-1302 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Installment Payments" to provide for the Department of Revenue to accept payment of real estate taxes in four equal payments; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Philadelphia Department of Revenue to accept real estate tax payments in four installments or as one annual payment.
Amending Chapter 19-1302 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Installment Payments" to provide for the Department of Revenue to accept payment of real estate taxes in four equal payments; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax definition of “Net Operating Loss” by setting how many years businesses could carry losses forward.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Operating Loss" with respect to carryforward period for net operating losses.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax definition of “Net Operating Loss” by setting how many years businesses could carry losses forward.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Operating Loss" with respect to carryforward period for net operating losses.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax definition of “Net Operating Loss” by setting how many years businesses could carry losses forward.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Operating Loss" with respect to carryforward period for net operating losses.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have repealed Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, which established the Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax.
Repealing Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax;" effective January 1, 2005, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have repealed Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, which established the Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax.
Repealing Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax;" effective January 1, 2005, all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax system by gradually shifting the share of tax billings between land and building improvements.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Real Estate Taxes" to mandate a phase-in of equal percentages of the Target Tax Billings to be imposed upon lands and buildings for real estate tax purposes.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax system by gradually shifting the share of tax billings between land and building improvements.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Real Estate Taxes" to mandate a phase-in of equal percentages of the Target Tax Billings to be imposed upon lands and buildings for real estate tax purposes.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the schedule for estimated Philadelphia Business Privilege Tax payments.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing a minimum number of estimated tax payments in the last six months of the City's fiscal year and authorizing additional estimated payments in the first six months of the subsequent fiscal year.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed the schedule for estimated Philadelphia Business Privilege Tax payments.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing a minimum number of estimated tax payments in the last six months of the City's fiscal year and authorizing additional estimated payments in the first six months of the subsequent fiscal year.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for 2004 and created a method for setting rates in later years based on citywide taxable property values and revenue needs.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for tax year 2004, specifying that rates thereafter be dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, changing the billing year from a calendar year to a fiscal year; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have set Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for 2004 and created a method for setting rates in later years based on citywide taxable property values and revenue needs.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for tax year 2004, specifying that rates thereafter be dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, changing the billing year from a calendar year to a fiscal year; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.