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
Procedural actions actions from the November 17, 2005 meeting.
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Amending Chapter 20-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Campaign Contributions and Expenditures," by requiring candidates for elective City office, treasurers of political committees and other persons to file certain campaign finance reports with the Board of Ethics, by requiring the Board of Ethics to arrange for the publication of such information on the City's official website in a searchable format, and by making conforming changes to existing provisions of Chapter 20-1000, all under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the appointment of a Chief Information Officer who shall be a member of the Mayor's Cabinet; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for an Executive Director of the City Planning Commission who shall be a member of the Mayor's Cabinet; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 17-107 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships," by requiring a certain number of apprentices and journeymen on every City public works contract and further requiring that such apprentices be selected from a City apprenticeship identification program; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by adding a new Section 19-1801.1 providing for a cap on tax increases, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for an Executive Director of the City Planning Commission who shall be a member of the Mayor's Cabinet; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the appointment of a Chief Information Officer who shall be a member of the Mayor's Cabinet; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by adding a new provision relating to campaign contributions and expenditures, relating to, including but not limited to, the Mayor, District Attorney, City Controller, Register of Wills, Sheriff, Clerk of Quarter Sessions Court, City Commissioner, and City Council.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 11-506 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Alleys, Driveways, and Retaining Walls," by providing additional methods by which the City may assess abutting property owners to alleys or driveways which must be paved, repaved, or repaired, and by authorizing the Procurement Department to designated one or more nonprofit entities to enter into contracts and otherwise administer the paving and repaving of alleys and driveways in the City; all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing that real estate taxes levied under that Chapter shall be based on the average of ten years of assessed values, to offset the affects of the BRT's Full Valuation Project and to allow real estate taxpayers who own existing properties to enjoy tax relief commensurate with that conferred upon those who enjoy tax abatements for new construction, and by making technical amendments, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Amending Section 12-1117 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Physically Handicapped and Disabled or Severely Disabled Veteran Parking," by limiting, with respect to on-street parking spaces reserved for physically handicapped persons and severely-disabled veterans, the number of hours persons who do not live on the block may park in such reserved spaces, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
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 NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
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 NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
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 NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
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.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.