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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

Other actions actions from the December 14, 2005 meeting.

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Showing 1-2 of 2 actions from December 14, 2005

Council Action2005-12-14
Resolution 050778

This lapsed resolution proposed amending Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter to transfer the Fairmount Park Commission’s powers and duties to the Department of Recreation, which would be renamed the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the transfer of the powers and duties of the Fairmount Park Commission to the Department of Recreation (to be renamed the "Department of Parks and Recreation") and reconstituting the Fairmount Park Commission as the Commission on Parks and Recreation, with new powers and duties, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.

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Other recorded action without a published tally.

Council Action2005-12-14
Bill 050753

This lapsed bill would have submitted a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters in a November 7, 2006 special election.

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 an amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the transfer of the powers and duties of the Fairmount Park Commission to the Department of Recreation (to be renamed the "Department of Parks and Recreation") and reconstituting the Fairmount Park Commission as the Commission on Parks and Recreation, with new powers and duties; 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.