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
Unanimous actions actions from the January 24, 2008 meeting.
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This enacted change to Philadelphia’s Code requires the Finance Director’s annual report on disparity studies and participation goals to include a ranking of City departments and agencies by their percentage of DBE utilization.
Amending Chapter 17-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Annual Disparity Study and Participation Goals," by requiring certain additional information to be included in the Finance Director's required annual report, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rates for tax years 2008 and later.
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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s minimum-wage rules for employers covered by Chapter 17-1300, requiring them to pay covered employees at least 150% of the federal minimum wage.
Amending Chapter 17-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Philadelphia 21st Century Minimum Wage Standard," by amending the minimum wage standard that regulates the wages employers subject to that Chapter must pay to employees covered by that Chapter, and by requiring such employers to provide certain benefits to such employees, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have made elected officials ineligible to participate in Philadelphia’s Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), a retirement program for eligible City employees.
Amending Title 22 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Public Employees Retirement Code," to make elected officials ineligible to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP), all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance amends a 2007 ordinance concerning Northern Star Developments LLC’s permission to construct, own, and maintain multi-level bays and balconies at 1617 N.
Amending Bill No. 070263 (approved September 20, 2007), entitled "An Ordinance authorizing Northern Star Developments LLC, 5 Eiker Road, Cranberry, NJ 08512, owner of the property at 1617 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19122, to construct, own and maintain multi-level bays and balconies as part of the Oxford Mews residential development project, under certain terms and conditions," by providing that the Bill shall take effect immediately, and by extending the time for compliance with the conditions stated therein.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits people who are subject to active protection-from-abuse orders from buying, possessing, using, controlling, manufacturing, or obtaining a license for firearms while the orders are in effect.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Prohibited Possession, Sale and Transfer of Firearms by Persons Subject to Protection From Abuse Orders."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted law allows a judge to issue a warrant to temporarily remove firearms from a person when a Commonwealth attorney or two police officers provide probable cause that the person poses an imminent risk of injury to themselves or others and possesses firearms in Philadelphia.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Temporary Removal of Firearms of Persons Posing a Risk of Imminent Personal Injury to Self or Others."
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required people acquiring or transferring firearms in Philadelphia—including bringing a firearm into the city—to apply for and obtain a license from the Philadelphia Police Department, with some exceptions for government agencies, certain dealers, and pawnbrokers.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section, entitled "Acquisition or Transfer of Firearms," to regulate the acquiring or transferring of any firearm within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have prohibited people charged with certain violent-crime offenses from acquiring, possessing, or controlling firearms while those charges were pending.
Amending Chapter 10-800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Safety," by adding a new Section to prohibit the possession or acquisition of firearms by persons charged with certain criminal offenses, during the pendency of such charges, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $19.8 million in Fiscal Year 2008 appropriations from the General Fund and Grants Revenue Fund to other City offices and programs.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 from the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions and from the Grants Revenue Fund, the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the General Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the transfer of $9,475,378 in Fiscal Year 2008 grant funds from the Director of Finance’s provision for other grants to the Police Department, Law Department, and City Commissioners.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the Police Department, the Law Department and the City Commissioners.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance provided for a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to be placed before voters on April 22, 2008.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow the Administrative Board to increase the number of deputies exempt from civil service in City departments; 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to consider a Home Rule Charter amendment on April 22, 2008, asking whether to separate and further define the responsibilities of the City Representative and the Commerce Department.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter separating and further defining the responsibilities of the City Representative and the Commerce Department; 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.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted ordinance prohibits the Water Department, including contractors acting for it, from shutting off water and sewer service at residential properties for unpaid bills on Fridays, weekends, legal holidays, or the day before a legal holiday.
Amending Title 13 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Water and Sewer," by adding a new Chapter regarding termination of water and sewer service and prohibiting the termination of such service on certain days, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s towing rules to require licensed towing businesses to accept credit and debit cards as full payment for listed towing fees.
Amending Section 9-605 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Towing," by requiring every person licensed to engage in the business of towing vehicles to accept credit cards and debit cards in payment of towing and other charges, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted change to Philadelphia’s residence requirements allows most City civil-service employees to be appointed without already living in Philadelphia.
Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," by providing that certain employees in the civil service need not be a bona fide resident of the City when appointed, but must establish and maintain bona fide residence in the City within six months after appointment.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s rules for salaries of certain appointed City officers.
Amending Chapter 20-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Compensation," by revising the ranges of salaries the Mayor may specify for certain appointed City officers.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required property managers and managing agents to give the City information about themselves and the properties they manage.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a section requiring property managers and managing agents to provide the City with certain information in connection with the properties they manage and for which they serve as managing agents, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.