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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

Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the May 15, 2008 meeting.

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Showing 127-143 of 143 actions from May 15, 2008

Unanimous2008-05-15
Bill 080158

The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education 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; all under certain terms and conditions.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080158

The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education 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; 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.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080156

This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2009, making appropriations from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, health, and other funds.

Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2008-05-15
Bill 080156

This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2009, making appropriations from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, health, and other funds.

Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080156

This enacted ordinance adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2009, making appropriations from the city’s general, water, grant, transportation-related, housing, health, and other funds.

Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080155

This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget, totaling $2,460,808,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.

To adopt a Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2008-05-15
Bill 080155

This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget, totaling $2,460,808,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.

To adopt a Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080155

This enacted ordinance adopts Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget, totaling $2,460,808,000 for capital projects during July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009.

To adopt a Fiscal 2009 Capital Budget.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080154

The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2014.

To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2009-2014 inclusive.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2008-05-15
Bill 080154

The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2014.

To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2009-2014 inclusive.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080154

The City adopted a Capital Program covering Fiscal Years 2009 through 2014.

To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2009-2014 inclusive.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080129

This enacted ordinance grants Sunil Shroff, who operates a newsstand at Fortieth and Spruce Streets, permission to build and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.

Granting permission to Sunil Shroff, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2008-05-15
Bill 080129

This enacted ordinance grants Sunil Shroff, who operates a newsstand at Fortieth and Spruce Streets, permission to build and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.

Granting permission to Sunil Shroff, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080129

This enacted ordinance grants Sunil Shroff, who operates a newsstand at Fortieth and Spruce Streets, permission to build and maintain conduits under and across the public right-of-way to provide electrical and telephone service to the newsstand.

Granting permission to Sunil Shroff, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, to construct, use and maintain conduits for fiber optic facilities in, under and across the northwest corner of Fortieth Street and Spruce Street, for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to said newsstand.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080022

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.

ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.

Unanimous2008-05-15
Bill 080022

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.

SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass

Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.

Procedural2008-05-15
Bill 080022

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.

ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR

Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.