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 June 17, 2010 meeting.
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This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for bond issues to give Philadelphia-based firms and professionals a preference when the City or City-related agencies hire services for issuing bonds.
Amending Chapter 19-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Bond Issues," by providing a preference for Philadelphia-based firms and professionals to render professional services in connection with the issuance of bonds by the City and City-related agencies, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for bond issues to give Philadelphia-based firms and professionals a preference when the City or City-related agencies hire services for issuing bonds.
Amending Chapter 19-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Bond Issues," by providing a preference for Philadelphia-based firms and professionals to render professional services in connection with the issuance of bonds by the City and City-related agencies, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for certain City-funded or City-supported contracts worth more than $150,000.
Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," by requiring businesses responsible for performing work under certain contracts to provide for a certain percentage of the work to be performed by City residents, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The lapsed bill would have amended Philadelphia’s rules for certain City-funded or City-supported contracts worth more than $150,000.
Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," by requiring businesses responsible for performing work under certain contracts to provide for a certain percentage of the work to be performed by City residents, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed how Philadelphia certifies Local Business Entities and allowed businesses awaiting certification to be considered for local bidding preferences if their applications were approved.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by revising the process for certifying Local Business Entities; requiring targeted goals to increase Local Business Entity participation in both competitively bid and non-competitively bid contracts; and requiring reporting on such goals in the Annual Report, under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have changed how Philadelphia certifies Local Business Entities and allowed businesses awaiting certification to be considered for local bidding preferences if their applications were approved.
Amending Section 17-109 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Local Bidding Preferences," by revising the process for certifying Local Business Entities; requiring targeted goals to increase Local Business Entity participation in both competitively bid and non-competitively bid contracts; and requiring reporting on such goals in the Annual Report, under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Managing Director to make an electronic option available, whenever feasible, for City-related interactions and transactions.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Managing Director to implement an electronic option for processing all City-related interactions or transactions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Managing Director to make an electronic option available, whenever feasible, for City-related interactions and transactions.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Managing Director to implement an electronic option for processing all City-related interactions or transactions, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required the Mayor to submit an annual information technology strategic plan to City Council along with the proposed operating budget.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Mayor to submit to Council, with the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, an information technology strategic plan, following procedures to be adopted by the Managing Director, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required the Mayor to submit an annual information technology strategic plan to City Council along with the proposed operating budget.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Mayor to submit to Council, with the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, an information technology strategic plan, following procedures to be adopted by the Managing Director, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required the Mayor to give City Council a cost-benefit analysis for each project in the proposed annual capital budget and six-year capital program.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Mayor to submit to Council, with the proposed annual capital budget and capital program, a cost-benefit analysis that includes the return on investment and payback time for each capital project funded through the capital program and certain other information, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed proposal would have required the Mayor to give City Council a cost-benefit analysis for each project in the proposed annual capital budget and six-year capital program.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Mayor to submit to Council, with the proposed annual capital budget and capital program, a cost-benefit analysis that includes the return on investment and payback time for each capital project funded through the capital program and certain other information, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Mayor to submit program-based budgeting information with the proposed annual operating budget.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Mayor to submit to Council, with the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, program-based budgeting detail that identifies both the cost of performing specific functions funded by appropriations made by the City as well as the effectiveness of such functions, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This lapsed bill would have required the Mayor to submit program-based budgeting information with the proposed annual operating budget.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by requiring the Mayor to submit to Council, with the Mayor's proposed annual operating budget, program-based budgeting detail that identifies both the cost of performing specific functions funded by appropriations made by the City as well as the effectiveness of such functions, following procedures to be adopted by the Finance Director, all under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to organize the Philadelphia Health Center Authority under Pennsylvania’s Municipality Authorities Act for activities involving health centers.
Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Health Center Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes Philadelphia to organize the Philadelphia Health Center Authority under Pennsylvania’s Municipality Authorities Act for activities involving health centers.
Authorizing the City of Philadelphia to organize an authority to be known as The Philadelphia Health Center Authority, pursuant to the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act, 53 Pa. C.S. § 5601 et seq., under certain terms and conditions.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $4,549,313 in Fiscal Year 2011 General Fund appropriations from the Clerk of Quarter Sessions to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the General Fund from the Clerk of Quarter Sessions to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Introduced·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance authorized the City’s Finance Director to transfer $4,549,313 in Fiscal Year 2011 General Fund appropriations from the Clerk of Quarter Sessions to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011 within the General Fund from the Clerk of Quarter Sessions to the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania.
Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.