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 October 27, 2015 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 30 actions from October 27, 2015
This enacted ordinance establishes a City wage theft coordinator to receive and decide complaints about unpaid wages in Philadelphia, generally involving claims between $100 and $10,000.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a wage theft coordinator for the City and adding definitions, duties, penalties, fees, procedural requirements, a private right of action and other related items regarding wage theft ; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a City wage theft coordinator to receive and decide complaints about unpaid wages in Philadelphia, generally involving claims between $100 and $10,000.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a wage theft coordinator for the City and adding definitions, duties, penalties, fees, procedural requirements, a private right of action and other related items regarding wage theft ; all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a City wage theft coordinator to receive and decide complaints about unpaid wages in Philadelphia, generally involving claims between $100 and $10,000.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a wage theft coordinator for the City and adding definitions, duties, penalties, fees, procedural requirements, a private right of action and other related items regarding wage theft ; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance establishes a City wage theft coordinator to receive and decide complaints about unpaid wages in Philadelphia, generally involving claims between $100 and $10,000.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by creating a wage theft coordinator for the City and adding definitions, duties, penalties, fees, procedural requirements, a private right of action and other related items regarding wage theft ; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure creates the Task Force on the Philadelphia Music Industry as an advisory body to City Council.
Creating the Philadelphia Commission on The Music Industry.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure creates the Task Force on the Philadelphia Music Industry as an advisory body to City Council.
Creating the Philadelphia Commission on The Music Industry.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure creates the Task Force on the Philadelphia Music Industry as an advisory body to City Council.
Creating the Philadelphia Commission on The Music Industry.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted measure creates the Task Force on the Philadelphia Music Industry as an advisory body to City Council.
Creating the Philadelphia Commission on The Music Industry.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill authorizes the construction of a public sewer and related work to provide sewer service on Waterloo Street from West Hewson Street to West Berks Street and on West Hewston Street from North Mascher Street to Waterloo Street.
Authorizing the construction of a sewer and appurtenant work in a proposed right-of way, required to alleviate unsanitary conditions in portions of Waterloo Street and West Hewston Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes paving Bucknell Street from Oxford Street to Jefferson Street, Twenty-Third Street from Oxford Street to Jefferson Street, and Bolton Street from Croskey Street to Twenty-Third Street for new residential development.
Authorizing the paving of Bucknell Street from Oxford Street to Jefferson Street, Twenty-Third Street from Oxford Street to Jefferson Street, and Bolton Street from Croskey Street to Twenty-Third Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted bill authorizes the Procurement Commissioner to contract for construction of a public sewer and related work in existing rights-of-way.
Authorizing the construction of sewer and appurtenant work in existing rights-of-way, required to alleviate unsanitary conditions in portions of East Gravers Lane and East Abington Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs at the intersection of Millbrook Road and Kipling Lane.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Millbrook Road and Kipling Lane.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance requires all-way stop signs to be installed and maintained at the intersection of Claridge Street and Faunce Street, in accordance with PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Claridge Street and Faunce Street.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the installation and maintenance of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Claridge Street and Shelmire Avenue, following PennDOT regulations.
Authorizing the installation of all-way stop signs at the intersection of Claridge Street and Shelmire Avenue.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes Stacy Reed, who operates a newsstand at the southwest corner of Broad and Vine Streets, to install, use, and maintain underground conduits across the street corner to provide electrical and telephone service.
Authorizing Stacy Reed, owner and operator of the newsstand located on the southwest corner of Broad and Vine street, to construct, use and maintain conduits in, under and across the southwest corner of Broad and Vine street for the purpose of supplying electrical service and telephone service to the newsstand, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s home-inspection licensing rules to require inspectors to follow the standards of their certifying professional organization.
Amending Section 9-1302 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Home Inspection License," to add required conduct for home inspectors, all under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This enacted ordinance authorizes the City to remove from City Plan No.
Authorizing the striking from City Plan No. 13-S and abandoning of a certain right-of-way reserved for gas main purposes which extends from Fourth Street to Fifth Street, north of Dickinson Street, under certain terms and conditions.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance authorized a $25 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2016 General Fund, moving money from the City Council’s appropriation to the Director of Finance for a contribution to the School District of Philadelphia.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016 within the General Fund from the City Council to the Director of Finance-Contribution to School District.
SIGNED
Other recorded action without a published tally.