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
Procedural actions actions from the January 23, 2020 meeting.
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This resolution, which is in committee, would authorize the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about strategies for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Philadelphia’s technology sector.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings examining strategies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in Philadelphia's technology sector.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, which is in committee, would authorize the City Council’s Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings about strategies for increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Philadelphia’s technology sector.
Authorizing the Committee on Commerce and Economic Development to hold hearings examining strategies to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in Philadelphia's technology sector.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution authorizes Philadelphia City Council to hire lawyers to file a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Authorizing Council to retain counsel to file a lawsuit compelling the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to carry out its obligation to protect the citizens of Pennsylvania by enacting, or authorizing municipalities to enact, commonsense, constitutional legislation that addresses the public health crisis of gun violence.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution recognizing and honoring Philadelphia residents who serve as jurors.
Recognizing and honoring the efforts of jurors who fulfill one of the most important civic duties and designating January 30, 2020 as Juror Appreciation Day in the City of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution would authorize the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about how to improve Philadelphia’s homicide clearance and conviction rates.
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to determine what efforts and resources can be implemented to improve the City's homicide clearance and conviction rates, and explore best practices nationwide in solving murders.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution would authorize the City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings about how to improve Philadelphia’s homicide clearance and conviction rates.
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Public Safety to hold public hearings to determine what efforts and resources can be implemented to improve the City's homicide clearance and conviction rates, and explore best practices nationwide in solving murders.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring Lynette Brown-Sow, Dr.
Honoring and celebrating Philadelphia's Living Legends: Lynette Brown-Sow, Dr. Constance Clayton, Gregorio Pac Cojulun, Dr. Naomi Johnson-Booker, and the Honorable Frederica A. Massiah-Jackson, who are leaders in Philadelphia in their respective fields of behavioral health, education, art, music and the justice system, as part of the commemoration of Black History Month.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, which is in committee, would authorize the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings about Philadelphia’s underground economy.
Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to conduct hearings to investigate the underground economy.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, which is in committee, would authorize the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to hold hearings about Philadelphia’s underground economy.
Authorizing the Committee on Licenses and Inspections to conduct hearings to investigate the underground economy.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution urging the Social Security Administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would review most disability benefit recipients every two years.
Urging the Social Security Administration (SSA) to withdraw its proposed rule to review disability benefit eligibility every two years, which would put thousands of people in danger of losing their benefits over the next ten years in the City of Philadelphia, and millions of people at risk across the United States, and expressing opposition to the proposed rule as inhumane and contrary to public health.
Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, currently in committee, would authorize the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold hearings about Philadelphia’s preparedness for a possible economic recession.
Authorizing the committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to conduct hearings to determine the City of Philadelphia's preparedness for the possibility of an economic recession and the strength of the reserve stabilization funds.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, currently in committee, would authorize the Committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to hold hearings about Philadelphia’s preparedness for a possible economic recession.
Authorizing the committee on Fiscal Stability and Intergovernmental Cooperation to conduct hearings to determine the City of Philadelphia's preparedness for the possibility of an economic recession and the strength of the reserve stabilization funds.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution honoring the African American Children’s Book Project on the occasion of its 28th Annual African American Children’s Book Fair.
Honoring the African American Children's Book Project on the Occasion of its 28th Annual African American Children's Book Fair.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Philadelphia City Council adopted a resolution recognizing, honoring, and congratulating Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on its 100th anniversary.
Recognizing, honoring and congratulating Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated on its 100th Anniversary.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, currently in committee, would authorize the City Council’s Labor & Civil Service and Public Safety committees to hold joint hearings about hiring, staffing, and retention challenges at Philadelphia’s 911 Unified Call Center.
Authorizing the Committees on Labor & Civil Service and Public Safety to hold joint hearings regarding hiring, staffing, and retention challenges for the 911 Unified Call center, and the impact these challenges have on the health and well-being of 911 dispatchers.
ADOPTED & REFERRED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This resolution, currently in committee, would authorize the City Council’s Labor & Civil Service and Public Safety committees to hold joint hearings about hiring, staffing, and retention challenges at Philadelphia’s 911 Unified Call Center.
Authorizing the Committees on Labor & Civil Service and Public Safety to hold joint hearings regarding hiring, staffing, and retention challenges for the 911 Unified Call center, and the impact these challenges have on the health and well-being of 911 dispatchers.
Introduced and Ordered Placed on This Week's Final Passage Calendar
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would protect Philadelphia officers and employees from workplace retaliation when they report suspected sexual harassment to designated officials or offices while an investigation is pending.
Amending Title 20 Of The Philadelphia Code, Entitled, "OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES," CHAPTER 20-700, "DEFENSE AND INDEMNIFICATION," By Adding New Language To Provide Protection For Disclosures Of Sexual Harassment And Immunity For Cooperation Against Sexual Harassers, All Under Certain Terms And Conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, currently in committee, would put a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before city voters in a special election scheduled for November 3, 2020.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in the Resolution approved by City Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the operating budget and providing for a mandatory fifty million dollar ($50,000,000) minimum annual appropriation to the Housing Trust Fund or any such successor financial facility or such successor financial facilities; and authorizing the appropriate officers to fix the date for the special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of the ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.