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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Procedural actions actions from the January 30, 2020 meeting.
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This bill, which is in committee, would limit Philadelphia City Commissioners and the Sheriff to no more than five consecutive terms beginning on or after July 1, 2020.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by amending Section 2-112, entitled "City Commissioners," to provide for a limitation on City Commissioners' terms of office; by adding a new Section 2-114, entitled "Sheriff," to provide for a limitation on the Sheriff's terms in office; and providing for submission of such amendments for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of 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.
This bill, currently in committee, would submit a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment to voters for approval or rejection at a special election scheduled for April 28, 2020.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide that City elected officials may become candidates for nomination or election to public office without first resigning from their City office, and to provide for a limitation on Councilmembers' and the City Controller's terms in office; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance placed a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment on the November 3, 2020 ballot.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would require any facility housing people under 18 to get approval for an Opening Plan from a Mayor-designated city officer or department before opening or operating.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by enacting a new Chapter 9-1800, entitled "Youth Residential Facility," to require an Opening Plan to be approved by an officer or department designated by the Mayor prior to the opening or operation of any residential facility housing youth, all to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the youth, 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 add requirements for the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment when deciding requests for zoning variances.
Amending Section 14-303 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Common Procedures and Requirements," by providing for additional requirements with respect to the granting of variances by the Zoning Board of Adjustment; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.