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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Every non-roll-call council action we currently track from the February 15, 2022 meeting.
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Showing 1-18 of 24 actions from February 15, 2022
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings about affordable housing subsidies that are set to expire.
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to conduct public hearings to explore the crisis of expiring affordable housing subsidies and the impact of those expirations on the availability of affordable housing units in the City of Philadelphia.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings about affordable housing subsidies that are set to expire.
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to conduct public hearings to explore the crisis of expiring affordable housing subsidies and the impact of those expirations on the availability of affordable housing units in the City of Philadelphia.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This adopted resolution authorizes the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to hold public hearings about affordable housing subsidies that are set to expire.
Authorizing the Philadelphia City Council Committee on Housing, Neighborhood Development and the Homeless to conduct public hearings to explore the crisis of expiring affordable housing subsidies and the impact of those expirations on the availability of affordable housing units in the City of Philadelphia.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution calls for City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings on offering election materials in more languages, exploring randomized ballot order, and improving election safety and security.
Calling for the Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to examine the feasibility of offering election materials in additional languages, exploring ballot randomization, and enabling safer and more secure elections to adequately prepare for and participate in local, state, and federal elections.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The adopted resolution calls for City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings on offering election materials in more languages, exploring randomized ballot order, and improving election safety and security.
Calling for the Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to examine the feasibility of offering election materials in additional languages, exploring ballot randomization, and enabling safer and more secure elections to adequately prepare for and participate in local, state, and federal elections.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The adopted resolution calls for City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings on offering election materials in more languages, exploring randomized ballot order, and improving election safety and security.
Calling for the Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to examine the feasibility of offering election materials in additional languages, exploring ballot randomization, and enabling safer and more secure elections to adequately prepare for and participate in local, state, and federal elections.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission and submit the amendment to Philadelphia voters.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the establishment of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission and submit the amendment to Philadelphia voters.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the establishment of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission and submit the amendment to Philadelphia voters.
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the establishment of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on May 17, 2022, whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission; 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.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on May 17, 2022, whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission; 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.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted bill provided for Philadelphia voters to decide on May 17, 2022, whether to amend the Home Rule Charter to establish the Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of a Fair Housing Commission as an independent commission; 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.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing to remove gender-based references from the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter’s Educational Supplement, which governs parts of the city’s public education system.
Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references throughout the Educational Supplement; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing to remove gender-based references from the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter’s Educational Supplement, which governs parts of the city’s public education system.
Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references throughout the Educational Supplement; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing to remove gender-based references from the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter’s Educational Supplement, which governs parts of the city’s public education system.
Proposing an amendment to the Educational Supplement to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references throughout the Educational Supplement; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing to remove gender-based references from the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and replace them with gender-neutral wording.
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references through the Charter; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
REPORTED FAVORABLY
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing to remove gender-based references from the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and replace them with gender-neutral wording.
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references through the Charter; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
City Council adopted a resolution proposing to remove gender-based references from the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter and replace them with gender-neutral wording.
Proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the removal of gender-based references through the Charter; and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.