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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Meeting date
May 18, 2004
This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s Business Privilege Tax definition of “Net Operating Loss” by setting how many years businesses could carry losses forward.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by amending the definition of "Net Operating Loss" with respect to carryforward period for net operating losses.
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This lapsed bill would have repealed Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, which established the Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax.
Repealing Chapter 19-2500 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Non-Utilization Tax;" effective January 1, 2005, all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have changed Philadelphia’s real estate tax system by gradually shifting the share of tax billings between land and building improvements.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code entitled "Real Estate Taxes" to mandate a phase-in of equal percentages of the Target Tax Billings to be imposed upon lands and buildings for real estate tax purposes.
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This lapsed bill would have changed the schedule for estimated Philadelphia Business Privilege Tax payments.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by providing a minimum number of estimated tax payments in the last six months of the City's fiscal year and authorizing additional estimated payments in the first six months of the subsequent fiscal year.
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This lapsed bill would have set Philadelphia’s real estate tax rate for 2004 and created a method for setting rates in later years based on citywide taxable property values and revenue needs.
Amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by specifying a rate for tax year 2004, specifying that rates thereafter be dependent on total taxable assessed values certified by the Board of Revision of Taxes, changing the billing year from a calendar year to a fiscal year; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have transferred appeals of Philadelphia property assessments from the Board of Revision of Taxes to a newly created independent Property Assessment Appeals Board.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by removing the authority of the Board of Revision of Taxes to hear appeals and reassigning that authority, with the power, functions and duties of hearing and deciding appeals, from Board of Revision of Taxes assessment, to a newly appointed independent City agency to be known as the Property Assessment Appeals Board; imposing the duty on the Board of Revision of Taxes to adopt and publish Assessment Standards and Practices that include certification of full and averaged assessments; providing for submission of such amendment 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 questions 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.
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Meeting date
May 17, 2004
This enacted ordinance increases permit fees for applicants who break or excavate paved or macadamized streets.
Amending Section 11-203 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled "Sewer and Water Pipe and Other Underground Service," by increasing permit fee charges for breaking and excavating of any paved or macadamized street, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill sets fees for second and later reinspections by the Department of Licenses and Inspections when businesses or construction work remain out of compliance: $75 for a second reinspection, $150 for a third, and $300 for a fourth or later reinspection.
Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by adding a new Section establishing a fee schedule for reinspections conducted by the Department of Licenses and Inspections for failure to comply with the provisions of Title 9; and amending Title 4, Subcode "A," Section A-901.10, entitled "Reinspection Fees," to amend the fee schedule for reinspections conducted by the Department of Licenses and Inspections for failure to comply with the provisions of certain technical codes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill increases existing fees and establishes new fees under Philadelphia’s Air Management Code and Health Code.
Amending Titles 3 and 6 of The Philadelphia Code, the "Air Management Code" and "Health Code," respectively, by increasing the fees or establishing new fees for various health-related licenses, permits, certificates, approvals and variances issued by the City and for various inspections, examinations, reviews and other services provided by the Department of Public Health, all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted measure amended Philadelphia’s wage and net profits tax to reduce tax rates in stages for eligible low-income residents and nonresidents, with the tax eventually eliminated for very low-income residents and reduced to a set minimum for very low-income nonresidents.
Amending Chapter 19-1500 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Wage and Net Profits Tax," by decreasing in six stages the rates of the tax imposed upon certain low income persons, providing for refunds of excess taxes paid, and directing the Revenue Department to prepare forms for use by eligible taxpayers seeking such refunds; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance makes permanent and clarifies Philadelphia’s job creation tax credit for certain businesses that create new full-time jobs in the city.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Privilege Taxes," by making permanent and clarifying the pilot program under which a Job Creation Tax Credit will be given to certain businesses that create new jobs within the City of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization rules to further authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose a tax on people or businesses using or occupying real estate for commercial or industrial activity.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1806 to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on the use or occupancy of real estate within the School District of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s school tax authorization law to allow the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on residents’ net income from owning, leasing, selling, or otherwise disposing of real property and tangible and intangible personal property.
Amending Chapter 19-1800 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "School Tax Authorization," by amending Section 19-1804, entitled "Authorization of Net Income Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on net income from real property and tangible and intangible personal property of residents of the School District of Philadelphia; all under certain terms and conditions.
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This enacted bill amended Philadelphia’s Code to authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose an annual tax on real estate in the city for school district purposes.
Amending Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Authorization of Tax," to further authorize the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax on real estate within the City of Philadelphia, under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have adopted Philadelphia’s Fiscal 2005 Capital Budget, totaling about $1.54 billion for the period from July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
To adopt a Fiscal 2005 Capital Budget.
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This lapsed bill would have adopted Philadelphia’s six-year Capital Program for Fiscal Years 2005 through 2010, with estimated costs totaling about $5.086 billion.
To adopt a Capital Program for the six Fiscal Years 2005-2010 inclusive.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s parking tax by setting it at 20% of the amount charged for parking or storing a motor vehicle starting July 1, 2004, compared with the prior 15% rate.
Amending Chapter 19-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Parking Tax," by establishing a rate of taxation on parking transactions for fiscal year 2005 and thereafter, under certain terms and conditions.
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This lapsed bill would have adopted Philadelphia’s operating budget for Fiscal Year 2005, appropriating money from the General Fund and other funds to city departments, boards, commissions, courts, and programs.
Adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2005.
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