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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May 8, 2003
The enacted ordinance authorized a November 4, 2003 election on a proposed amendment to Philadelphia’s Home Rule Charter.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 8-200(2) and 8-201 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to contracts and concessions for which competitive bidding is required, 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.
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This enacted ordinance amended Philadelphia’s list of banks and other institutions authorized to hold City funds, removing institutions identified as not complying with the City Code’s requirements.
Amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements," by revising the list of City depositories because of non-compliance with certain provisions of that Chapter, under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted ordinance authorized putting a Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before voters on November 4, 2003.
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the composition of the Board of Pensions and Retirement, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; 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.
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Meeting date
May 7, 2003
This adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Law & Government and Public Safety committees to investigate whether replicating the Philadelphia Drug Treatment Court could expand treatment for Philadelphia residents and reduce jail time.
Authorizing the City Council Committees on Law & Government and Public Safety to investigate the efficiency and the effectiveness of replicating the Philadelphia Drug Treatment Court to increase its capacity to treat Philadelphia citizens, save lives, and reduce expensive, burdensome and ineffective jail time.
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This adopted resolution authorizes the City Council’s Public Safety and Health & Human Services Committees to jointly investigate how the City Administration addresses illegal drug use and abuse.
Authorizing the Council Committees on Public Safety and Health & Human Services, to jointly investigate the Administration's current methods and systems for addressing the proliferation, use and abuse of illegal drugs in the City, including, in particular, a review of the recently released report issued by the Philadelphia Police Department's Integrity and Accountabilty Officer, it's conclusions and recommendations, the success of the Safe Streets program, and alternative methods of effectively addressing the drug plague in our City.
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This lapsed resolution would have authorized City Council’s Finance and Transportation Committees to hold hearings on SEPTA’s Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project in West Philadelphia.
Authorizing the City Council Committee's on Finance and Transportation to hold hearings to examine SEPTA's Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project in West Philadelphia, it's fiscal impact on local businesses, and it's overall effect on the community and the city at large.
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Meeting date
May 5, 2003
The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to investigate how effectively and efficiently the Philadelphia Housing Authority, working with the City, provides public housing resources and services to low- and moderate-income residents.
Authorizing City Council's Committee on Law and Government to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the delivery of public housing resources and services to the low and moderate income residents of Philadelphia by the Philadelphia Housing Authority in cooperation with the City of Philadelphia, and the available legislative remedies for inadequacies that may be found, including, but not limited to, the reallocation of City-controlled and/or appropriated housing funds to other agencies, and authorizing the Chairperson of the Law and Government Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas or other process as the Chairperson deems necessary or appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
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The adopted resolution authorizes City Council’s Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings about the Philadelphia Housing Authority and four union locals’ failure to negotiate new contracts after their agreements expired on March 31, 2002.
Authorizing the City Council Committee on Law and Government to hold hearings to investigate the failure of the Philadelphia Housing Authority and four union locals: AFSCME District Council 47 Locals 2186 and 2187, AFSCME District Council 33 Local 934, and Fraternal Order of Housing Police, to negotiate new contracts and authorizing the Chairperson of the Committee in furtherance of such investigation to issue subpoenas or other process as the Chairperson deems necessary or appropriate to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents to the full extent authorized under Section 2-401 of the Home Rule Charter.
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The enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $1,165,490 within the Fiscal Year 2003 Aviation Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 within the Aviation Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
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The enacted ordinance authorized the Director of Finance to transfer $14.5 million in Fiscal Year 2003 Grants Revenue Fund appropriations from the Department of Licenses and Inspections.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Department of Licenses and Inspections to the Mayor Office of Housing and Community Development, the Director of Finance and the Mayor's Office of Information Services.
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The enacted ordinance authorized transfers totaling $1,540,259 within Philadelphia’s Water Fund for Fiscal Year 2003.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 within the Water Fund from certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions.
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This enacted ordinance authorized a $4.42 million transfer within Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2003 Grants Revenue Fund.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 within the Grants Revenue Fund from the Director of Finance - Provision for Other Grants to the District Attorney.
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City Council approved the Mayor’s revised five-year financial plan covering fiscal years 2004 through 2008, including proposed changes for fiscal year 2003.
Providing for the approval by the Council of the City of Philadelphia of a Revised Five Year Financial Plan for the City of Philadelphia covering Fiscal Years 2004 through 2008, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2003, which is to be submitted by the Mayor to the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (the "Authority") pursuant to the Intergovernmental Cooperation Agreement, authorized by an ordinance of this Council approved by the Mayor on January 3, 1992 (Bill No. 1563-A), by and between the City and the Authority.
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The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s tax code to authorize the School District of Philadelphia’s Board of Education to impose an annual tax on taxable real estate in the city.
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; and to restate the rates of taxation in tabular form; all under certain terms and conditions.
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The enacted bill amends Philadelphia’s school tax authorization to allow the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia to impose a tax for general school purposes on the use or occupancy of real estate used for business, trade, professional, 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.
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This enacted ordinance restates Philadelphia’s real estate tax rates in a table for different tax years, including the rate of $3.474 per $100 of assessed taxable property for 2003 and later years.
Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by restating the rates of tax in tabular form.
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This enacted measure amends Philadelphia’s School Tax Authorization provisions to authorize the School District’s Board of Education to impose a tax for general school purposes on residents’ net income from 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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Enacted legislation amended Philadelphia’s business privilege tax rules by reducing certain tax rates and changing the rates used for alternative tax calculations.
Amending Section 19-2604 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to tax rates, credits and alternative tax computation for the business privilege tax, by reducing certain tax rates; all under certain terms and conditions.
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