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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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January 23, 2020
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.
This proposal would ask Philadelphia voters to amend the Home Rule Charter to change the Board of Pensions and Retirement by adding independent experts and to set financial and reporting requirements for the city’s pension systems.
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 so that there shall be imposed upon the City of Philadelphia's Pension and Retirement Systems financial discipline by amending "Section 3-803" of "ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - ORGANIZATION," "CHAPTER 8 - INDEPENDENT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS," to re-balance the membership of the Board of Pensions and Retirement by adding independent experts; and by adding a new "Section 6-602" to "ARTICLE VI - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - POWERS AND DUTIES - Director of Finance, Financial Departments, Boards and Commissions, City Treasurer, Procurement Department, and Board of Pensions and Retirement," "CHAPTER 6 - BOARD OF PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT," to require that the City contribution for each of the Pension and Retirement Systems of the City shall be no less t...
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 at a November 3, 2020 special election.
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 so that there shall be established in the Legislative Branch of the City of Philadelphia Government the "Legislative Budget Office" by the addition of a new "Section 2-105" to "ARTICLE II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH - The Council - Its Election, Organization, Powers and Duties," "CHAPTER 1 THE COUNCIL;" renumbering current Sections 2-105 and 2-106; fixing the date for the 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.
The bill, which is in committee, would put a proposed Philadelphia Home Rule Charter amendment before city voters.
Providing For The Submission To The Qualified Electors Of The City Of Philadelphia Proposing An Amendment To The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter To Provide Accountability To City Council For Real Property Assessment Increases; And Authorizing The Appropriate Officers To Fix The Date For The 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 Election; All Under Certain Terms And Conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill would require Philadelphia to base real estate taxes on each taxable property’s assessed value from the immediately preceding year whenever an independent audit finds that citywide property assessments do not meet industry accuracy standards.
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, Entitled, "City-County Consolidation," Chapter 2-300, "Property Assessment," by adding new language to Section 2-305, "Office of Property Assessment; Chief Assessment Officer; Powers And Duties," requiring that real estate taxes imposed by Title 19 Of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes And Collections," Chapter 19-1300, "Real Estate Taxes," be levied on the assessed value of taxable real property as established for the immediately preceding stated year in any year in which the audit provided for under Subsection 2-305(2)(s) finds that overall property assessments in the City do not meet industry standards for accuracy, all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This proposal would require Philadelphia voting machines to use their full language capacity in city elections, selecting languages based on the share of Philadelphia residents who speak English less than “very well,” using the latest U.S.
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, "MISCELLANEOUS," by adding a new Chapter 21-3100, entitled "VOTING MACHINE LANGUAGES REQUIREMENT;" 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 require the City Revenue Commissioner to transfer delinquent City or School District taxes and fees to a qualified third-party law firm or collection agency after 366 days without a repayment agreement, or immediately if an agreement is broken.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled, "FINANCE, TAXES AND COLLECTIONS," to provide for transfer of delinquent taxes and fees to a qualified third-party law firm or collection agency; all under certain terms and conditions.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is currently in committee, would authorize a $19.25 million transfer within the City’s General Fund to the Community College of Philadelphia.
Authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2020 within the General Fund from the Office of Innovation and Technology, the Department of Public Health, and the Civil Service Commission to the Director of Finance-Community College of Philadelphia.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is in committee, would authorize City officials to establish a nonprofit fund to reimburse Philadelphia School District teachers for personal money spent on classroom supplies, materials, and equipment.
Authorizing City Officials to File Articles of Incorporation to establish a Non-Profit Corporation that shall be called The Philadelphia School Teacher's Reimbursement Fund, Inc., for the purpose of reimbursing personal money spent by teachers of the Philadelphia School District for the purchase of supplies, materials, and equipment needed for their classrooms.
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This bill, which is in committee, would repeal Philadelphia’s ordinances authorizing and delegating certain parking-related powers to the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
Repealing an Ordinance approved the Eleventh Day of January, A.D. 1950, Declaring the Intention of the City of Philadelphia to Organize and Authorizing the Organization of a Parking Authority under the Act of June 5, 1947, P.L. 458, as Amended by Act No. 276, Approved May 9, 1949; Repealing Ordinance 1633, approved the Eighth Day of April, A.D. 1983, by which the City of Philadelphia Delegated to the Philadelphia Parking Authority Certain Powers Relating to the Administration, Supervision and Enforcement of On-Street Parking Regulations and Collection on Behalf of the City of Philadelphia of Fines and Penalties Imposed in Connection with the Violation of Parking Regulations Pursuant to Authority Granted it by Section 345 of the Parking Authority Law (53 P.S. §§ 341 et. seq.); and Amending Title 1 of the Philadelphia Code, Entitled “General Provisions;” Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, Entitled “Regulation of Businesses, Trades, and Professions;” Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, Ent...
Introduced and Referred
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.