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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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Meeting date
May 19, 2016
The enacted measure revised Philadelphia’s Sustainable Business Tax Credit for certified Sustainable Businesses, including B Corporations.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," to revise the Sustainable Business Tax Credit by changing the criteria for eligibility, by increasing the number of eligible businesses, by increasing the total tax credit amount, and by expanding the credit so that it applies against Sustainable Businesses' total business income and receipts tax liability; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure revised Philadelphia’s Sustainable Business Tax Credit for certified Sustainable Businesses, including B Corporations.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," to revise the Sustainable Business Tax Credit by changing the criteria for eligibility, by increasing the number of eligible businesses, by increasing the total tax credit amount, and by expanding the credit so that it applies against Sustainable Businesses' total business income and receipts tax liability; all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure revised Philadelphia’s Sustainable Business Tax Credit for certified Sustainable Businesses, including B Corporations.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," to revise the Sustainable Business Tax Credit by changing the criteria for eligibility, by increasing the number of eligible businesses, by increasing the total tax credit amount, and by expanding the credit so that it applies against Sustainable Businesses' total business income and receipts tax liability; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted measure revised Philadelphia’s Sustainable Business Tax Credit for certified Sustainable Businesses, including B Corporations.
Amending Chapter 19-2600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Business Income and Receipts Taxes," to revise the Sustainable Business Tax Credit by changing the criteria for eligibility, by increasing the number of eligible businesses, by increasing the total tax credit amount, and by expanding the credit so that it applies against Sustainable Businesses' total business income and receipts tax liability; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted law creates a tax-relief program for new Philadelphia businesses certified as sustainable by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter 19-4100, entitled "New Sustainable Businesses," to reduce the tax burden on new sustainable businesses; all under certain terms and conditions.
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted law creates a tax-relief program for new Philadelphia businesses certified as sustainable by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter 19-4100, entitled "New Sustainable Businesses," to reduce the tax burden on new sustainable businesses; all under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted law creates a tax-relief program for new Philadelphia businesses certified as sustainable by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter 19-4100, entitled "New Sustainable Businesses," to reduce the tax burden on new sustainable businesses; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted law creates a tax-relief program for new Philadelphia businesses certified as sustainable by the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by adding a new Chapter 19-4100, entitled "New Sustainable Businesses," to reduce the tax burden on new sustainable businesses; all under certain terms and conditions.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds alternatives to polystyrene foam—including expanded and extruded polystyrene—to the products Philadelphia’s Procurement Department should purchase when the price is reasonably competitive and the quality is adequate.
Amending Chapter 17-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Price Preferences," by adding a preference for alternatives to expanded polystyrene, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING.
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds alternatives to polystyrene foam—including expanded and extruded polystyrene—to the products Philadelphia’s Procurement Department should purchase when the price is reasonably competitive and the quality is adequate.
Amending Chapter 17-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Price Preferences," by adding a preference for alternatives to expanded polystyrene, under certain terms and conditions.
AMENDED
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
This enacted ordinance adds alternatives to polystyrene foam—including expanded and extruded polystyrene—to the products Philadelphia’s Procurement Department should purchase when the price is reasonably competitive and the quality is adequate.
Amending Chapter 17-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Procurement Price Preferences," by adding a preference for alternatives to expanded polystyrene, under certain terms and conditions.
READ
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance amends Philadelphia’s zoning code to create the Rittenhouse Square Residential Area, covering properties on both sides of Rittenhouse Square between 20th and 21st Streets.
Amending Title 14 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Zoning and Planning," by adding a new subsection, entitled "Rittenhouse Square Residential Area," and making related changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
NO ACTION TAKEN
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The enacted ordinance prohibits employers from obtaining or using credit-related information about employees or job applicants when making most employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by adding a section prohibiting employers from obtaining or using credit-related information regarding employees and job applicants in certain circumstances, under certain terms and conditions.
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits employers from obtaining or using credit-related information about employees or job applicants when making most employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by adding a section prohibiting employers from obtaining or using credit-related information regarding employees and job applicants in certain circumstances, under certain terms and conditions.
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL·Pass
Marked unanimous; no member-by-member tally published.
The enacted ordinance prohibits employers from obtaining or using credit-related information about employees or job applicants when making most employment decisions, including hiring, promotion, discipline, or termination.
Amending Chapter 9-1100 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination," by adding a section prohibiting employers from obtaining or using credit-related information regarding employees and job applicants in certain circumstances, under certain terms and conditions.
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
Meeting date
May 18, 2016
The lapsed resolution would have approved a revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2017 through 2021, along with proposed changes for fiscal year 2016.
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 2017 through 2021, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2016, 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.
RECESSED
Other recorded action without a published tally.
The lapsed resolution would have approved a revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2017 through 2021, along with proposed changes for fiscal year 2016.
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 2017 through 2021, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2016, 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.
HEARING HELD
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.
The lapsed resolution would have approved a revised five-year financial plan for Philadelphia covering fiscal years 2017 through 2021, along with proposed changes for fiscal year 2016.
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 2017 through 2021, and incorporating proposed changes with respect to Fiscal Year 2016, 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.
HEARING NOTICES SENT
Steps such as hearings, notices or amendments; no separate tally published.