Proposing an amendment to Section 7-400 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to the preparation of Civil Service Regulations, by prohibiting the Civil Service Commission from imposing any fee to apply for employment with the City.

WHEREAS,

Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

, That

the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, adding new language to Section 7-400, is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:

ARTICLE VII

EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - POWERS AND DUTIES

Personnel Director and Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service

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CHAPTER 4

CIVIL SERVICE: REGULATIONS

Section 7-400. Preparation and Adoption.

The civil service regulations shall be prepared by the Personnel Director. Regulations pertaining to the position classification plan, pay plan, hours of work, holidays and annual vacation and sick leave shall be submitted by the Personnel Director for approval to the Civil Service Commission and Administrative Board. All other civil service regulations shall be submitted by the Personnel Director for approval to the Civil Service Commission only[.]

, except that the Civil Service Commission shall not approve any regulation imposing any fee to apply for employment with the City.

After the requisite approvals shall have been obtained, the regulations shall be filed by the Personnel Director with the Department of Records, where they shall be available for public inspection for thirty days, and public notice of such filing shall be given as in the case of other regulations.

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Explanation:

Italics

indicates material to be added.

[Brackets] indicates material to be deleted.

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