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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 13-101 of the Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER
CHAPTER 13-100. WATER, SEWER AND STORM WATER RATES
§ 13-101. Fixing and Regulating Rates and Charges.
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(4) Standards for Rates and Charges.
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(e) Special rates and charges, to be designated as “charity water rates and charges”, shall be established for public and private schools, institutions of purely public charity, and places used for actual religious worship.
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Entities receiving “charity water rates and charges” pursuant to this subsection (e) shall be subject to the prevailing wage requirements of Section 17-107 applicable to properties that benefit from financial assistance.
Upon [determination by the Labor Standards Unit (as established by Section 17-107 (“Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships
of a]
finding a covered entity is in
violation of the requirements of [subsection 17-107(12) (“Recipients of Financial Assistance”) applicable to properties that benefit from financial assistance in connection with the receipt of charity water rates and charges, including the prevailing wage requirements and the bond posting conditions,]
Section 17-107,
the
Labor Standards
Unit
or a court of competent jurisdiction
[may]
shall order such remedies as set forth in that Section, including 17-107(8)(b)-(d), 17-107(9),17-107(12)(c), and 17-107(14)(d), including back pay, reinstatement, compliance with the Section, and posting of a bond, and may order as additional remedies:
[as a remedy for such violation:
(.a) payment of appropriate back wages and benefits;
(.b) compliance with the relevant wage and benefit standards;]
(.a)
[(.c)] termination of the receipt of charity water rates and charges until compliance;
and
[(.d) posting of a bond required under subsection 17-107(12)(c)(.2);]
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[(.e)] such other [remedy]
remedies
as may be appropriate in the circumstances.
(.2) Determinations and orders
of the Labor Standards Unit
shall be subject to appeal before the Board of Labor Standards pursuant to the standards and procedures set forth in Code Section 17-107 (“Contractors: Labor-Management Relations”).
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
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