PASSED
The enacted ordinance created a 7% excise tax on the purchase, rental, or licensing of space in Philadelphia for installing, placing, or maintaining outdoor advertising signs. Outdoor advertising companies must collect the tax from customers, submit monthly returns and payments to the City, and keep transaction records; it applies to transactions on or after July 1, 2005.
Amending Title 19 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Finance, Taxes and Collections," by creating a new Chapter 19-3400, entitled "Excise Tax on Outdoor Advertising Transactions," under certain terms and conditions.
Pass2005-06-02
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
12 Yes·5 No·0 Absent
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anna Cibotti Verna | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | No |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| David Cohen | Yes |
| Donna Reed Miller | Yes |
| Frank J. DiCicco | Yes |
| Frank Rizzo | Yes |
| Jack Kelly | No |
| James F. Kenney | No |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Joan L. Krajewski | Yes |
| Juan F. Ramos | Yes |
| Marian B. Tasco | No |
| Michael A. Nutter | No |
| Rick Mariano | Yes |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | Yes |