PASSED
This enacted law requires banks and other City-authorized depositories to certify each year that they comply with the City's rules for executing contracts. If a depository has disclosed that it or a predecessor sold slavery-related insurance policies or received profits from slavery, it must also give the City a statement describing its financial reparations, including any new products or programs addressing racial disparities in lending and investment.
Amending Section 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts," by requiring any City Depository authorized to accept City deposits under Section 19-201 of The Philadelphia Code to annually certify compliance with Section 17-104 and, if such depository has disclosed slavery policies sold by it or its profits from slavery, to provide the City with a statement of financial reparations; all under certain terms and conditions.
Action by CITY COUNCIL
A motion was made that this matter be PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Roll Call
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Anna Cibotti Verna | Yes |
| Blondell Reynolds Brown | Yes |
| Brian J. O'Neill | Yes |
| Darrell L. Clarke | Yes |
| Donna Reed Miller | Yes |
| Frank J. DiCicco | Yes |
| Frank Rizzo | Yes |
| Jack Kelly | Yes |
| James F. Kenney | Yes |
| Jannie L. Blackwell | Yes |
| Joan L. Krajewski | Yes |
| Juan F. Ramos | Yes |
| Marian B. Tasco | Yes |
| Michael A. Nutter | Yes |
| Rick Mariano | Yes |
| W. Wilson Goode, Jr. | Yes |