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Title:
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Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section providing that the citizens of Philadelphia call upon the Council, the Mayor, the Pennsylvania General Assembly and the Governor to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
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Action text:
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A motion was made by Councilmember Goode that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Law and Government. The motion carried unanimously.
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