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Amending Section 17-104 entitled "Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts" by adding a new subsection (2) entitled "Slavery Era Business/Corporate Insurance Disclosure" to promote full and accurate disclosure to the public about any slavery policies sold by any companies or profits from slavery by other industries (or their predecessors) who are doing business with the City of Philadelphia and recodifying Section 17-104 by incorporating various technical changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHIILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Section 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
ยง17-104. Prerequisites to the Execution and Validity of City Contracts.
[(2) Prohibited Contracts]
[(a)](1) Definitions. For the purpose of this subsection, the following definitions shall apply:
([.1]a) Business Entity Any individual, domestic corporation, foreign corporation, association, syndicate, joint stock company, partnership, joint venture, or unincorporated association, including any parent company, subsidiary, exclusive distributor or company affiliated therewith, engaged in a business or commercial enterprise;
([.2]b) City. The City of Philadelphia;
([.3]c) City Agency. The City of Philadelphia, its departments, boards and commissions;
([.4]d) City-related Agency. All authorities and quasi-public corporations which either:
([i].1) receive appropriations from the City; or
([ii].2) have entered into continuing contractual or cooperative relationships with the City; or
([iii].3) operate under legal authority granted to them by City ordinance.
([.5]e) Department. The Procurement Department.
(2) Slavery Era Business/Corporate Insurance Disclosure.
(a) Business,Corporate and Slavery Era Insurance Ordinance. This subsection shall be known and cited as the "Business, Corporate and Slavery Era Insurance Ordinance." The purpose of...
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