City of Philadelphia - File #: 100123

• File #: 100123
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 3/4/2010
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of an Office of Inspector General, to provide for the powers and duties of such Office, to establish requirements for certain City officials and employees in connection with the work of the Inspector General, and to otherwise provide for incorporation of the Inspector General into the City government; 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.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember DiCicco, Council President Verna, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember O'Neill
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/15/2010	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/15/2010	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
3/15/2010	0	Committee on Law and Government	RECESSED
3/4/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
3/4/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation of an Office of Inspector General, to provide for the powers and duties of such Office, to establish requirements for certain City officials and employees in connection with the work of the Inspector General, and to otherwise provide for incorporation of the Inspector General into the City government; 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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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. There shall be submitted for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia at the election to be held [RESERVED], an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the creation of the Office of Inspector General. The proposed amendment is contained in Resolution No. 100140, approved by Council on ___________, 2010 and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Council.

SECTION 2. There shall be placed on the ballot the following question to be answered "Yes" or "No" by the qualified electors participating in the election:

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create and provide for the powers and duties of an Office of Inspector General and to establish requirements for certain City officials and employees in connection with the work of the Inspector General?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter as set forth in Resolution No. 100140, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to cause to be pub...