City of Philadelphia - File #: 020817

• File #: 020817
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/12/2002
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 5/1/2003
• Title: Proposing an amendment to Section 6-400 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to authorization for City Controller audits of agencies receiving appropriations from, or performing services for the City, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Nutter

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/1/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/1/2003	1	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
4/25/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING
4/23/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/23/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
4/23/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
4/23/2003	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY
2/19/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/19/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
2/19/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	RECESSED
12/12/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
12/12/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Proposing an amendment to Section 6-400 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to authorization for City Controller audits of agencies receiving appropriations from, or performing services for the City, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Body
WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now therefore

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:

ARTICLE VI
EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE
BRANCH -POWERS AND DUTIES


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Section 6-400. Functions. The Auditing Department shall have the power and its duty shall be to perform the following functions:

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(c) Audits of the Financial Affairs of Officers, Departments, Boards, Commissions and Other Agencies. The Department shall audit at least annually the affairs of every officer, department, board, including the accounts of any board of directors of City trusts, and commission of the City and, as far as may be necessary, the accounts of any other agency receiving an appropriation from the City. No contract with an agency shall be valid unless it contains a provision granting the Department the discretion to audit the affairs of the agency as authorized in this section during the term of the contract. Audits shall include all collections made on behalf of the City by an officer, department, board, commission or other agency. The accounts of police and firemen's pension funds receiving appropriations from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania shall be audited annually. An audit report shall be made on every audit.

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