City of Philadelphia - File #: 210500

• File #: 210500
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/27/2021
• In control: Committee on Labor and Civil Service
• Final action: 6/24/2021
• Title: Amending Section 13-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fixing and Regulating Rates and Charges," to extend the prevailing wage provisions of the Code that apply in connection with the receipt of charity water rates and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Thomas
• Indexes: WATER RATES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/15/2021	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/24/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/17/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
6/17/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/17/2021	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/10/2021	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/10/2021	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	HEARING HELD
6/10/2021	0	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	AMENDED
6/10/2021	1	Committee on Labor and Civil Service	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
5/27/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL

Title
Amending Section 13-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Fixing and Regulating Rates and Charges," to extend the prevailing wage provisions of the Code that apply in connection with the receipt of charity water rates and make technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Section 13-101 of the Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:


TITLE 13. WATER AND SEWER

CHAPTER 13-100. WATER, SEWER AND STORM WATER RATES

? 13-101. Fixing and Regulating Rates and Charges.

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(4) Standards for Rates and Charges.

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(e) Special rates and charges, to be designated as "charity water rates and charges", shall be established for public and private schools, institutions of purely public charity, and places used for actual religious worship.

(.1) Entities receiving "charity water rates and charges" pursuant to this subsection (e) shall be subject to the prevailing wage requirements of Section 17-107 applicable to properties that benefit from financial assistance. Upon [determination by the Labor Standards Unit (as established by Section 17-107 ("Contractors: Labor-Management Relationships of a] finding a covered entity is in violation of the requirements of [subsection 17-107(12) ("Recipients of Financial Assistance") applicable to properties that benefit from financial assistance in connection with the receipt of charity water rates and charges, including the prevailing wage requirements and the bond posting conditions,] Section 17-107, the Labor Standards Unit or a court of competent jurisdiction [may] shall order such remedies as set forth in that Section, including 17-107(8)(b)-(d), 17-107(9),17-107(12)(c), and 17-107(14)(d), including back pay, reinstatement, compliance with the Section, and posting of a bond, and may order as additional remedies: [as a remedy for such violation:
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