Title
Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," to add a Chapter establishing a system for public financing of political campaigns and to make other conforming changes; all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to read as follows:
TITLE 20. OFFICERS, [AND] EMPLOYEES AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
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CHAPTER 20-1400. PUBLIC FUNDING OF POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
?20-1401. General.
A candidate who meets the qualifications of this Chapter shall be eligible to receive matching funding from the Public Campaign Finance Fund in the amounts set forth in this Chapter, subject to the limitations set forth in this Chapter, for use by the participating candidate's campaign for the purposes specified in this Chapter.
?20-1402. Definitions.
(1) The definitions of Chapter 20-1000 ("Political Contributions and Expenditures") shall apply to this Chapter, except as provided herein.
(2) "Family member" means:
(a) A biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild or legal ward or a child to whom the employee stands in loco parentis;
(b) A biological, foster, stepparent or adoptive parent or legal guardian of an employee or an employee's spouse or a person who stood in loco parentis when the employee was a minor child;
(c) A person to whom the employee is legally married under the laws of Pennsylvania;
(d) A grandparent or spouse of a grandparent;
(e) A grandchild or spouse of a grandchild;
(f) A biological, foster, or adopted sibling or spouse of a biological, foster or adopted sibling;
(g) A Life Partner as defined in Section 9-1102 of this Code; and
(h) A romantic partner.
(3) "Individual." A natural person.
(4) "January start date." January 1 of the year preceding the year in which the candidate qualifies, or seeks to qualify for, eligibility for public campaign funding.
(5) "Monetary Contr...
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