City of Philadelphia - File #: 090189

• File #: 090189
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 3/12/2009
• In control: Committee on Finance
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia a proposal to adopt a tax on real property dedicated for the sole purpose of funding public libraries; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; and amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for the tax and to provide for a corresponding adjustment in the existing real property tax rates upon approval by the voters; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Green, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Kelly
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/12/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
3/12/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia a proposal to adopt a tax on real property dedicated for the sole purpose of funding public libraries; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; and amending Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Real Estate Taxes," to provide for the tax and to provide for a corresponding adjustment in the existing real property tax rates upon approval by the voters; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
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 November 3, 2009, a proposal to adopt a tax on real property dedicated to use for library purposes.

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:

For the sole purpose of providing dedicated funding for the operation of public libraries in Philadelphia, shall a tax be levied at a rate of $0.31 on each one hundred (100) dollars of the assessed value of taxable real property, or at such lower rate as shall be appropriate to create an equivalent amount of revenue upon the City's conversion to a full valuation system for taxing real property?

SECTION 3. Upon approval by the voters of the foregoing ballot question, Chapter 19-1300 of The Philadelphia Code is amended to provide as follows (additions to the Code in Italics):

CHAPTER 19-1300. REAL ESTATE TAXES.

§ 19-1301. Real Estate Taxes.

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(4) A tax is hereby levied at the rate of $0.31 for the year 2011 and each year thereafter on each one hundred (100) dollars of the assessed value of taxable real p...