City of Philadelphia - File #: 110716

• File #: 110716
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/13/2011
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 12/15/2011
• Title: Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," to include Life Partners among the family members listed therein for purposes of application of various ethical rules, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Green, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Reynolds Brown
• Indexes: ETHICS
• Code sections: 20-600 - Standards of Conduct and Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/21/2011	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/15/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/8/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/6/2011	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/6/2011	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
12/6/2011	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/13/2011	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," to include Life Partners among the family members listed therein for purposes of application of various ethical rules, under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:


SECTION 1. Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 20-600. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS.


§ 20-601. Definitions.

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(8) Gift. A payment, subscription, advance, forbearance, rendering or deposit of money, services or anything of value, unless consideration of equal or greater value is received. "Gift" shall not include a political contribution otherwise reported as required by law, a commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business, or a gift received from a member of the individual's immediate family or from a relative within the third degree of consanguinity of the individual or of the individual's spouse or Life Partner, or from the spouse or Life Partner of any such relative.

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(12) Life Partner. A member of a Life Partnership that is verified pursuant to § 9-1123(1).

[(12)](13) Person. A business, individual, corporation, union, association, firm, partnership, committee, club or other organization or group of persons.

[(13)] (14) Security. * * *


§ 20-602. Representation by City Officers, Employees and Members of Council.

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(4) A member of the Council or any other City officer or employee may act, with or without compensation, on his own behalf or as agent or attorney for, or otherwise aiding or assisting, his parents, spouse, Life Partner, child, brother, sister or any person for whom he is serving as guardian, executor, administrator, trustee, or other personal fiduciary, except in those matters in which he has participated personally as a member of Council, City officer or employee, thr...