City of Philadelphia - File #: 160895-A

• File #: 160895-A
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/13/2016
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 3/9/2017
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of a Philadelphia Community Reinvestment Commission; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Parker
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT COMMISSION, PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/13/2017	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
3/9/2017	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
2/23/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
2/16/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
2/16/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
2/16/2017	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
2/13/2017	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
2/13/2017	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
2/13/2017	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/13/2016	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of a Philadelphia Community Reinvestment Commission; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

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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 May 16, 2017, the amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 170190 approved by Council on March 9, 2017, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Council.

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:

Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the creation of a Philadelphia Community Reinvestment Commission to be charged with recommending coordinated community reinvestment strategies for the City of Philadelphia by identifying opportunities for public, private, and philanthropic entities to collaborate and leverage their resources for the public good?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No. 170190; and (ii) to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter as set forth in Resolution No. 170190 together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to cause to be published one time, during the three (3) weeks preceding the election on May 16,...