City of Philadelphia - File #: 030342

• File #: 030342
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 5/8/2003
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 9/11/2003
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 8-200 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, providing for the use of cooperative purchasing agreements with other public agencies, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Clarke
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/17/2003	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/11/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/11/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:0
6/12/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/12/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/12/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/11/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/11/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/11/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
5/8/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
5/8/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 8-200 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, providing for the use of cooperative purchasing agreements with other public agencies, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
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 on November 4, 2003, an amendment to Section 8-200 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, providing for the use of cooperative purchasing agreements with other public agencies.

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 Home Rule Charter be amended to provide for the use of cooperative purchasing agreements with other public agencies?

The proposed amendment is contained in Resolution No. 030359 approved by Council on September 11, 2003, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Council.

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed 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. 030359, 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 in three (3) newspapers of general circulation in the City and in the Legal Intelligencer the proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance, once a week during the ...