City of Philadelphia - File #: 060682

• File #: 060682
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/21/2006
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 12/14/2006
• 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 amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the composition of the City Planning Commission; 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 Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco
• Indexes: CITY PLANNING, PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/23/2007	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/14/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	17:0
12/7/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/7/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/7/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/6/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/6/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
12/6/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
9/21/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/21/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	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 amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the composition of the City Planning Commission; 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 May 15, 2007, an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the composition of the City Planning Commission, as contained in Resolution No. 060706, approved by Council on December 14, 2006, 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 that the six appointed members of the City Planning Commission shall include an architect, an urban planner, a traffic engineer, an attorney experienced in land use issues, and two representatives of Philadelphia community groups that participate in land use issues?

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. 060706, 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 ...