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Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to create an independent Police Advisory Commission and provide for its funding, and to empower Council to provide by ordinance for the appointment, powers and duties of such Commission, and providing for the submission of the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia.
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WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now, therefore,
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
THAT the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia on an election date designated by ordinance:
ARTICLE II - LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
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CHAPTER 3
LEGISLATION
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§2-300. The Annual Operating Budget Ordinance.
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(4) In every annual operating budget ordinance:
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(f) The amount appropriated to the Police Advisory Commission shall be adequate to enable the Commission to perform its powers and duties. Should the Council fail to make an adequate appropriation to the Police Advisory Commission, the Commission may petition any Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County for a mandamus to the Council to perform its duty under this section.
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ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH -
ORGANIZATION
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CHAPTER 1
OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES
§3-100. Executive and Administrative Officers, Departments, Boards, Commissions and Agencies Designated. The executive and administrative work of the City shall be performed by:
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(e) The following independent boards and commissions, which, except for the Board of Trustees o...
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