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Authorizing the Director of Finance to charge against appropriations made to the Department of Human Services in the Fiscal Year 2008 Operating Budget, the compensation of District Attorney employees being used by the Department of Human Services pursuant to Section 8-401 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, under certain terms and conditions.
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WHEREAS, Section 15(3) of the Fiscal Year 2008 Operating Budget Ordinance (Bill No. 070116-AA, approved June 22, 2007) provides that if "pursuant to the provisions of Section 8-401 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, employees of any office, department, board or commission are used by another office, department, board or commission, the compensation of such employees for the period of such use may not be charged against the applicable appropriations to the using office, department, board or commission, unless Council by ordinance expressly approves such charge"; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 8-401 of the Charter, the Department of Human Services, with the approval of the District Attorney, is using employees of the District Attorney to carry out certain powers and duties of the Department; and
WHEREAS, The Director of Finance, with the approval of the Human Services Commissioner and the District Attorney, would like to charge the compensation of such District Attorney employees against appropriations made to the Department of Human Services in the Fiscal Year 2008 Operating Budget Ordinance; now, therefore
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to Section 15(3) of Bill No. 070116-AA (approved June 22, 2007), the Finance Director is hereby authorized to charge against appropriations made to the Department of Human Services in the Fiscal Year 2008 Operating Budget Ordinance, the compensation of District Attorney employees being used by the Department of Human Services pursuant to Section 8-401 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, in an amount not to exce...
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