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Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by prohibiting persons from receiving City financial assistance if they or certain related parties have made certain contributions to elected City officers or candidates for City offices, and requiring certain disclosures by persons seeking financial assistance, all under certain terms and condition.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT.
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CHAPTER 17-1200. NON-COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
§17-1201. Definitions.
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(16) Financial Assistance. Any grant, loan, tax incentive, bond financing subsidy for land purchase or otherwise, or other form of assistance that is realized by or provided to a Person in the amount of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more through the authority or approval of the City, including, but not limited to, Tax Increment Financing (TIF) aid, industrial development bonds, use of the power of eminent domain, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) aid or loans, airport revenue bonds, and Enterprise Zone or similar economic development zone designations (such as Keystone Opportunity Zones, Keystone Opportunity Expansion Zones, Keystone Opportunity Improvement Zones, and Economic Development District Zones), but not including any assistance to which a Person is entitled under a law enacted before the Person applied for or requested such assistance.
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§17-1203. Public Information; Reporting.
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(2) At least thirty (30) days before the start of each fiscal year, a written report, signed by the Mayor, shall be filed by the Mayor with the President and Chief Clerk of Council, with copies sent to the Procurement Commissioner, the Finance Director, the Commerce Director, and the Department of Records and published on the City's official website, listi...
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