City of Philadelphia - File #: 130532

• File #: 130532
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/13/2013
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 9/26/2013
• 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 an amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact provisions Council considers necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of a Minimum Wage and Benefits Ordinance, including, but not limited to, provisions mandating that minimum wage and benefits requirements be passed along to subcontractors on City contracts and subrecipients of City financial assistance, with debarment as a potential penalty for violation of such provisions; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Johnson, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Bass, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember O'Brien, Councilmember Henon, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kenney
• Indexes: MINIMUM WAGE, PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/9/2013	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/26/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
9/19/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
9/19/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
9/19/2013	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
9/18/2013	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/18/2013	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
9/18/2013	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
9/18/2013	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/13/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	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 an amendment of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter confirming Council's power to enact provisions Council considers necessary or appropriate to accomplish the purposes of a Minimum Wage and Benefits Ordinance, including, but not limited to, provisions mandating that minimum wage and benefits requirements be passed along to subcontractors on City contracts and subrecipients of City financial assistance, with debarment as a potential penalty for violation of such provisions; 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 20, 2014, the amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 130544 approved by Council on September 26, 2013, 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 confirm Council's power to enact provisions Council considers necessary or appropriate to implement a Minimum Wage and Benefits Ordinance, including, but not limited to, provisions mandating that minimum wage and benefits requirements be passed along to subcontractors on City contracts and subrecipients of City financial assistance, and provisions authorizing the granting and revocation of waivers, with debarment as a potential penalty for violation of such provisions?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of Council is hereby directed to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distributi...