City of Philadelphia - File #: 030220

• File #: 030220
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 4/10/2003
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 5/1/2003
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating the Office of the Insurance Public Advocate, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Ortiz, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Blackwell, Council President Verna, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Cohen, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Goode

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/15/2003	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/1/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/1/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
4/25/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/25/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/25/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
4/22/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/22/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/22/2003	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
4/10/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/10/2003	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating the Office of the Insurance Public Advocate, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions 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 November 4, 2003, an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter creating the Office of the Insurance Public Advocate. The proposed amendment is contained in Resolution No. 030231 approved by Council on May 1, 2003, 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 create an Insurance Public Advocate who will represent the interests of Philadelphia insurance consumers with the goal of lowering insurance rates in Philadelphia?

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. 030231, 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 Charter, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance, once a week during the three (3) weeks prec...