City of Philadelphia - File #: 020264

• File #: 020264
• Version: 1
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/25/2002
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 5/16/2002
• Title: Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of a Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Mariano, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Ortiz, Council President Verna, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Cohen

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/16/2002	1	CITY COUNCIL	FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT END OF CALENDAR
5/16/2002	1	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
5/15/2002	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
5/15/2002	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
5/15/2002	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
5/15/2002	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/25/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
4/25/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for the creation, appointment, powers and duties of a Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission, and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
Body
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 electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:
ARTICLE III - EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1
OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS,
COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES

Section 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 of the Free Library of Philadelphia, are hereby created:
City Planning Commission;
Commission on Human Relations;
Board of Trustees of the Free Library of Philadelphia;
Board of Pensions and Retirement;
Civil Service Commission;
Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission and its Advisory Committee.
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CHAPTER 8
INDEPENDENT BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS

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SECTION 3-805. Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission and Advisory Committee. The Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission shall be composed of fifteen members, appointed as follows:
(a) Four members shall be appointed by the Mayor;
(b) Four members shall be appointed by the Council President;
(c) One member shall be appointed by the City Controller;
(d) One member shall be appointed by...