City of Philadelphia - File #: 060507

• File #: 060507
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/1/2006
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 9/14/2006
• 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 amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to a preference in civil service regulations for children of firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Nutter, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Krajewski
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
9/21/2006	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/21/2006	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
9/14/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/14/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
9/14/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
9/14/2006	1	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/15/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/12/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/12/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
6/12/2006	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/12/2006	1	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/12/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
6/12/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	AMENDED
6/12/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
6/12/2006	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced
6/1/2006	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced

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 amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to a preference in civil service regulations for children of firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question 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 on November 7, 2006, an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to a preference in civil service regulations for children of Philadelphia firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty, as contained in Resolution No. 060518, approved by Council on September 14, 2006, 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 allow for a preference in the civil service regulations for the children of Philadelphia firefighters or police officers who were killed or who died in the line of duty?

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. 060518 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 ...