City of Philadelphia - File #: 070705

• File #: 070705
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 9/20/2007
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Title: Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding anti-nepotism provisions prohibiting City officers and employees, including all elected City Officers, from taking or recommending certain personnel actions affecting family members, under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Savage, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Krajewski
• Indexes: ETHICS
• Code sections: 20-600 - Standards of Conduct and Ethics

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
11/13/2007	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/13/2007	0	Committee on Law and Government	RECESSED
11/13/2007	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
9/20/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/20/2007	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding anti-nepotism provisions prohibiting City officers and employees, including all elected City Officers, from taking or recommending certain personnel actions affecting family members, under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 20-600. STANDARDS OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS.

§20-601. Definitions.

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(14) Personnel action. Any appointment, employment, promotion, disciplinary action, transfer, reappointment, reinstatement, reassignment, performance evaluation, or any decision concerning pay or benefits, relative to a paid position in a City Agency.

(15) City Agency. A City office, department, board, commission, or other entity that is part of the City government.

(16) Life Partner. A member of a Life Partnership that is verified pursuant to Section 9-1106(2) of this Code.

(17) Personnel action. With respect to any City officer or employee not under civil service: any referral, appointment, employment, promotion, disciplinary action, transfer, reappointment, reinstatement, reassignment, performance evaluation, or any decision concerning pay or benefits.

(18) Quasi-Public Agency. Any board or commission to which the Mayor or the Council is entitled to an appointment; and, any authority or quasi-public corporation that either:

(a) Receives appropriations from the City; or

(b) Has entered into a continuing contractual relationship with the City; or

(c) Operates under legal authority granted to it by City ordinance.

(19) Relative. A spouse, parent, child, sibling, aunt, uncle, nephew, niece, first-cousin, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother...