City of Philadelphia - File #: 080320

• File #: 080320
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/27/2008
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 5/1/2008
• 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 relating to civil service regulations to provide that, when eligible lists for appointments and promotions are established, those persons who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over all others who receive the identical test score; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Green, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Clarke

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/14/2008	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
5/1/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/1/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	16:0
4/17/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/17/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
4/17/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
4/17/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
4/17/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
4/17/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
3/27/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
3/27/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	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 relating to civil service regulations to provide that, when eligible lists for appointments and promotions are established, those persons who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over all others who receive the identical test score; 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, 2008, the amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 080336 approved by Council on May 1, 2008, 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 require that those candidates seeking civil service positions who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other persons receiving an identical test score?

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. 080336 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 ...