City of Philadelphia - File #: 080336

• File #: 080336
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 3/27/2008
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 5/1/2008
• Title: Proposing an amendment to 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 providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Clarke
• Indexes: CIVIL SERVICE REGULATIONS, PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
5/1/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
5/1/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	16:0
4/17/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
4/17/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
4/17/2008	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY
4/17/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING
3/27/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
3/27/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
3/27/2008	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Proposing an amendment to 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 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:

Bold italics indicates matter added by this amendment.

ARTICLE VII EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH -
POWERS AND DUTIES

Personnel Director and Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service

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CHAPTER 4 CIVIL SERVICE: REGULATIONS

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§7-401. Contents.

The regulations shall provide for:

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(f) The establishment of eligible lists for appointment and promotion, upon which lists shall be placed the names of successful candidates in the order of their relative excellence in the respective examinations, provided that any candidate who shall have maintained a bona fide residence in the City for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over any other candidate with the identical score. Such lists shall continue in force for at least one year from the date of their establishment and thereafter until exhausted or replaced by more recently prepared lists but in no case longer than two ye...