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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.
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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) 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.
(18) 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, stepsister, half brother, half-sister, or a life partner or the parent, child or sibling of a life partner.
(19) Elected City officer. Any officer in a position identified in Section 20-305 of this Code.
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§20-607. Conflict of Interest.
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(d) Anti-nepotism provisions. ...
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