City of Philadelphia - File #: 090591

• File #: 090591
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 9/17/2009
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 2/25/2010
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to revise the composition of the Zoning Board of Adjustment by designating the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections as an alternate member of the Board who may replace any absent or disqualified appointed member; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Kelly
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/5/2010	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
2/25/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
2/25/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	14:0
10/22/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
10/22/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
10/20/2009	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/20/2009	0	Committee on Law and Government	HEARING HELD
10/20/2009	0	Committee on Law and Government	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
9/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
9/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to revise the composition of the Zoning Board of Adjustment by designating the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections as an alternate member of the Board who may replace any absent or disqualified appointed member; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot questions 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 May 18, 2010, an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to revising the composition of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The proposed amendment is contained in Resolution No. 090626, approved by Council on February 25, 2010 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 designate the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections as an alternate member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment, who may replace any absent or disqualified appointed member of that Board?

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. 090626, 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 the Legal Intelligencer the proposed amendme...