City of Philadelphia - File #: 090706

• File #: 090706
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/8/2009
• In control: Committee of the Whole
• Final action: 12/17/2009
• Title: Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes, by creating an Office of Property Assessment which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to the initial making of property assessments; by assigning certain duties to the Department of Records (as the successor to the Recorder of Deeds) with respect to filing certain information with the new Office of Property Assessment; by creating a new Board of Property Assessment Appeals ("Board"), which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to appeals from property assessments; and by creating a Board of Property Assessment Appeals Nominating Panel to nominate candidates for appointment to the Board; and providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special electio...
• Sponsors: Councilmember Green, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Council President Verna, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember O'Neill
• Indexes: BOARD OF REVISION OF TAXES

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/23/2010	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/17/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/17/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	PASSED	Pass	15:2
12/10/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
12/10/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
12/10/2009	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
12/9/2009	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
12/9/2009	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
12/9/2009	0	Committee of the Whole	AMENDED
12/9/2009	1	Committee of the Whole	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/27/2009	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/27/2009	0	Committee of the Whole	HEARING HELD
10/27/2009	0	Committee of the Whole	RECESSED
10/8/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
10/8/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by abolishing the Board of Revision of Taxes, by creating an Office of Property Assessment which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to the initial making of property assessments; by assigning certain duties to the Department of Records (as the successor to the Recorder of Deeds) with respect to filing certain information with the new Office of Property Assessment; by creating a new Board of Property Assessment Appeals ("Board"), which shall have the powers, functions and duties of the Board of Revision of Taxes with respect to appeals from property assessments; and by creating a Board of Property Assessment Appeals Nominating Panel to nominate candidates for appointment to the Board; and providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 2. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION.

CHAPTER 2-100. CITY-COUNTY CONSOLIDATION.

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§2-113. Board of Revision of Taxes.

[A duty is hereby imposed on the Board of Revision of Taxes to reassess annually every parcel of real property in the City. No assessment of a parcel of real property for any year shall be forwarded to the Director of Finance until every parcel of real property in the City has been reassessed for that year.] The Board of Revision of Taxes shall cease to exist after September 30, 2010, and, effective October 1, 2010, all powers, functions and duties previously exercised and ...