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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 to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to establish within the City's procurement process, a preference for products and goods made in the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America and its Territories; a preference for products and goods that are environmentally responsible and sustainable; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
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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 6, 2012, the amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 120146 approved by Council on ______________, 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 establish within the City's procurement process, a preference for products and goods made in the City of Philadelphia, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America and its Territories and a preference for products and goods that are environmentally responsible and sustainable?
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. 120146 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 Cit...
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