City of Philadelphia - File #: 130814

• File #: 130814
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 10/31/2013
• In control: Committee on Appropriations
• Final action: 11/21/2013
• Title: Amending an ordinance approved June 25, 2013 (Bill No. 130180), adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014, by making certain additional appropriations needed to meet the costs of the formerly appealed 2009 arbitration award for Local 22 of the International Association of Firefighters for health and legal services that were not included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget, in accordance with Section 2-301(a) of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Goode, Councilmember O'Brien
• Indexes: FIREFIGHTERS, OPERATING BUDGET

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/4/2013	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
11/21/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/14/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/14/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/14/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/13/2013	0	Committee on Appropriations	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/13/2013	0	Committee on Appropriations	HEARING HELD
11/13/2013	0	Committee on Appropriations	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
10/31/2013	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending an ordinance approved June 25, 2013 (Bill No. 130180), adopting the Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2014, by making certain additional appropriations needed to meet the costs of the formerly appealed 2009 arbitration award for Local 22 of the International Association of Firefighters for health and legal services that were not included in the adopted Fiscal Year 2014 operating budget, in accordance with Section 2-301(a) of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
WHEREAS, The Operating Budget of the City was adopted by Council and approved by the Mayor on June 25, 2013 (Bill No. 130180), in accordance with the requirements of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter; and

WHEREAS, The Operating Budget as adopted provided for General Fund appropriations of three billion, eight hundred forty-five million, four hundred three thousand dollars ($3,845,403,000); and

WHEREAS, Bill No. 130745 proposes increasing General Fund appropriations an additional forty-five million dollars, to three billion, eight hundred ninety million, four hundred and three thousand ($3,890,403,000) for appropriations to pay an unanticipated emergency grant to the School District of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, A 2009 arbitration award directs the City to make payments to the International Association of Firefighters for health and legal services in the amount of forty-nine million, three hundred and seven thousand thirty dollars ($49,307,030); and

WHEREAS, At the time of adoption of the Operating Budget ordinance, the City had an appeal of the 2009 arbitration award pending based on inability to pay the award and did not anticipate making the payment for health and legal services to the IAFF; and

WHEREAS, Subsequent to the start of the fiscal year, unanticipated changes to the City's financial situation caused the City to reassess the likely ultimate outcome of the appeal and any subsequent re-arbitratio...