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File #: 140037    Version: 0 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: ADOPTED
File created: 1/23/2014 In control: CITY COUNCIL
On agenda: Final action: 1/23/2014
Title: Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 130701-A, entitled "An Ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to permit City elected officials to become candidates for nomination of election to public office without first resigning from their City office, under certain terms and conditions; 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," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
Sponsors: Councilmember Oh
Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER
Attachments: 1. Signature14003700.pdf
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Requesting the Mayor to return to Council Bill No. 130701-A, entitled "An Ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to permit City elected officials to become candidates for nomination of election to public office without first resigning from their City office, under certain terms and conditions; 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," for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
 
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WHEREAS, Bill No. 130701-A was passed by this Council on December 12, 2013, and thereafter presented to the Mayor for his signature; and
 
WHEREAS, Council now wishes to reconsider the vote by which said bill passed Council;  now, therefore, be it
 
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA,
 
That Council hereby requests the Mayor to return to it Bill No. 130701-A, entitled "An Ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to permit City elected officials to become candidates for nomination of election to public office without first resigning from their City office, under certain terms and conditions; 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,"  for the purpose of reconsideration by the Council of the vote by which said bill passed Council.
 
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