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Repealing Chapter 21-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Police Advisory Board," and replacing it with a new Chapter 21-1200 that reconstitutes and renames the board as the "Police Advisory Commission," and, as authorized by the Charter, provides for the Commission's appointment and the manner in which the Commission and other officers, employees, and agencies shall fulfill their respective responsibilities with respect to the Commission, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21-1200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Police Advisory Board," is hereby repealed in its entirety, and a new Chapter 21-1200 is added, to read as follows:
CHAPTER 21-1200. POLICE ADVISORY COMMISSION.
§21-1201. Statement of Intent.
(1) As authorized by Sections 3-810 and 4-1700 of the Charter, this Chapter provides for the appointment of the Police Advisory Commission by subsection 3-100(f) of the Charter, and also provides for the manner in which the Commission and other officers, employees, and agencies shall fulfill their respective responsibilities with respect to the Commission.
§21-1202. Establishment of Commission.
(a) Composition. The Police Advisory Commission shall be an independent Commission consisting of members who shall be selected in the following manner.
(1) The members of the Police Advisory Commission appointed by the Mayor in 2014 pursuant to Executive Order No. 8-93 shall serve until the Commission is reconstituted and members are appointed under Subsection §21-1202(a) (2) below.
(2) The following appointments shall be made within sixty days after the Commission is created:
(i) The Police Commissioner;
(ii) Three appointees of the Mayor. The Mayor shall make the appointments from communities underrepresented by the other appointments, with the goal of ensuring that the Commission reflects the diversity of ...
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