City of Philadelphia - File #: 200208

• File #: 200208
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 3/5/2020
• In control: Committee on Law and Government
• Final action: 6/25/2020
• Title: Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; 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.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Johnson, Council President Clarke, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Gym, Councilmember Domb, Councilmember Squilla, Councilmember Brooks
• Indexes: PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
7/1/2020	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
6/25/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
6/18/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
6/18/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
6/18/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
6/12/2020	0	Committee on Law and Government
6/12/2020	0	Committee on Law and Government
6/12/2020	0	Committee on Law and Government
3/5/2020	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; 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.
Body
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 on November 3, 2020, the proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 200216, approved by City Council on June 25, 2020, 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 create the Office of the Victim Advocate to advocate for crime victims and to work with victim-services providers to coordinate, plan, train, educate, and investigate issues relating to crime victims?

SECTION 3. The Clerk of City Council is hereby directed to: (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five (5) days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No. 200216; and (ii) 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. 200216, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance.

SECTION 4. The Clerk of City Council is hereby directed to cause to be published one time each, during the three (3) weeks preceding the election on November 3, 2020, in three (3) newspapers of general circ...