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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 an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the creation of the Division of Jobs and Training Opportunities within the Department of Commerce, to provide centralized services to Philadelphians seeking job and training opportunities in the public or private sectors; 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 on November 8, 2022, an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 220423, approved by City Council on ____________, 2022, and filed in the Office of the City 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:
Should The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create the Division of Jobs and Training Opportunities within the Department of Commerce?
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. 220423; 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. 220423, 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 8, 2022, in three (3) newspapers of general circulation in the City of Philadelphia and in The ...
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