City of Philadelphia
Public Hearing Notice
The Committee on Finance of the Council of the City of Philadelphia will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday,
March 3, 2026, at 10:00 AM, in Room 400, City Hall, to hear testimony on the following items:
An Ordinance amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Officers and
Employees,” by changing the compensation of members of the Zoning Board of
Adjustment, all under certain terms and conditions.
An Ordinance authorizing the Commissioner of Records and the Procurement
Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to execute a multi-year concession agreement
with Ancestry.com in connection with the digitizing, indexing, and public access and
search of City of Philadelphia Department of Records vital records, all under provisions
set forth in the concession agreement substantially as set forth in Exhibit A to this
ordinance.
An Ordinance amending Chapter 19-1700 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled
“Finance, Taxes, and Collections,” to amend excluded transactions to the realty
transfer tax, all under certain terms and conditions.
An Ordinance authorizing, generally, the continued issuance and sale by the City of
Philadelphia of Gas Works Revenue Notes of the City, prescribing the forms of notes
and providing for their execution and payment, pledging certain revenues of the Gas
Works as security, adopting a rate covenant and directing the imposition and collection
of rates and charges sufficient to comply therewith, prescribing the conditions
precedent to the issuance of specific series of notes, including a resolution passed by
the Bond Committee providing for establishment of credit support for notes, providing
for designation of a fiscal agent and sinking fund depositary, providing for establishment
of a sinking fund and its management, providing remedies upon default, and providing
for amendments and modifications.
An Ordinance authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Philadelphia
Facilities Management Corporation on behalf of the Philadelphia Gas Works of an
amended Service Agreement with Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC for
gas storage services under the Transco WSS Open Access Rate Schedule.
Immediately following the public hearing, a meeting of the Committee on Finance, open to the public, will be
held to consider the action to be taken on the above listed items.
