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Resolution 060448

Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter requiring district councilmembers to be residents of the districts from which they were elected for at least one year prior to their election, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia.

Introduced May 18, 2006Committee on Law and GovernmentOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember Kenney

From the floor

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  1. “Thank you, Madam President. Today our Calendar starts on . We will hear all bills. They are Bill No. 040117-A, 040118-A, 040132-A and 040136-A. We will skip over to where we will hear the top three bills. They are Bill Nos. 040137, 312 and 315. We will continue over to where we will hear our last bill, Bill No. 060448. The top of , Bill No. 060433-A. On we will hear Bill No. 060700. On we will hear Bill Nos. 070187,…”

    Councilwoman Blackwell · Stated Meeting, May 3, 2007 · May 3, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Aye. The ayes are 17; the nays are zero. A majority of all members having voted in the affirmative, this bill passes. The next bill to be called for consideration is Bill No. 060448. Now, that is a Home Rule Charter issue. We will need two-thirds majority vote. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of Bill No. 060448.”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, May 3, 2007 · May 3, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “The Chair recognizes Councilman Kenney for a motion on Resolution No. 060448.”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, May 3, 2007 · May 3, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “And 2/1/07 - STATED - 2ND READING that is Bill No. 060448?”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, February 1, 2007 · Feb 1, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

  5. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, the Committee on Law and Government, to which was referred Bill No. 060287, entitled "An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled 'Referenda Approval by the Voters,' by adding a new section providing that…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 15, 2006 · Jun 15, 2006 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. May 18, 2006Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. May 18, 2006READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. May 18, 2006Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  4. Jun 12, 2006HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Law and Government
  5. Jun 12, 2006REPORTED FAVORABLY · Committee on Law and Government
  6. Jun 12, 2006HEARING HELD · Committee on Law and Government
  7. Jun 15, 2006FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING · CITY COUNCIL
  8. May 3, 2007READ · CITY COUNCIL
  9. May 3, 2007ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter requiring district councilmembers to be residents of the districts from which they were elected for at least one year prior to their election, and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia. ..Body WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance: ARTICLE II LEGISLATIVE BRANCH * * * CHAPTER 1 THE COUNCIL §2-103. Qualifications of Councilmen. A councilman shall be a citizen of the United States, shall have been a resident of the City for at least one year prior to his election, and shall be at least twenty-five years of age when elected to office. For at least one year prior to their election, district [District] councilmen shall be, and during their terms of office shall remain, residents of the districts from which they were elected. The Council shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of its members. * * * _____________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End 2