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Resolution 060590-A

Proposing an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section calling on the citizens of Philadelphia to urge the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT) to retain its current method of real estate tax assessment and not change the method as proposed under the BRT's Full Valuation Initiative.

Introduced Jun 15, 2006Committee on Law and GovernmentOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember BlackwellCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember BlackwellCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember O'Neill

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  1. “Thank you. The first resolution to be called is Resolution No. 060590-A. That is a Charter vote and it will require two-thirds of the vote of Council. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of the resolution.”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, March 1, 2007 · Mar 1, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Jun 15, 2006Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jun 15, 2006READ · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Jun 15, 2006Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  4. Feb 12, 2007HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Law and Government
  5. Feb 12, 2007REPORTED FAVORABLY · Committee on Law and Government
  6. Feb 12, 2007AMENDED · Committee on Law and Government
  7. Feb 12, 2007HEARING HELD · Committee on Law and Government
  8. Feb 15, 2007FAVORABLY RECOMMENDED; CONSIDERATION AT NEXT STATED COUNCIL MEETING · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Feb 22, 2007READ · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Feb 22, 2007AMENDED · CITY COUNCIL
  11. Feb 22, 2007ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  12. Mar 1, 2007READ · CITY COUNCIL
  13. Mar 1, 2007ADOPTED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Proposing an amendment to Article VIII, Chapter 5 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, entitled "Referenda Approved by the Voters," by adding a new section calling on the citizens of Philadelphia to urge the Philadelphia Board of Revision of Taxes (BRT) to retain its current method of real estate tax assessment and not change the method as proposed under the BRT's Full Valuation Initiative. ..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 Article VIII of 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 VIII PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION * * * CHAPTER 5 REFERENDA APPROVED BY THE VOTERS * * * §8-503. Rejecting the Board of Revision's Full Valuation Initiative We, the citizens of Philadelphia, urge the stopping of real estate tax assessment increases which would result from the Board of Revision of Taxes' use of a new method for figuring tax assessments called "Full Valuation." ..End