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Bill 070015-A

Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the City, and Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the School District of Philadelphia, by shifting an additional portion of the real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia, without changing the overall combined rate of the City and School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Jan 23, 2007Committee of the WholeOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Councilmember GoodeCouncilmember Goode

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  1. “Thank you, Mr. President. The idea of a millage shift is a great idea. I actually had the idea in 2007 through Bill 070015-A. It's a great idea when you offer it at the point in the budget process that I offered it. I offered it on January 23rd, 2007, acknowledging that there was a deficit with the School District, acknowledging that I wanted to do 6/13/13 - STATED - 2ND READING something, acknowledging that it takes…”

    Councilman Goode · Stated Meeting, June 13, 2013 · Jun 13, 2013 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “Thank you, Madam President. Today, our calendar starts on where we will consider Bill No. 070015-A. The next bill to be considered will be on . We will consider the bottom two, Bill No, 's 070220 and 221. We will consider all of the bills on , Bill No.'s 070014, 15, 16 will be amended, 18 and 19. And, finally, on , we will consider the second two bills, Bill No.'s 070261 and 070367, which is to be amended. All other…”

    Councilwoman Blackwell · Stated Meeting, May 31, 2007 · May 31, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “5/31/07 STATED - SECOND-READING CALENDAR Thank you very much. I would ask the Chief Clerk to please read the title of Bill No. 070015-A.”

    Council President Verna · Stated Meeting, May 31, 2007 · May 31, 2007 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Jan 23, 2007Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jan 23, 2007Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  3. Apr 30, 2007HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole
  4. Apr 30, 2007Cancellation of Scheduled Public Hearing · Committee of the Whole
  5. May 23, 2007HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee of the Whole
  6. May 23, 2007REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee of the Whole
  7. May 23, 2007HEARING HELD · Committee of the Whole
  8. May 24, 2007ORDERED PLACED ON FINAL PASSAGE CALENDAR FOR NEXT MEETING. · CITY COUNCIL
  9. May 24, 2007AMENDED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. May 24, 2007READ · CITY COUNCIL
  11. May 24, 2007SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  12. May 31, 2007READ · CITY COUNCIL
  13. May 31, 2007PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  14. Jun 13, 2007SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the City, and Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to real estate taxes imposed by the School District of Philadelphia, by shifting an additional portion of the real estate tax from the City to the School District of Philadelphia, without changing the overall combined rate of the City and School District real estate tax; all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 19-1301 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: §19-1301. Real Estate Taxes. (1) For each of the following years, a tax is hereby levied at the following respective rates on each one hundred (100) dollars of the assessed value of taxable real property returned by the Board of Revision of Taxes in the year immediately preceding the stated year: Year of Tax Tax Rate * * * * * * 2003 [and each year thereafter] through 2007 $3.474 2008 and each year thereafter $3.305 * * * SECTION 2. Section 19-1801 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: §19-1801. Authorization of Tax. * * * (2) For each of the following years, the tax imposed by the Board of Education of the School District of Philadelphia shall be at the following respective rates on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value of taxable real property as returned by the Board of Revisions of Taxes as the assessment made in the year immediately preceding the stated year: Year of Tax Tax Rate * * * * * * 2003 [and each year thereafter] through 2007 $3.115 2008 and each year thereafter $3.284 * * * SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon the filing by the School Reform Commission, no later than June 30, 2007, of a written explanation of how the additional School District funding that will result from this ordinance will be used, including the impact of such additional funding on each of the following: (a) early childhood education; (b) class size; (c) after school programs; (d) drop out prevention; and (e) school safety. Such written explanation shall be filed with the Chief Clerk of Council, with copies to the President and to all members of Council, and the Chief Clerk of Council shall publish notice of such filing in a newspaper of general circulation in the City. If no such written explanation is filed with the Chief Clerk of Council by June 30, 2007, then this ordinance shall be of no effect. ..End 2