Bill 100781
Authorizing the City to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of years for the Commonwealth to add City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's on-line system for the electronic filing and payment of taxes, under certain terms and conditions.
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“100793, entitled "An ordinance authorizing the Department of Public Property to enter into an easement agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of General Services allowing the Department of General Services to use portions of 1515 Arch Street"; and Bill No. 100753, entitled "An ordinance to amend the Philadelphia Zoning Maps by changing the zoning designations of certain areas of land located within an area bounde…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 16, 2010 · Dec 16, 2010 · official transcript, this passage
“The Committee on Finance, to which was referred Bill No. 100557, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 19-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'City Funds - Deposits, Investments, Disbursements,' by amending Section 19-203, entitled 'Payroll Deductions,' to add the Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipes and Drums to the list of entities for which payroll deductions may be authorized"; and Bill No. 100751, entitled "A…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 9, 2010 · Dec 9, 2010 · official transcript, this passage
Status timeline
- Nov 18, 2010Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 8, 2010HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Finance
- Dec 8, 2010HEARING HELD · Committee on Finance
- Dec 8, 2010REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Finance
- Dec 9, 2010SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 9, 2010ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 9, 2010ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 16, 2010READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
- Dec 21, 2010SIGNED · MAYOR
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..Title Authorizing the City to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a period of years for the Commonwealth to add City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's on-line system for the electronic filing and payment of taxes, under certain terms and conditions. ..Body WHEREAS, The electronic filing of tax returns and payment of tax liabilities by many taxpayers would enable the City to process returns and collect and apply tax payments more quickly and accurately, saving money and increasing compliance; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue has an existing, reliable system, called E-Tides, on which certain taxpayers are permitted or in some instances required to file and pay taxes electronically; and WHEREAS, The Commonwealth Department of Revenue has offered to enter into an interagency agreement with the City to add certain City and School District taxes to E-Tides, charging the City only the Commonwealth's cost; and WHEREAS, The City has determined that it will be less expensive and will take less time to have the Commonwealth add City taxes to E-Tides than for the City to construct a system itself or to outsource such a system to a private contractor; and WHEREAS, A multi-year agreement is desirable because of the costs of changing systems once in place; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Department of Revenue is hereby authorized to enter into an interagency agreement with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue to add certain City and School District taxes to the Commonwealth's E-Tides system for the electronic filing and remittance of taxes; permitting the City to cause additional taxes to be added to E-Tides; and requiring the Commonwealth to maintain the system for the City's benefit, in each case with the City reimbursing the Commonwealth for its costs. SECTION 2. The term of the agreement shall be for a period of time not to exceed ten (10) years; shall not require the City to pay more than seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) during the term for system construction, or more than sixteen thousand two hundred eighty seven dollars ($16,287) per year for system maintenance, subject to an annual increase in system maintenance costs not to exceed three percent (3%); and shall include a clause reserving to the City the right to terminate the agreement at the option of the City at any time after the expiration of four years without liability for damages or loss of profits that would have been realized had the agreement not been terminated. SECTION 3. The Department shall include in the agreement such other terms, not inconsistent with this Ordinance, as the City Solicitor may determine are in the interests of the City. ..End