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Bill 170877

Amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Maintenance and Supervision," by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to promulgate regulations prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, and objects in City-owned or City-occupied facilities; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Oct 12, 2017Committee on Public Property and Public WorksOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Reynolds Brown

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  1. “170958, entitled "An ordinance authorizing transfers in appropriations for Fiscal Year 2018 from the General Fund and the Grants Revenue Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions to the General Fund, the Water Fund, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions"; and Bill No. 170877, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelph…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 14, 2017 · Dec 14, 2017 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Oct 12, 2017Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Dec 6, 2017HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  3. Dec 6, 2017HEARING HELD · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  4. Dec 6, 2017AMENDED · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  5. Dec 6, 2017REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
  6. Dec 7, 2017SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Dec 7, 2017ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Dec 7, 2017READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Dec 14, 2017READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  10. Jan 23, 2018SIGNED · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Maintenance and Supervision," by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to promulgate regulations prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, and objects in City-owned or City-occupied facilities; all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY. * * * CHAPTER 16-300. MAINTENANCE AND SUPERVISION. * * * §16-309. Prohibition of Symbols by City Employees. (1) Prohibited Conduct. The Office of Human Resources, or such other office as the Mayor may designate, is authorized to promulgate regulations, penalties and enforcement means prohibiting symbols, materials, objects, or characterizations which one knows, or has reasonable grounds to know, arouses anger, alarm or resentment in others on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation in any or all City-owned or City-occupied facilities by City employees if, in the judgment of the Commissioner, such symbols, materials, objects, or characterizations would cause workplace inefficiencies and disruptions. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment. ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End