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Bill 200363

Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Residence Requirements,” by restoring the requirement that no person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service, including but not limited to police officers, unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to appointment.

Introduced Jun 11, 2020Committee on Law and GovernmentOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember DombCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember BassCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember OhCouncilmember GymCouncilmember Green

How members voted

  1. Vote on Jun 25, 2020 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (16)

    Councilmember DombCouncilmember GreenCouncilmember GymCouncilmember OhCouncilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember HenonCouncilmember Quiñones SánchezCouncilmember BassCouncilmember ParkerCouncilmember BrooksCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember Thomas

    Nay (1)

    Councilmember O'Neill

From the floor

Passages in the official transcripts that cite this file number. Every quote links to its exact place in the record.

  1. “To the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am pleased to advise you that on June 26 and July 1, 2020, I signed all of the bills that were passed by Council on June 18, 2020, except Bill No. 200298, which was re-called and passed by Council on June 25, 2020; and that on June 26, July 1, July 13, July 27, August 24, and September 9, 2020, I signed all of the bills that were passed Stated…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, September 10, 2020 · Sep 10, 2020 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “The Committee on Law and Government, to which was referred Bill No. 200076, entitled "An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter calling on the Police Department to eliminate the practice of unconstitutional stop and frisk, as approved by Resolution of the City Council"; and Bill No. 200208, entitled "An ordinan…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, June 18, 2020 · Jun 18, 2020 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Jun 11, 2020Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Jun 17, 2020HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Law and Government
  3. Jun 17, 2020HEARING HELD · Committee on Law and Government
  4. Jun 17, 2020REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Law and Government
  5. Jun 18, 2020SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Jun 18, 2020ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Jun 18, 2020ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Jun 25, 2020READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
  9. Sep 10, 2020NO ACTION TAKEN · MAYOR

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..Title Amending Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Residence Requirements," by restoring the requirement that no person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service, including but not limited to police officers, unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to appointment. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 20-101 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: �20-101. Residence Requirements. (1) No person shall be appointed as an employee in the civil service of the City unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to his or her appointment. [(1)] (2) Every employee in the civil service shall maintain [establish] his or her bona fide residence in the City [within six months of his or her appointment, and shall thereafter maintain bona fide residence in the City, except that no person shall be appointed as a laborer in the civil service of the City unless he or she has been a bona fide resident of the City for at least one year prior to his or her appointment]. The City Controller may require proof of the residence of any employee in the civil service. [(2)] (3) The Civil Service Commission may, upon the request of the Personnel Director, waive the above residence qualifications when in its discretion the circumstances warrant a waiver. __________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End