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Bill 230106

Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia the proposal in a Resolution approved by City Council amending The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter by establishing the Office of the Chief Public Safety Director to be responsible for ensuring public safety by coordinating the resources (personnel and employment, property, plant and equipment) within the departments of Police, Prisons, Recreation, and all other relevant City agencies; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

Introduced Feb 16, 2023CITY COUNCILOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncilmember JonesCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Vaughn

How members voted

  1. Vote on Mar 9, 2023 · CITY COUNCIL

    Aye (14)

    Councilmember SquillaCouncilmember JohnsonCouncilmember JonesCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember BassCouncilmember O'NeillCouncilmember GauthierCouncilmember Gilmore RichardsonCouncilmember ThomasCouncilmember DriscollCouncilmember LozadaCouncilmember HarrityCouncilmember VaughnCouncilmember Phillips

From the floor

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  1. “From the Mayor to the President and members of the Council of the City of Philadelphia, I am pleased to advise you that on March 22, 2023, I signed the following bill, which was passed by Council at its session on March 9, 2023: Bill No. 220941, and that I am returning Bill No. 220973 and 230001 without my signature and Bill No. 230106 as disapproved. And I am transmitting for the consideration of your honorable body…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  2. “The STATED MEETING 47 3/23/2023 have it, and this bill will be placed on our First Reading Calendar today. We will now proceed under a special order of business, a motion that Council reconsider the vote by which Bill No. 230106 was passed. This bill was passed by the Council on its March 9, 2023 session and was returned disapproved by the Mayor at today's session of Council. The Chief Clerk will please read the titl…”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  3. “Bill No. 230106, entitled "An ordinance providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council amending The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter by establishing the Office of Chief Public Safety Director to be responsible for ensuring public safety by coordinating the resources (personnel and employment, property, plant and STATED MEE…”

    Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  4. “Thank you, Mr. President. I move that Council reconsider Bill No. 230106, which was approved by City Council on March 9th, 2023.”

    Councilman Jones · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  5. “The motion carries. Bill No. 230106 will be placed at the end of today's Calendar. And our next order of business is consideration of the Calendar. I note that the bills just reported from committee with a suspension of the rules have been deemed to have had their first reading. They will be placed on our Second Reading and Final Passage Calendar at our next session of Council. There are no additional bills on the Fi…”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

  6. “Oh, you're getting a head start. I'm sorry. That concludes our Calendar for today. We will now move to special order. We will proceed with the consideration of Bill No. 230106, which was passed by the Council at its March 9th, 2023 session. It was returned disapproved by the Mayor at today's session of Council, also known as the veto override. The Chief Clerk will please read the title of Bill No. 230106.”

    Council President Clarke · Stated Meeting, March 23, 2023 · Mar 23, 2023 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

  1. Feb 16, 2023Introduced · CITY COUNCIL
  2. Mar 1, 2023HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Law and Government
  3. Mar 1, 2023HEARING HELD · Committee on Law and Government
  4. Mar 1, 2023REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Law and Government
  5. Mar 2, 2023SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
  6. Mar 2, 2023READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  7. Mar 2, 2023ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
  8. Mar 9, 2023READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL

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..Title Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia the proposal in a Resolution approved by City Council amending The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter by establishing the Office of the Chief Public Safety Director to be responsible for ensuring public safety by coordinating the resources (personnel and employment, property, plant and equipment) within the departments of Police, Prisons, Recreation, and all other relevant City agencies; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. There shall be submitted for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia at the election to be held on May 16, 2023, an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No. 230115, approved by City Council on March 9, 2023, and filed in the Office of the City Council. SECTION 2. There shall be placed on the ballot the following question to be answered "Yes" or "No" by the qualified electors participating in the election: Should The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to create the Office of the Chief Public Safety Director and to define its powers, duties and responsibilities? SECTION 3. The Clerk of City Council is hereby directed to: (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five (5) days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No. 230115; and (ii) to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter as set forth in Resolution No. 230115, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance. SECTION 4. The Clerk of City Council is hereby directed to cause to be published one time each, during the three (3) weeks preceding the election on May 16, 2023, in three (3) newspapers of general circulation in the City of Philadelphia and in The Legal Intelligencer, the proposed amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, together with the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance; and further, at such other times and in such other manner as the Clerk may consider desirable. SECTION 5. The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to issue a proclamation giving at least thirty (30) days' notice of such election. The Clerk of City Council shall cause a copy of the proclamation to be published in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation in the City of Philadelphia, and in The Legal Intelligencer, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks during the period of thirty (30) days prior to the election. One such publication may be combined with the publication of the notice required by Section 4 of this Ordinance. SECTION 6. The appropriate officers are authorized and directed to take such action as may be required for the holding of an election on the ballot question set forth in Section 2 of this Ordinance as provided for by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ..End