COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE - - - Room 696, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wednesday, October 16, 2002 9:00 a.m. - - - BILL 020579 - an ordinance amending Title of the 10 Philadelphia Code entitled "Finances, Taxes, and Collections," by amending Chapter 19-1300 of the 11 Philadelphia Code entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by 12 providing for certain deferrals of payments of a 13 certain portion of real estate taxes due the City of 14 Philadelphia or the Philadelphia School District, 15 all under certain terms and conditions. 16 17 - - - 18 PRESENT: 19 COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE BLACKWELL, Chair COUNCILMAN JAMES KENNEY COUNCILMAN MICHAEL A. NUTTER COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO, JR. - - - VINCENT VARALLO ASSOCIATES, INC. Registered Professional Reporters Eleven Penn Center 1835 Market Street, Suite 600 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 (215) 561-2220 2 10/16/02 - FINANCE - BILL 020579
We will begin our Finance hearing in regard to Bill No. 020579. It is being taped this morning, but it is a short hearing and we feel that is in order. We have a quorum. To my right, Councilman Michael A. Nutter, to his right Councilman James Kenney, and to his right for the purposes of this Committee, he will be appointed, Councilman Frank Rizzo. The Chair agrees and also the President of Council agrees. We now ask the Clerk to read the title of the bill.
Bill No. 020579, an ordinance amending Title of the Philadelphia Code 16 entitled "Finances, Taxes, and Collections," by 17 amending Chapter 19-1300 of the Philadelphia Code 18 entitled "Real Estate Taxes," by providing for 19 certain deferrals of payments of a certain portion of real estate taxes due the City of Philadelphia or the Philadelphia School District, all under certain terms and conditions.
The Clerk, having read the bill, is there any discussion or would anybody like to have anything to say? 3 10/16/02 - FINANCE - BILL 020579 (No response.)
I believe that will then end our stated hearing. - - - 4 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC MEETING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE - - - Wednesday, October 16, 2002 - - - Public Meeting conducted by the Committee on Finance, held in Room 696, City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the above date, to consider action on the following: BILL 020579. - - - PRESENT: COUNCILWOMAN JANNIE BLACKWELL, Chair COUNCILMAN JAMES KENNEY COUNCILMAN MICHAEL A. NUTTER COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO, JR. - - - 5 10/16/02 - FINANCE - PUBLIC MEETING
We will now enter into our stated meeting. We will ask Rizzo if he will entertain a motion with a suspension of the Rules with regard to reporting out Bill No. 020579.
Thank you, Madam Chair. I move that Bill No. 020579 be reported out of Committee with a favorable recommendation, with a recommendation that the Rules of Council be suspended so as to permit the first reading of this bill at our next session of Council. (Duly seconded.)
The ayes have it. Therefore, Bill No. 020579 is being reported out of this Finance meeting with a favorable recommendation, and a recommendation for suspension of rules so that it may be heard at our next Session of Council. Our meeting is now adjourned. Let me thank you all for your patience 6 10/16/02 - FINANCE - PUBLIC MEETING and for attending. Thank you, Members of the Committee. (Council adjourned.) - - - 7 C E R T I F I C A T I O N I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of October 16, 2002, were transcribed fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of the same. RE: COMMITTEE ON FINANCE ___________________________ Lisa C. Bradley, RPR and Notary Public