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Committee Hearing, December 7, 1998

Philadelphia City Council Committee HearingsDec 7, 1998

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LABOR & CIVIL SERVICE - - - Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Monday, December, 7, 1998 4:17 p.m. - - - Bill No. 960598 - An ordinance amending the Retirement System Ordinance approved December 3, 1956, and the retirement system approved April 22, 1987, as amended, by redefining "average final compensation" for certain employees in positions which cannot be represented by a union, by revising the base compensation upon which retirement benefits shall be computed. PRESENT: COUNCILMAN RICHARD T. MARIANO, Chair COUNCILWOMAN AUGUSTA A. CLARK COUNCILMAN DAVID COHEN COUNCILWOMAN ANNA CIBOTTA VERNA COUNCILMAN MICHAEL A. NUTTER COUNCILMAN ANGEL L. ORTIZ COUNCILMAN FRANK DICICCO COUNCILMAN FRANK RIZZO - - - VINCENT VARALLO ASSOCIATES, INC. Registered Professional Reporters Eleven Penn Center, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 561-2220 2 12/7/98 LABOR & CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE - Bill No. 960598 P R O C E E D I N G S

The Clerk

The public hearing for the Committee on Labor and Civil Service has been reconvened for Bill No. 960598, an ordinance 6 amending the Retirement System Ordinance approved December 3, 1956, and the retirement system approved April 22, 1987, as amended, by redefining "average final compensation" for certain employees in positions which cannot be represented by a union, by revising the base compensation upon which retirement benefits shall be computed. Are there any witnesses? (No response.)

The Clerk

Seeing none, we're going into the public meeting. 3 12/7/98 LABOR & CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE - Public Meeting

Councilman Mariano

We're want to recess the hearing on the Committee on Labor and Civil Service and we want to go right into the public meeting. And a quorum is present: Councilman Cohen, Councilman Ortiz, myself - Councilman Mariano, Councilman Rizzo, Councilwoman Verna. We even have Councilman Nutter and Councilman DiCicco for this fine bill we're here today for, so we're going to go right into the public meeting.

Councilman Ortiz

Mr. Chairman, I move that Bill No. 960598 be recommended with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that the rules of Council be suspended so as to permit first reading in the next session of City Council. (Duly seconded.)

Councilman Mariano

The bill has been read and seconded. Could we take a vote? Any discussion on this bill? (No response.)

Councilman Mariano

Seeing none, we want to vote the bill out with a favorable recommendation with a suspension of rules, Bill 25 No. 960598. 4 12/7/98 LABOR & CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE - Public Meeting And now Councilwoman Clark has just joined us.

Councilman Nutter

Was there any testimony?

Councilman Mariano

Yeah, last time.

Councilman Nutter

This is the bill we had before?

Councilman Nutter

Oh, okay.

Councilman Mariano

This is the one to make the 4th Councilmatic District in Delaware County.

Councilman Nutter

Okay.

Councilman Mariano

Seeing none, we want to vote. All in favor, aye?. The ayes have it, none opposed. The bill is approved. The public meeting is now recessed to the call of the Chair. Thank you. (Adjourned at 4:22 p.m.) - - - 5 C E R T I F I C A T E I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing proceedings of the Council of the City of Philadelphia of Monday, December 7, 1998, were reported fully and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND CIVIL SERVICE BILL NO. 960598 __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, Registered Professional Reporter