COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA COMMITTEE OF FINANCE Room 400, City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, June 4, 2026 10:00 a.m. PRESENT: COUNCILWOMAN KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON, CHAIR COUNCILWOMAN CINDY BASS, VICE-CHAIR COUNCILWOMAN NINA AHMAD COUNCILMAN MICHAEL DRISCOLL COUNCILMAN CURTIS JONES, JR.
Good morning, good morning. We will now resume the Committee on Finance hearing that was recessed last night, Wednesday, June 3, 2026. Clerk, will you please call the roll to take attendance. Members who are in attendance will please indicate that you are present when your name is called.
I am present. A quorum of the committee is present and the Chair will now recognize Councilmember Driscoll for a motion on the amendment to Bill No. 16 260508.
I offer an amendment to Bill No. 19 260508. A copy of the amendment has been circulated to all members of the committee. I move that the amendment to Bill No. 260508 be approved. (Duly seconded.)
The Chair notes for the record that Councilmember Ahmad seconds the motion. It's been moved and properly seconded that the amendment to Bill No. 260508 be approved. All those in favor of the motion will indicate by stating aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. The Chair now recognizes Councilmember Driscoll for a motion on Bill No. 260508, as amended.
Thank you, Chair. I move that Bill No. 24 260508, as amended, be reported from this committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of Council. (Duly seconded.)
It has been moved and properly seconded that Bill No. 11 260508, as amended, be reported from this committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of Council. All those in favor of the motion will indicate by signifying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Bill No. 4 260508, as amended, will be reported from this committee with a favorable recommendation with a request that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading at the next session of Council. The Chair notes for the record the presence of Vice-Chair Cindy Bass. The Chair recognizes Councilmember Driscoll for a motion on Bill No. 260527.
Thank you, Chair. I move that Bill No. 19 260527 be reported from this committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of Council. (Duly seconded.)
The Chair notes for the record that Councilmember Thomas seconds the motion. It's been moved and properly seconded that Bill No. 9 260527 be reported from this committee with a favorable recommendation and further move that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit first reading of this bill at the next session of Council. All those in favor of the motion will indicate by signifying aye. (Aye.)
The ayes have it and the motion carries. Bill No. 2 260527 will be reported from this committee with a favorable recommendation with the request that the rules of Council be suspended as to permit first reading at our next session of Council. There being no further bills or resolutions on the agenda, this concludes the business before the Committee on Finance today. Thank you very much for your attendance and participation. Colleagues, please hold for the Committee of the Whole. - - - (Committee on Finance concluded at 10:05 a.m.) - - - C E R T I F I C A T I O N I, hereby certify that the proceedings and evidence noted are contained fully and accurately in the stenographic notes taken by me in the foregoing matter, and that this is a correct transcript of the same. ________________________________ TANEHA CARROLL