COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS - - - Room 400 City Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Thursday, February 5, 1998 9:20 a.m. - - - BILL 980007: An ordinance authorizing transfers and appropriations for fiscal year 1998 within the general fund from the Director of Finance contribution to school districts/ tax cuts, the Department of Revenue Sinking Fund Commission and the City representative, and the Director of Commerce economic stimulus to the first judicial district of Pennsylvania. PRESENT: COUNCILMAN JOAN L. KRAJEWSKI, Chairwoman COUNCILWOMAN DONNA REED MILLER COUNCILMAN ANGEL L. ORTIZ COUNCILMAN RICHARD T. MARIANO COUNCILMAN W. THACHER LONGSTRETH - - - VINCENT VARALLO ASSOCIATES, INC. Registered Professional Reporters Eleven Penn Center, Suite 600 Philadelphia, PA 19103 (215) 561-2220 2 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS P R O C E E D I N G S
The Committee on Appropriates is now in session. Will the clerk please read the bill.
Bill No. 980007, an ordinance authorizing transfers and appropriations for fiscal year 1998 within the general fund from the Director of Finance contribution to school districts/tax cuts, the Department of Revenue Sinking Fund Commission and the City representative, and the Director of Commerce economic stimulus to the first judicial district of Pennsylvania.
Thank you. I have to say good morning to my colleagues. I would like to recognize Councilman Mariano, Councilman Ortiz, and Councilman Longstreth for being here. Mr. Kaplan, can you explain for the record where the 43 million -- how it can be transferred from the Director of Finance and other departments?
Yes. Thank you, Councilwoman Krajewski. I'm Dean Kaplan, the 3 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS City's Budget Director. The money is available because, as Council will recall, when the FY '98 budget was put together, we did not fund the courts for a full year, but we did put the balance of the year's funding in two separate lines, one in the Commerce Department and one in the Finance Department. And, as you'll recall, our plan was, should the State provide funding to use those monies for tax cuts after the school district and economic development, but we reserved that money, pending resolution of the situation. So that money still is available.
I thank you. I would also like to recognize Councilwoman Miller. Are there any other questions from members? (No questions.)
Yeah, it wasn't that hard at all. 4 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS I would like to request suspension of the rules so that the bill could be considered at first reading at Council's next session. Krajewski thank you.
Madame Chair, I move that Bill 980007 be moved out of committee with a favorable recommendation, and I request that the rules of Council be suspended so as to have consideration in the next session of City Council.
All those in favor, say aye. All those opposed? Thank you. Therefore, Bill No. 980007 will be reported out of this committee with a favorable recommendation, with a suspension of rules as to permit first reading at the next session of Council. Thank you all very much. (Adjourned at 9:25 a.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 Thursday, February 5 1998 were reported and accurately by me, and that this is a correct transcript of same. RE: COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS __________________________________, JOSEPHINE CARDILLO, RPR