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City Gives with One Hand, Takes with the Other: Businesses Must Contribute to Children's Fund Under New Council Plan

Official:Amending Section 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code entitled "Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts" to add a new subsection requiring businesses receiving Financial Assistance from the City and City-related agencies to contribute to a Fund for Philadelphia's Children the proceeds from which shall be made available to pay for new and expanded program initiatives for Philadelphia children; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Tasco

Introduced: September 14, 2000

: Committee on Rules

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill requires businesses receiving city financial assistance to contribute a portion of their funding to a 'Fund for Philadelphia's Children' to support new and expanded programs for city children.

What This Bill Does

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Requires businesses receiving financial assistance from the City and City-related agencies to contribute a portion of their funding to the "Fund for Philadelphia's Children".
Requires the proceeds from this contribution to be made available to pay for new and expanded program initiatives for Philadelphia children.
Amends Section 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code to add a new subsection to the "Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts" section.
Applies to businesses receiving financial assistance from the City and City-related agencies, implying that the requirement will be imposed on these businesses.