Official:Amending Chapter 20-600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Standards of Conduct and Ethics," by adding anti-nepotism provisions prohibiting City officers and employees from taking or recommending certain personnel actions affecting family members; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Nutter
Introduced: December 20, 2001
Voted: December 31, 2003
: Committee on Rules
Status: Lapsed
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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This bill adds anti-nepotism provisions to the City's Standards of Conduct and Ethics Code. It prohibits city officers and employees from taking or recommending certain personnel actions affecting their family members.
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