Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 8-200(3) of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, relating to approval of contracts with an authority imposing debt payment obligations on the City in connection with the construction, rehabilitation or siting of any structure, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Ortiz
Introduced: September 19, 2002
: Committee on Law and Government
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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill proposes to change how Philadelphia City Council approves contracts with authorities that impose debt on the city for construction projects. It would require a vote by ordinance and referendum before such contracts can be approved.
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