Official:Amending Title 20 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Officers and Employees," by amending Chapter 20-600 to prohibit the receipt of contributions by city elected officials or candidates for city offices from individuals or businesses who are applicants for, or recipients of, city contracts or financial assistance; to limit the eligibility of individuals or businesses to receive city contracts or financial assistance if they have made political contributions within certain timeframes to city elected officials or candidates for city offices, and to prohibit any person campaigning for elective City office from using for such purpose funds contributed to him or her while serving in another elective City office; and by adding a new Chapter 20-800, entitled "Campaign Finance" and by amending Chapter 20-300, entitled "Compensation," to provide for the limitation of contributions for municipal election campaigns for all offices, to create an Independent Campaign Finance Board and to establish a system of public financing for election campaigns for certain offices, for those candidates who voluntarily limit their campaign expenditures; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Ortiz
Introduced: December 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.
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This bill aims to reduce corruption in Philadelphia government by limiting campaign contributions and establishing a system of public financing for election campaigns.
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