Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to Section 8-200 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter, providing for the use of cooperative purchasing agreements with other public agencies, 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 Reynolds Brown
Introduced: May 8, 2003
Signed: September 11, 2003
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill allows Philadelphia to use 'cooperative purchasing agreements' with other public agencies, allowing for more efficient and cost-effective procurement of goods and services.
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