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City Council Votes to Bring Electronic Bidding Process to City Contract Auctions this Fall

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, by permitting the use of electronic submissions to improve the bidding process, 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 Miller

Introduced: May 15, 2003

: Committee on Law and Government

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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 proposes to allow electronic submissions to improve the bidding process for city contracts.

What This Bill Does

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Submits an amendment to Section 8-200 of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow electronic submissions to improve the bidding process for city contracts.
Fixes the date of a special election for the purpose of voting on the amendment to November 4, 2003.
Prescribes the form of ballot question to be voted on, which will ask qualified electors to answer "Yes" or "No" to the question of whether the Home Rule Charter should be amended to permit electronic submissions to improve the bidding process.
Authorizes the Clerk of Council to publish notice and make arrangements for the special election.