Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter 17-1200, entitled "Foreign Outsourcing," prohibiting City service contracts under which the work is performed outside the United States, under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Ramos
Introduced: March 4, 2004
Signed: October 28, 2004
: Committee on Labor and Civil Service
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill prohibits the City of Philadelphia from contracting with companies that perform work outside the United States for city services.
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