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Council Votes To Put Operating Budget Deadline Proposal Before Philadelphia Voters This Month

Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing amendment of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the date by which the Mayor must submit to Council his operating budget message, proposed operating budget ordinance, and proposed capital budget and capital program, and the date by which the Planning Commission must prepare and submit to the Mayor its recommended capital budget and capital program; 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 Nutter

Introduced: September 23, 2004

: Committee on Law and Government

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No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2004–2007 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 an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that would change the deadline for the Mayor to submit the operating budget and capital program to City Council. The proposed changes would also affect when the Planning Commission submits its recommended capital budget and program. A special election is scheduled for May 17, 2005, to put this proposal to a vote.

What This Bill Does

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The bill proposes changing the deadline for the Mayor to submit the operating budget and capital program to City Council.
The Mayor's submission deadline for the operating budget and capital program would be changed to a specific date (not specified in the bill text).
The Planning Commission's submission of its recommended capital budget and program to the Mayor would also be affected by the proposed changes.
A special election is scheduled for May 17, 2005, to put the proposed changes to a vote, in which the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia will vote on the proposal.