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Council Moves to Give Itself Power to Replace Buildings Condemned by Government Agencies

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 an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to rights over or in real estate by providing that Council may direct the City to replace any City-owned building closed because of condemnation by a government entity; 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 Krajewski

Introduced: December 2, 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 a change to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter that would allow City Council to direct the replacement of city-owned buildings closed due to government entity condemnation.

What This Bill Does

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Proposes an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to allow City Council to direct the replacement of city-owned buildings closed due to government entity condemnation.
Submits the proposed amendment to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia for a vote.
Fixes the date of the special election for the proposed amendment as May 17, 2005.
Prescribes the form of the ballot question for the proposed amendment, which will be answered "Yes" or "No" by the qualified electors participating in the election.