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City Leases Vehicles from Philly Water Authority with Option to Buy in Future Years

Official:Authorizing the Managing Director or his Designee, on behalf of the City of Philadelphia, to enter into a Lease Agreement to lease vehicles from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority, with an option to purchase, under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Blackwell

Introduced: March 10, 2005

: Committee of the Whole

financegovernment vehiclestransportation

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 authorizes the City of Philadelphia to lease vehicles from the Philadelphia Municipal Authority with an option to purchase, and allows the Managing Director or their designee to enter into a lease agreement on behalf of the city.

What This Bill Does

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Authorizes the Managing Director or their designee to enter into a lease agreement with the Philadelphia Municipal Authority (PMA) to lease vehicles from PMA with an option to purchase.
Allows the City of Philadelphia to lease vehicles from PMA with an option to purchase for $1.00 at the end of a 10-year term.
Requires the City to pay lease payments from its current revenues to satisfy PMA's obligations under the lease/purchase agreement with the vendor.
Empowers the City Solicitor to make changes to the lease/purchase agreement as necessary or appropriate to the City's best interest.