Official:Amending Title 2 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "City-County Consolidation," by providing that a Sheriff shall no longer be elected, by abolishing the Office of the Sheriff, and by reassigning the powers, functions and duties of that Office to other City agencies; providing for submission of such amendment for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; and making conforming, technical changes to The Philadelphia Code; all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember DiCicco
Introduced: June 17, 2010
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2008–2011 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.
That is not unusual here. Of the 8,465 bills introduced between 2000 and 2025, 1,624 lapsed without a single recorded vote. Ninety percent of bills that became law carry a roll call. Three percent of lapsed bills do. How this works.
This bill proposes to end the election of a Sheriff and instead have their duties assigned to other City agencies under the Mayor's authority.
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