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Parking Authority Employees Get Power to Check Licenses of City Businesses and Trades Immediately

Official:Amending Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Businesses, Trades and Professions," by authorizing duly designated employees of the Philadelphia Parking Authority ("Authority") to enforce Section 9-102(3)(a), which requires a person licensed under Title 9 to produce a copy of the license upon request; amending Subcode "A" of Title 4 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "The Philadelphia Administrative Code," to require a person who is required under Title 4 to be licensed to conduct a trade or practice to produce such license upon the request of the code official, and defining "code official" for purposes of such provision, to include duly designated employees of the Authority; and by delegating to the Authority the power to carry out all functions authorized by this Ordinance; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney

Introduced: February 3, 2011

: Committee on Law and Government

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No one voted on this bill

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.

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill allows Philadelphia Parking Authority employees to enforce license requirements for businesses in the city. It also requires licensed individuals to show their licenses upon request from a code official. The Authority is given power to carry out these functions.

What This Bill Does

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Allows duly designated employees of the Philadelphia Parking Authority to enforce Section 9-102(3)(a) of Title 9, which requires a person licensed under Title 9 to produce a copy of their license upon request.
Amends Subcode "A" of Title 4 to require licensed individuals to produce their license upon request from a code official, which now includes duly designated employees of the Authority.
Defines "code official" to include duly designated employees of the Philadelphia Parking Authority.
Delegates to the Authority the power to carry out all functions authorized by this ordinance.