Official:Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "Open Government Policy," requiring the development and implementation of plans to increase public access to certain City records; to require the creation of a World Wide Web address through which City data in open data formats are accessible by the public through commonly used Web search applications and commonly used open format software; and to require periodic reports on progress toward achieving the goals of an Open Government Policy, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: March 1, 2012
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2012–2015 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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This bill requires the City of Philadelphia to develop and implement plans for open government policies, including making certain city records accessible online and providing regular reports on progress.
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