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 to require that term renewals and extensions of City contracts that result in the contract term exceeding one year shall require Council approval; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Kenney
Introduced: January 24, 2013
: 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.
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 change the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter so that city contracts exceeding one year in length require City Council approval for renewals or extensions.
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