Official:Authorizing and directing the use of the Fiscal Year 2013 General Fund positive fund balance to increase an appropriation for the Fire Department for the undisputed $66,000,000 of the Fire Fighters' Contract.
Sponsor: Councilmember Oh
Introduced: March 14, 2013
: Committee on Appropriations
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill authorizes using a portion of Philadelphia's General Fund to pay $66 million owed to firefighters as part of their contract, which has been disputed since 2009.
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