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 of The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide that Council approval is required for certain contracts for one year or less for the purpose of providing legal representation and related services for indigent persons, including but not limited to parents and children who are subjects of dependency proceedings; criminal defendants; persons in juvenile justice proceedings; persons involved in behavioral health proceedings; and indigent persons involved in other proceedings where legal representation is required as a matter of law or by court order; and to provide that Council approval is also required for renewals or extensions of such contracts; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember O'Brien
Introduced: November 14, 2013
Signed: February 20, 2014
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill proposes to change the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to require City Council approval for certain contracts with lawyers and related services for low-income individuals in various city proceedings.
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