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Philadelphia Voters to Decide on Mandatory $50 Million Annual Funding for Affordable Housing

Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in the Resolution approved by City Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the operating budget and providing for a mandatory fifty million dollar ($50,000,000) minimum annual appropriation to the Housing Trust Fund or any such successor financial facility or such successor financial facilities; and authorizing the appropriate officers to fix the date for the special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of the ballot question to be voted on; and authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election; all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Oh

Introduced: January 23, 2020

: Committee on Law and Government

finance housing

No one voted on this bill

This bill was introduced in the 2020–2023 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 would require the City of Philadelphia to allocate at least $50 million annually to the Housing Trust Fund through a change to the Home Rule Charter.

What This Bill Does

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Submits a proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter for a mandatory annual appropriation of at least $50 million to the Housing Trust Fund.
Requires the City of Philadelphia to allocate at least $50 million annually to the Housing Trust Fund, with the possibility of allocating to a successor financial facility or facilities.
Authorizes the appropriate officers to fix the date for a special election to consider the proposed amendment to the Home Rule Charter.
Requires the publication of notice and arrangements for the special election to take place on November 3, 2020.