Official:Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter providing for the creation of the Office of the Victim Advocate, as approved by Resolution of the City Council; fixing the date of a special election for such purpose; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.
Sponsor: Councilmember Johnson
Introduced: March 5, 2020
Signed: June 25, 2020
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill puts a question on the ballot for voters to decide whether the City of Philadelphia should create an Office of the Victim Advocate. The office would help crime victims and work with service providers.
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