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260200Signed Into Law

City's 2027 Budget for Big Projects and Repairs

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City's 2027 Budget for Big Projects and Repairs

Official:To adopt a Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget.

Sponsors: Council President Johnson, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson

Introduced: March 12, 2026

Signed: June 11, 2026

Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4

Introduced
In Committee
Passed Council
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Plain-Language Summary

This bill proposes a budget for Philadelphia's capital expenditures in Fiscal Year 2027.

What This Bill Does

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Appropriates $7,591,926,000 for the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget, as outlined in Exhibit "A".
Makes funds available for encumbrance and expenditure on July 1, 2026, and authorizes administrative preparation for projects prior to that date.
Requires that all contracts executed before July 1, 2026, include a provision that no work shall commence prior to July 1, 2026, unless the Director of Finance certifies that there is an approved Fiscal Year appropriation with an available funding source.
Authorizes the Director of Finance and the City Controller to approve encumbrances and expenditures for the appropriated purposes, to the limit of the amounts shown, subject to certain conditions.

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