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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, KITCHEN, STACK, HUGHES, WASHINGTON, FARNESE AND TARTAGLIONE, OCTOBER 26, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, OCTOBER 26, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of August 26, 1953 (P.L.1476, No.433), entitled |
2 | "An act to carry out the intent and purpose of Article XV, |
3 | Section 1 and Article XIV, Section 8 of the Constitution of |
4 | Pennsylvania, and to supplement the First Class City Home |
5 | Rule Act, approved April twenty-one, one thousand nine |
6 | hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 665), by vesting in the |
7 | Council of the City of Philadelphia full powers to legislate |
8 | with respect to the election, appointment, compensation, |
9 | organization, abolition, merger, consolidation, powers, |
10 | functions and duties of certain officers, offices, boards and |
11 | commissions of the City of Philadelphia; providing that such |
12 | officers may be made appointive or abolished; altering the |
13 | term of the District Attorney of Philadelphia; and |
14 | establishing the status of the Sheriff, City Commissioners, |
15 | Board of Revision of Taxes and Registration Commission, the |
16 | members of such board and commission, and the subordinates |
17 | and employes of such officers, board and commission," further |
18 | providing for powers of the council. |
19 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
20 | hereby enacts as follows: |
21 | Section 1. Section 2(c) and (d) of the act of August 26, |
22 | 1953 (P.L.1476, No.433), referred to as the Philadelphia City- |
23 | County Consolidation Act, added August 13, 1963 (P.L.795, |
24 | No.395), are amended to read: |
25 | Section 2. Powers of Council.-- |
26 | * * * |
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1 | (c) Subject to the provisions of the Philadelphia Home Rule |
2 | Charter and the First Class City Home Rule Act of April twenty- |
3 | one, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 665), |
4 | the Council of the City of Philadelphia shall have full powers |
5 | to legislate with respect to the election, appointment, |
6 | compensation, organization, abolition, merger, consolidation, |
7 | powers, functions and duties of the Sheriff, City Commissioners, |
8 | Registration Commission and Board of Revision of Taxes, or its |
9 | successor[, with respect to the making of assessments of real |
10 | and personal property as provided by act of Assembly]. The |
11 | provisions of Section 1-102 (2) of the Philadelphia Home Rule |
12 | Charter are hereby validated and the power of Council to act |
13 | thereunder is hereby confirmed. |
14 | (d) Legislation adopted by the Council of the City of |
15 | Philadelphia under the authority of subsection (c) of this |
16 | section shall not be effective until approved by the electorate |
17 | of the City of Philadelphia in the same manner as amendments to |
18 | the Home Rule Charter under the First Class City Home Rule Act. |
19 | Legislation adopted by the Council of the City of Philadelphia |
20 | and approved by the electorate of the City of Philadelphia at |
21 | the primary election held on May 18, 2010, is hereby confirmed, |
22 | provided that any transfer of authority pursuant to such |
23 | legislation shall be effective October 1, 2012. |
24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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