THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY WILLIAMS, KITCHEN, STACK, HUGHES, WASHINGTON AND FARNESE, OCTOBER 26, 2011

SENATOR YAW, URBAN AFFAIRS AND HOUSING, AS AMENDED, DECEMBER 6, 2011   

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 26, 1953 (P.L.1476, No.433), entitled

"An act to carry out the intent and purpose of Article XV,

Section 1 and Article XIV, Section 8 of the Constitution of

Pennsylvania, and to supplement the First Class City Home

Rule Act, approved April twenty-one, one thousand nine

hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 665), by vesting in the

Council of the City of Philadelphia full powers to legislate

with respect to the election, appointment, compensation,

organization, abolition, merger, consolidation, powers,

functions and duties of certain officers, offices, boards and

commissions of the City of Philadelphia; providing that such

officers may be made appointive or abolished; altering the

term of the District Attorney of Philadelphia; and

establishing the status of the Sheriff, City Commissioners,

Board of Revision of Taxes and Registration Commission, the

members of such board and commission, and the subordinates

and employes of such officers, board and commission," further

providing for powers of the council.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2(c) and (d) of the act of August 26,

1953 (P.L.1476, No.433), referred to as the Philadelphia City-

County Consolidation Act, added August 13, 1963 (P.L.795,

No.395), are amended to read:

Section 2.  Powers of Council.--

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(c)  Subject to the provisions of the Philadelphia Home Rule

Charter and the First Class City Home Rule Act of April twenty-

one, one thousand nine hundred forty-nine (Pamphlet Laws 665),

the Council of the City of Philadelphia shall have full powers

to legislate with respect to the election, appointment,

compensation, organization, abolition, merger, consolidation,

powers, functions and duties of the Sheriff, City Commissioners,

Registration Commission and Board of Revision of Taxes, or its

successor[, with respect to the making of assessments of real

and personal property as provided by act of Assembly]. The

provisions of Section 1-102 (2) of the Philadelphia Home Rule

Charter are hereby validated and the power of Council to act

thereunder is hereby confirmed.

(d)  Legislation adopted by the Council of the City of

Philadelphia under the authority of subsection (c) of this

section shall not be effective until approved by the electorate

of the City of Philadelphia in the same manner as amendments to

the Home Rule Charter under the First Class City Home Rule Act.

Legislation adopted by the Council of the City of Philadelphia

and approved by the electorate of the City of Philadelphia at

the primary election held on May 18, 2010, is hereby confirmed,

provided that any transfer of authority pursuant to such

legislation relating to any function other than the making of

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assessments shall be effective October 1, 2012.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.