CITY COUNCIL
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Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to eliminate the requirement that City officers and employees resign from their City office or employment before becoming candidates for public office …
This proposed amendment, introduced on November 14, 2024, and amended on November 19, 2025, will be submitted to the electors of Philadelphia for appr...
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Expressing the City Council’s priorities for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation’s 95 Revive Project from Center City to South Philadelphia
Council argues that widening the highway from six to eight lanes will increase traffic, noise, and air pollution, while also eliminating recreational ...
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Urging U.S. Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick, as well as all United States Senators committed to upholding the Constitution of the United States and the Rule of Law, to vote "No" on H.R. 7147, and to reject increased funding for Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
Senators John Fetterman and Dave McCormick, along with all senators committed to the Constitution and Rule of Law, to vote "No" on H.R. 7147, the Depa...
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Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of the proposal set forth in a Resolution approved by Council proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to eliminate the requirement that City officers and employees resign from their City office or employment before becoming candidates for public office …
The proposal will be submitted to voters for approval or disapproval at a special election
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Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and Procurement,” to prohibit contractors providing solid waste, recycling or composting services to the City from incinerating discarded matter, under certain terms and conditions.
It specifically targets contracts for the transfer, transportation, processing, recycling, or disposal of discarded matter, preventing these materials...
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Amending Chapter 10-700 of the Philadelphia Code, entitled “Refuse and Littering,” to require locking dumpsters …
It specifically adds a requirement that dumpsters must be kept locked except when actively being used or accommodating a trash chute
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Regulating the direction of movement of traffic on Ryan Avenue between Leon Street and Frankford Avenue.
Specifically, Ryan Avenue will be designated as one-way eastbound between Leon Street and Frankford Avenue