Bill 060854

..Title Amending Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Non-Competitively Bid Contracts; Financial Assistance," by revising the thresholds for, and terms of, eligibility for certain contracts and financial assistance, all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: Section 1. Chapter 17-1400 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended as follows: CHAPTER 17-1400. NON-COMPETITIVELY BID CONTRACTS; FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. * * * §17-1404. Eligibility for Non-Competitively Bid Contracts. (1) Determining Eligibility. (a) If an individual makes contributions in excess of $2,500 (as such amount is adjusted from time to time under §17-1404(1)(c) or §17-1404(1)(d)) in the aggregate during a calendar year to a candidate for nomination or election to any elective City office or to an Incumbent, then, during the term of office to which such candidate is elected or during the Incumbent's term of office, the individual shall not be eligible to apply for or to enter into any Non-Competitively Bid Contract in excess of $10,000, nor shall said individual be eligible to be a sub-contractor (at any tier) of any such contract, nor shall the individual be eligible to receive Financial Assistance. (b) If a Business makes a contribution in excess of $10,000 (as such amount is adjusted from time to time under §17-1404(1)(c) or §17-1404(1)(d)) in the aggregate during a calendar year to a candidate for nomination or election to any elective City office or to an Incumbent, then, during the term of office to which any such candidate is elected or during the Incumbent's term of office, the Business shall not be eligible to apply for or to enter into any Non-Competitively Bid Contract in excess of $25,000, nor shall said Business be eligible to be a sub-contractor (at any tier) of any such contract, nor shall the Business be eligible to receive Financial Assistance. * * * (d) If a candidate (as defined in Section 20-1001, relating to political contributions and expenditures) for any City elective office contributes $250,000 or more from his or her personal resources to his or her candidate political committee (regardless of the time period over which such contribution is made), then the maximum amounts set forth in §17-1404(1)(a) and (b), as they may be adjusted pursuant to subsection (c), shall double with respect to contributions to candidates for that same elective office. * * * Section 2. Effective Date Provision. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. Contributions from an individual's personal resources to the individual's candidate political committee made before the effective date of this Ordinance shall count toward the $250,000 threshold that triggers the doubling provision of subsection 17-1404(d) of The Philadelphia Code. _____________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End 2 2