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Bill 170877

Amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Maintenance and Supervision," by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to promulgate regulations prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, and objects in City-owned or City-occupied facilities; all under certain terms and conditions.

Introduced Oct 12, 2017Committee on Public Property and Public WorksOfficial record: City of Philadelphia via Legistar

Introduced by

Council President ClarkeCouncil President ClarkeCouncilmember Reynolds BrownCouncilmember Reynolds Brown

From the floor

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“…Fund, and the Aviation Fund, certain or all City offices, departments, boards and commissions"; and Bill No. 170877, entitled "An ordinance amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled 'Maintenance Stated Meeting December 14, 2017 Supervision,' by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to promulgate regulations prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, and objects i…”
Chief Clerk · Stated Meeting, December 14, 2017 · Dec 14, 2017 · official transcript, this passage

Status timeline

Oct 12, 2017
Introduced and Referred · CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
A motion was made by Councilmember Reynolds Brown that this matter be Introduced and Referred to the Committee on Public Property and Public Works. The motion carried unanimously.
Dec 6, 2017
HEARING NOTICES SENT · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Dec 6, 2017
HEARING HELD · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Dec 6, 2017
AMENDED · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Dec 6, 2017
REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED · Committee on Public Property and Public Works
Dec 7, 2017
SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL · CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
A motion was made by Councilmember Henon that this matter be SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL. The motion carried unanimously.
Dec 7, 2017
ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
Dec 7, 2017
READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR · CITY COUNCIL
Dec 14, 2017
READ AND PASSED · CITY COUNCIL
Recorded result: Pass
A motion was made that this matter be READ AND PASSED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Jan 23, 2018
SIGNED · MAYOR

Official documents

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..Title Amending Chapter 16-300 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Maintenance and Supervision," by authorizing the Commissioner of Public Property to promulgate regulations prohibiting City employees from possessing certain symbols, materials, and objects in City-owned or City-occupied facilities; all under certain terms and conditions. ..Body THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 16 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows: TITLE 16. PUBLIC PROPERTY. * * * CHAPTER 16-300. MAINTENANCE AND SUPERVISION. * * * §16-309. Prohibition of Symbols by City Employees. (1) Prohibited Conduct. The Office of Human Resources, or such other office as the Mayor may designate, is authorized to promulgate regulations, penalties and enforcement means prohibiting symbols, materials, objects, or characterizations which one knows, or has reasonable grounds to know, arouses anger, alarm or resentment in others on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation in any or all City-owned or City-occupied facilities by City employees if, in the judgment of the Commissioner, such symbols, materials, objects, or characterizations would cause workplace inefficiencies and disruptions. SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its enactment. ___________________________________ Explanation: [Brackets] indicate matter deleted. Italics indicate new matter added. ..End