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City of Philadelphia
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City Council
Chief Clerk's Office
402 City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
BILL NO. 080586
Introduced June 19, 2008
Councilmembers Sanchez, Green and Reynolds Brown
Referred to the
Committee on Finance
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Chapter 21-200 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Scholarships," by creating
a program to solicit contributions to the CORE Philly scholarship program through the
use of a "check-off" box on customer bills issued by the Water Revenue Bureau and the
Philadelphia Gas Works, under certain terms and conditions.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 21-200 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to
read as follows:
CHAPTER 21-200. SCHOLARSHIPS.
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§21-202. Contributions to CORE Philly Scholarship Programs.
(1) The Water Revenue Bureau and the Philadelphia Gas Works shall each institute
the following program:
(a) Each bill for services sent to a customer shall include a "check-off" box
for contributions to CORE Philly. If the customer checks the box, the customer thereby
agrees to remit an additional amount equal to the difference between the billed amount
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and the next whole dollar amount, with such additional amount to be donated to CORE
Philly.
(b) Either the bill itself or a separate bill "stuffer" shall include a brief
explanation of the "check-off" box and the use of any donated amounts to support
scholarships for Philadelphia residents through the programs administered by CORE
Philly.
(c) Any amounts received as a result of the "check-off" box shall be remitted
at least monthly to CORE Philly.
SECTION 2. With respect to the Water Revenue Bureau, the provisions of §21-
202 of The Philadelphia Code, as added by Section 1 of this Ordinance, shall take effect
immediately. With respect to the Philadelphia Gas Works ("PGW"), such provisions shall
take effect thirty days after this Ordinance becomes law, unless the City Solicitor files a
written determination with the Chief Clerk of Council that approval by the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission ("PUC") is required before PGW may include the "check-off"
box on its bills, in which case PGW shall promptly thereafter take all steps necessary to
request PUC approval.
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Explanation:
Italics indicate new matter added.