City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter

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The City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is the foundational governing document that structures Philadelphia’s municipal government, defining the powers, organization, and responsibilities of its elected and administrative offices.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf foundational governing document ⓘ
legal document ⓘ
municipal charter ⓘ
appliesTo City of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
authorizes adoption of ordinances and resolutions by City Council ⓘ
creation of city departments and boards ⓘ
issuance of regulations by executive agencies ⓘ
basedOn home rule authority under Pennsylvania law ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
defines organization of administrative offices in Philadelphia ⓘ
organization of elected offices in Philadelphia ⓘ
powers of Philadelphia municipal government ⓘ
responsibilities of Philadelphia municipal government ⓘ
structure of Philadelphia municipal government ⓘ
establishesBranch executive branch of Philadelphia government ⓘ
independent agencies of Philadelphia government ⓘ
legislative branch of Philadelphia government ⓘ
establishesOfficeOf City Commissioners of Philadelphia ⓘ
City Controller of Philadelphia ⓘ
City Solicitor of Philadelphia ⓘ
City Treasurer of Philadelphia ⓘ
Clerk of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia ⓘ
Director of Finance of Philadelphia ⓘ
District Attorney of Philadelphia ⓘ
Managing Director of Philadelphia ⓘ
Mayor of Philadelphia ⓘ
Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
Register of Wills of Philadelphia ⓘ
Sheriff of Philadelphia ⓘ
grantsPower executive and administrative authority to the Mayor of Philadelphia ⓘ
power to approve the city budget to Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
power to enact ordinances to Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
jurisdiction municipal government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
language English ⓘ
limits taxing and borrowing powers of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
terms and conditions of certain city offices ⓘ
providesFor checks and balances among branches of Philadelphia government ⓘ
initiative and referendum procedures in Philadelphia ⓘ
procedures for amending the charter ⓘ
procedures for filling vacancies in city offices ⓘ
regulates budget process of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
civil service system of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
ethics and conflicts of interest in Philadelphia government ⓘ
powers and duties of city departments and agencies ⓘ
procurement procedures of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
requires civil service examinations for many city positions ⓘ
oaths of office for city officials ⓘ
periodic financial reporting by city officials ⓘ
public hearings on the city budget ⓘ

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Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → appliesToJurisdiction → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → follows → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia City Council → establishedBy → Home Rule Charter of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Government of the City of Philadelphia → usesCharter → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
President of the Philadelphia City Council → hasLegalBasis → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia City Council District 10 → governingLaw → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Mayor of Philadelphia → officeCreatedUnder → Home Rule Charter of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
City Controller of Philadelphia → legalBasis → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
City Solicitor of Philadelphia → legalAuthority → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia Office of the Chief Administrative Officer → subjectTo → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia City Planning Commission → legalBasis → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustment → legalBasis → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia Board of Ethics → legalAuthority → Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
linked to: City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter
Philadelphia City Council District 1 → jurisdiction → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
Philadelphia City Council District 7 → jurisdiction → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ