President of the Philadelphia City Council

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The President of the Philadelphia City Council is the elected leader of the city’s legislative body, responsible for guiding council proceedings, setting the legislative agenda, and representing the council in official capacities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected position ⓘ
municipal legislative leadership position ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction City of Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia

United States ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
electedBy members of the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
governmentBody Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of the City of Philadelphia ⓘ
governs Philadelphia City Council proceedings ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver legislative agenda of the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
order and decorum during council sessions ⓘ
recognition of speakers during council meetings ⓘ
hasLegalBasis Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ
hasRole assigns legislation to committees ⓘ
coordinates with the Mayor of Philadelphia on legislative matters ⓘ
ensures council rules are followed during sessions ⓘ
guides council proceedings ⓘ
leader of the city’s legislative body ⓘ
may influence scheduling of votes ⓘ
oversees council meetings ⓘ
presiding officer of the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
represents the council in official capacities ⓘ
serves as spokesperson for the council ⓘ
sets legislative agenda for the council ⓘ
isPositionIn municipal government of Philadelphia ⓘ
isSimilarTo President of other U.S. city councils ⓘ
Speaker of a city council ⓘ
isUsuallyHeldBy a council member elected from a district or at-large ⓘ
locatedIn Pennsylvania ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Anna C. Verna ⓘ
Darrell L. Clarke ⓘ
John F. Street ⓘ
Juan F. Ramos (acting, historically associated with leadership roles) ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
requires election to the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
responsibleFor appointing or recommending committee chairs (subject to council rules) ⓘ
coordinating legislative priorities among council members ⓘ
representing the council in intergovernmental relations ⓘ
signing certain council documents and resolutions ⓘ
seat Philadelphia City Hall ⓘ
typeOf city council presidency ⓘ
usedBy City of Philadelphia government ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Philadelphia City Council → presidingOfficerTitle → President of the Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
Government of the City of Philadelphia → hasPosition → President of Philadelphia City Council ⓘ
linked to: President of the Philadelphia City Council