Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for perpetual City ownership and operation of the City's water supply and sewage systems and facilities; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election.

Providing for the submission to the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia of an amendment to The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter to provide for perpetual City ownership and operation of the City’s water supply and sewage systems and facilities; prescribing the form of ballot question to be voted on; and, authorizing the appropriate officers to publish notice and to make arrangements for the special election. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. There shall be submitted for the approval or disapproval of the qualified electors of the City of Philadelphia at the election to be held on ___________, the proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter contained in Resolution No._______ approved by City Council on ___________, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of City Council. SECTION 2. There shall be placed on the ballot the following question to be answered “Yes” or “No” by the qualified electors participating in the election: Shall The Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to ban the City from privatizing or otherwise contracting out the ownership or operation of the City’s water supply and sewage systems and facilities? SECTION 3. The Clerk of City Council is hereby directed to: (i) certify to the Board of Elections, within five (5) days of this Ordinance becoming law, a copy of this Ordinance and Resolution No.______; and (ii) to have printed in pamphlet form, in sufficient number for general distribution, the proposed ame…