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Philadelphia at a glance: 10 recent meetings · 4 upcoming · 4 active issues · 4 decisions
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Resolution authorizing City Council’s Committee of the Whole to hold the public hearings required pursuant to Chapter 17-2300 of The Philadelphia Code (“Public Hearing Prior to Execution of a Labor Agreement Concerning Police Employees…
ApprovedCITY COUNCILOct 29Bill 260429 — Frankford zoning map change passes 14-0
Approved 14–0CITY COUNCILOct 8Resolution recognizing October 5, 2026, through October 9, 2026, as the City of Philadelphia's Maximizing Economic Development (MED) Week: Celebrating Small and Local Businesses, a focused week of programming providing small and local…
ApprovedCITY COUNCILOct 1Resolution 260738 — Digital ad tax for senior property-tax relief
ApprovedCITY COUNCILSep 24
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Recent meetings
Full archive →- OCT29CITY COUNCILTranscribedVideo
Council renames Penrose Recreation Center for Shirley Kitchen, approves Land Bank dispositions — school lunch resolution held for later
- OCT22CITY COUNCILTranscribedVideo
Council passes sidewalk café bills, honors CLS and Merrill Reese, holds incineration ban and charter amendment
- OCT15CITY COUNCILTranscribedVideo
Council passes bike lane around City Hall, 40 vacant lots to Land Bank, and backs single-payer healthcare push
- OCT8CITY COUNCILTranscribedVideo
Council honors tenant union, adopts rodent emergency resolution, and passes Frankford zoning map change 14-0
- OCT1CITY COUNCILTranscribedVideo
Council backs Starbucks boycott, officially recognizes Black Bottom neighborhood, and honors labor leader Samuel Staten Jr.
- SEP24CITY COUNCILTranscribedVideo
Council calls for statewide ban on Flock license plate readers, greenlights hearings on Vision Zero and jail healthcare
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When does Philadelphia City Council meet?
Council holds Stated Meetings on Thursdays while in session, with committee hearings on weekdays. Agendas, minutes and video are published by City Council and on OpenPennsylvania.
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