City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter

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foundational governing document legal document municipal charter

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Philadelphia Home Rule Charter	2
City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter canonical	1
Home Rule Charter of the City of Philadelphia	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foundational governing document ⓘ legal document ⓘ municipal charter ⓘ
appliesTo	City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 of America ⓘ surface form: 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ City Controller of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ City Solicitor of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ City Treasurer of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Clerk of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Director of Finance of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ District Attorney of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Managing Director of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia City Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Register of Wills of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → appliesToJurisdiction → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ

Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia → follows → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philadelphia Home Rule Charter

Philadelphia City Council → establishedBy → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Home Rule Charter of the City of Philadelphia

Government of the City of Philadelphia → usesCharter → City of Philadelphia Home Rule Charter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Philadelphia Home Rule Charter