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The Philadelphia Public Record Calendar Sep. 101st Nat’l Organizational Policy Summit at School District Bldg. Main Audit., 440 N. Broad St. to fight for additional federal and State funding, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. For info Dr. Churchville (215) 8488511 or Mr. Adams (215) 3972734.
Mario Lanza Institute & Museum will be beneficiary of 3-tenor concert featuring Viktor Antipenko, Luigi Boccia and Maurice El Zein at Settlement Music Sch., 416 Queen St., 7 p.m. Ticket $25. For info (215) 238-9691.
Sep. 1611th Ward Fish Fry at Lou & Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Pk. Ave., 5Sep. 109 p.m. Tickets $10. For info V. Billy Meehan Clambake at Tutie Edwards (215) 228-3134. Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 4-8 p.m. $100 per Sep. 16person. For info Carmella (215) Fundraiser for Bill Rubin, Democ561-0650. rat candidate for City Council 10th Sep. 10Jobs with Justice and DC 47 President Emeritus Gary Kapanowski hold Sustainer Soiree in Sir Francis Rm. at The Drake, 1512 Spruce St., 7 p.m.-12 a.m.
Dist., at Ashburner Tavern, 8400 Torresdale Ave., 5-8 p.m. Tickets $25. For info Ed McMullin (215) 510-0444.
Sep. 17Ward Leader John Sabatina hosts Fall Picnic, in conjunction with Democrat Wards 35, 53, 55, and 63 Sep. 11Phila. Firefighters Union Local 22 at Burholme Pk., Central Ave., and Penn Treaty Special Services from 1:30 p.m. $35 donation. Dist. invite all to attend unveiling of “All the Heroes of 9/11” Memo- Sep. 17rial at Local 22 Union Headquar- Autism Beef & Beer Fundraiser at EOM Club, 138 Moore St., 7-11 ters, 5th & Willow, 1 p.m. Sep. 11p.m. 50/50 raffles, silent auction. Swimming Pool Party Fundraiser Tickets $30. Call Mina Deever for GOP Traffic Court Judge can- (215) 427-1133 or email cjdedidate Lewis Harris, Jr. at 6824 ver@aol.com. Greenway Ave., 3-8 p.m. For info (215) 469-4648. Sep. 18Sep. 15Korean Folk Festival for Children Senior Fair sponsored by State at John Russell Field, 7420 Rep. Brendan F. Boyle at Klein Penrose Ave., Elkins Pk., Pa. 1-5 JCC, 1100 Jamison Ave., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. For info (215) 884-8443. p.m. For info (215) 342-1700. Sep. 15President John McNesby and FOP Lodge 5 host City Council candidates at 1336 Spring Garden St., 5:30 p.m. By invitation. Sep. 15THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD
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Goode to Expand Living Wage, Benefits Law City Councilman W. Wilson Goode, Jr. has decided to broaden the impact of his living wage and benefits standard. Councilman Goode will introduce the Earned Sick Leave Standard Bill to add an earned sick leave requirement to his Living Wage & Benefits Law.
The City of Philadelphia, including for the purpose of promoting ecoall its agencies, departments and of- nomic development and job growth. fices. Such public expenditures should be invested in a better community ecoFor-profit Service Contractors, nomic standard. This amendment which receive or are subcontractors will also broaden its impact to proon contract(s) for $10,000 or more mote healthy families and workfrom the City in a twelve-month peplaces, as intended through the riod, with annual gross receipts of provisions found within Bill No. The Earned Sick Leave Standard more than $1,000,000. 080774-AA sponsored by CouncilBill would require that covered emNon-profit Service Contractors men Clarke and Greenlee.” ployers also provide to each fullwhich receive or are subcontractors time, non-temporary, non-seasonal Goode will also introduce five other on contract(s) from the City of more covered employee earned sick leave bills at City Council’s first fall than $100,000 in a twelve-month benefits that are at least the equivameeting. period. lent of the earned sick leave benefits LIVING WAGE & BENEFITS REthat the employer would have been Recipients of City leases, concesVIEW COMMITTEE Bill - creatrequired to provide to such employ- sions, or franchises, or subcontracing a new monitoring and ees if the provisions of Bill No. tors thereof, which employ more enforcement agency for the Living 080774-AA, as passed by Council than twenty-five (25) employees. Wage and Benefits Law. on Jun. 16, 2011, had been enacted City financial aid recipients. Cominto law. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY pliance shall be required for a peTRANSPARENCY Bill - requiring Goode’s Living Wage & Benefits riod of five years following receipt submission of Economic OpportuLaw requires City-supported em- of aid. nity Plans to Council and posting on ployers to pay at least 150% of the the City’s website. federal minimum wage to its em- Public agencies, which receive conployees. It also mandates that if the tract(s) for $10,000 or more from 2011 DEPOSITORY COMPLIemployer provides health-care ben- the City in a 12-month period. ANCE Bill - revoking authorization efits to any of its employees, the Goode said, “The purpose of the of M&T Bank as a city depository employer shall provide each fulloriginal law in 2005 was to assure for non-compliance. time employee health-care benefits that as many employees as possible NEW CDC TAX CREDIT at least as valuable as the basic within the City of Philadelphia earn AGREEMENT Bill -creating reguhealth-care benefits that are proan hourly wage that enables them to lations for new 10-year tax credit vided to the employer’s other fulllive with more dignity and inagreements. time employees. There is an creased economic self-sufficiency. exemption for small businesses. The City contracts with many busi- PARTIAL LUMP-SUM OPTION Employers subject to the ordinance nesses and organizations to provide Bill - creating new pension benefit include: services to the public, and provides with lump-sum option reducing financial assistance to developers pension payment. 25 AUGUST, 2011
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