CITY REPRESENTATIVE

Philadelphia Home Rule Charter art. IV, ch. 2

in effect

Philadelphia Home Rule Charter § 4-200 Ceremonial Representative.

§ 4-200. Ceremonial Representative. Subject to the direction of the Mayor, the City Representative shall be the ceremonial representative of the City and especially of the Mayor for ceremonies and public appearances. The City representative shall manage the preparation and presentation of proclamations and citations on the Mayor's behalf and the presentation of official gifts of the City. ANNOTATION Sources: No specific source. Purposes: The office of ceremonial representative is created to relieve a busy Mayor from the necessity of attending those public civic and social functions to which a Mayor is customarily invited. It will thus enable the Mayor to devote his time primarily to the operations of the City government. However, the Mayor will decide the extent to which the City Representative shall be his alter ego at public functions. Notes 145 | Amended by approval of the voters at the election held on April 22, 2008, and certified on May 19, 2008. See Bill No. 080006 (approved March 6, 2008); Resolution No. 080041 (adopted March 6, 2008).

Philadelphia Home Rule Charter § 4-201 Marketing and Publicity.

§ 4-201. Marketing and Publicity. The City Representative shall use the Representative's best efforts to give wide publicity to any items of interest reflecting the activities of the City and its inhabitants and shall be responsible for the preparation of any bulletins to be issued for the information of the public on behalf of the Mayor. The City Representative shall be responsible for the marketing and promotion of the image of the City and shall be responsible for the design integrity of City-produced media content associated with the City's image or identity, including event photographs, broadly distributed departmental publications, use of the City seal and logo, and web-based material. ANNOTATION Sources: No specific source. Purposes: The City Representative is required to publicize the City in order to attract commerce, industry, conventions, visitors and new residents to the City. This coincides with his duties as Director of Commerce. Section 4-500. Since his activities are in the realm of public information, the City Representative will prepare public information bulletins for the Mayor. Notes 146 | Caption and section amended by approval of the voters at the election held on April 22, 2008, and certified on May 19, 2008. See Bill No. 080006 (approved March 6, 2008); Resolution No. 080041 (adopted March 6, 2008). Amended by approval of the voters at the election held on May 17, 2022, and certified on June 6, 2022. See Bill No. 220001 (approved February 25, 2022); Resolution No. 220009 (adopted February 24, 2022).

Philadelphia Home Rule Charter § 4-202 Public Events and Other Duties.

§ 4-202. Public Events and Other Duties. The City Representative shall be responsible for the (1) City's production of ceremonial and special events; (2) review of and participation by the City in privately organized events located on public property; and (3) such other related duties as may be assigned by the Mayor. _______________ Notes 147 | Added by approval of the voters at the election held on April 22, 2008, and certified on May 19, 2008. See Bill No. 080006 (approved March 6, 2008); Resolution No. 080041 (adopted March 6, 2008).

Source: City of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Code and Home Rule Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/philadelphia/latest/philadelphia_pa/0-0-0-264487Fetched: 10/27/2026