BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS - PUBLIC DELIBERATIONS

Philadelphia Code tit. 21, ch. 21-1500

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Philadelphia Code § 21-1501 Definitions.

§ 21-1501. Definitions. (1) Adjudication. Any final order, decree, decision, determination or ruling by a Board or Commission affecting personal or property rights, privileges, immunities, duties, liabilities or obligations of any or all of the parties to the proceeding in which the adjudication is made. (2) Board or Commission. A Board or Commission created by or pursuant to the provisions of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter. (3) Deliberations. Discussions between or among members of a Board or Commission held for the purpose of making an Adjudication.

Philadelphia Code § 21-1502 Public Deliberation Required.

§ 21-1502. Public Deliberation Required. (1) The members of a Board or Commission shall conduct Deliberations only at meetings of the Board or Commission that are open to the public and for which notice has been published in accordance with applicable law. (2) Exception. Members of a Board or Commission may conduct Deliberations at an executive session of the Board or Commission closed to the public only to the least extent necessary to prevent the disclosure of confidential information protected by law, and only if such executive session is conducted in accordance with all requirements of the Sunshine Act, 65 P.S. §§ 701 et seq.

Philadelphia Code § 21-1503 Recording and Distribution.

§ 21-1503. Recording and Distribution. (1) All Boards and Commissions shall make an electronic recording or prepare a transcript of any meeting that is otherwise open to the public pursuant to the Sunshine Act, 65 P.S. §§ 701 et seq. (2) Electronic recordings and transcripts of Board or Commission meetings shall promptly be made available to the public within 10 days, without charge, on a City website associated with the Board or Commission, as well as via other means in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Right-to-Know Law, 65 P.S. §§ 67.101 et seq. Notes 54 | Added, Bill No. 200541 (approved January 20, 2021), effective February 1, 2021.

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/0-0-0-302158Fetched: 10/27/2026