File #: 15-7422    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 12/23/2024 In control: City Council
On agenda: 1/15/2025 Final action: 2/5/2025
Enactment date: Enactment #: 16103
Title: Bill 4 An ordinance of the Council of the City of Allentown Pennsylvania requiring the city to obtain and maintain a welcoming city rating and work towards a score of no less than three stars from welcoming America; codifying the city's practices related to the provision of city services without regard to refugee or immigration status and requiring city council to advocate for the adoption of similar practices and policies by other municipalities; providing for the repeal of inconsistent ordinances; providing for the severability of the ordinance; and providing that the ordinance shall take effect in accordance with Pennsylvania law.
Sponsors: Ce-Ce Gerlach, Natalie Santos
Attachments: 1. Bill 4 New Immigrants and Refugees, 2. R17 Welcomingdraft, 3. Ordinance #16103.pdf