Philadelphia City Council passed bill 250,654, which amends the Philadelphia Code to add two additional business/community members to the Economic Opportunity Review Committee (EORC).

During the roll call the clerk recorded votes and the bill passed by a recorded majority; the transcript records an initial roll call that was later corrected after a member requested a rerecording of her vote. Councilmember Kendra Brooks later publicly explained her no vote: she said the bill expands business representation on the EORC without increasing worker representation and that labor and business had been equally represented prior to the change. Brooks said she supported adding members if the expansion were balanced, but she voted no because the bill as written gave business twice as many representatives as labor.

Brooks' remarks on the floor: "This bill gives more seats to business interests without adding more seats for representatives of workers. Under the current structure, business and labor have equal representation on EORC. By adding two members to represent business interests, this gives businesses twice as many representatives as labor, which diminishes the roles of unions and working families in making important decisions about economic opportunities in our city." She also said she had discussed the concern previously with the bill sponsor.

The clerk recorded the final tally after a rerecording request; the transcript records the final result as passing with a majority of members voting in the affirmative. The bill is intended to broaden the pool of business/community representation on the EORC; council members said the change was intended to bring additional perspectives, including from the Asian American and LGBTQ+ chambers (as discussed elsewhere on the floor) and neighborhood enterprises.

Actions: The bill was called for final passage and approved by roll call; one member (Kendra Brooks) explained and reaffirmed a no vote on the floor and later asked to rerecord her vote as "nay." The final tally recorded in the transcript after the rerecording was a majority in favor and the bill passed.

Provenance: The committee report and the clerk's roll-call sequence for final passage appear in the transcript; Kendra Brooks' floor explanation of her no vote appears later in the meeting during member remarks.