Authorizing the Commissioner of Records and the Procurement Commissioner, on behalf of the City, to execute a multi-year concession agreement with Ancestry.com in connection with the digitizing, indexing, and public access and search of City of Philadelphia Department of Records vital records, all under provisions set forth in the concession agreement substantially as set forth in Exhibit A to this ordinance.

251066 · Bill · Enacted

Sponsors: Kenyatta Johnson, Katherine Gilmore Richardson

Timeline

• Dec 4, 2025: Introduced and Referred (City Council)
• Mar 5, 2026: Suspend the Rules of the Council (City Council)
• Mar 5, 2026: Ordered Placed on This Day`s First Reading Calendar (City Council)
• Mar 5, 2026: Read and Ordered Placed on Next Week's Second Reading Calendar (City Council)
• Mar 12, 2026: Read and Passed (City Council)
• Mar 25, 2026: Signed (Mayor)