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A Resolution of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, pledging the efforts of Allegheny County to spend economic recovery plan funds on products and services that both create jobs and help keep Americans employed, purchase products and services that are made or performed within the United States to the extent possible with economic recovery funds, and publish any request to waive these procurement priorities.
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WHEREAS, the economic downturn is having a critical impact on everyday Americans who are
struggling to maintain or find jobs in an increasingly difficult environment; and
WHEREAS, those same Americans are the taxpayers that provide the revenue needed to operate
essential government services; and
WHEREAS, Congress and President Obama are planning a taxpayer-sponsored economic recovery package that will provide billions of dollars to help economically devastated cities and states
immediately provide jobs to millions of out-of-work Americans through considerable infrastructure
rebuilding, green energy projects and other projects that will require manufactured components; and
WHEREAS, our taxpayer dollars should be spent to maximize the creation of American jobs and
restoring the economic vitality of our communities; and
WHEREAS, any domestically produced products that are purchased with economic recovery plan
monies will immediately help struggling American families and will help stabilize our greater
economy; and
WHEREAS, any economic recovery plan spending should - to every extent possible - include a
commitment from local and state governments to buy materials, goods and services for projects from companies that are produced within the United States, thus employing the very workers that pay the taxes for the economic recovery plan spending in the first place;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby resolves as follows:
Section 1. Allegheny County pledges that it will work to maximize the creation of American jobs
and restoring economic growth and opportunity by spending economic recovery plan funds on products and services that both create jobs and help keep Americans employed.
Section 2. Allegheny County hereby commits to purchasing only products and services that are made or performed in the United States of America whenever and wherever possible with any economic recovery monies provided to the County by the American taxpayers.
Section 3. As legislators of Allegheny County, we commit to publish any requests to waive these procurement priorities so as to give American workers and producers the opportunity to identify and provide the American products and services that will maximize the success of our nation's economic recovery program.
Section 4. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Resolution which shall be in full force and effect.
Section 5. Repealer. Any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Resolution is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Resolution.
PRIMARY SPONSOR: COUNCIL MEMBER DeFAZIO
CO-SPONSORS: COUNCIL MEMBER GREEN and PRESIDENT FITZGERALD