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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code, enacted June 20, 2000, by adding a section entitled “Implementation of Ordinances and Resolutions; Reports.”; providing for written status reports on implementation of laws; procedure for requesting oral reports to County Council; and further placing responsibilities on County Council staff.
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The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Allegheny County Code shall be amended by adding a section as follows:
§ 5-311.08. Implementation of ordinances and resolutions; reports.
A. County Officers, County Officials, Administrative Officers, Agencies, Authorities and whoever else may be charged with the implementation of enacted ordinances and resolutions shall provide a written report to County Council and the Chief Executive ninety (90) days following the law's enactment date. Such report shall include a statement as to whether a law has been fully implemented, partially implemented or not implemented. It shall also include on information on steps taken to date, outstanding actions or issue and, if appropriate, a time line for when implementation will be complete.
B. If the status of the law's implementation is partially implemented or not implemented, the individual reporting on the implementation shall be required to provide a written report to County Council and the Chief Executive every ninety (90) days hence until the law is fully implemented.
C. Upon written request of the County Council or Chief Executive, the County Officer, County Official, Administrative Officer, Agency, Authority or whoever else may be charged with the implementation, shall appear before the requesting body at a time and place designated in the request. Such request may be made to request further information, question the written report or to provide feedback to the individual reporting on the implementation.
D. County Council staff shall be responsible for keeping track of laws that have been implemented, the person or entity responsible for implementation and the ninety (90) day threshold for the written report. Any violations of this section shall be provided in written form to County Council and the Chief Executive for appropriate action.
Section 2. This section shall take effect immediately upon enactment.
SECTION 3. If any provision of this Ordinance shall be determined to be unlawful, invalid, void or unenforceable, then that provision shall be considered severable from the remaining provisions of this Ordinance which shall be in full force and effect.
SECTION 4. Any Resolution or Ordinance or part thereof conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby repealed so far as the same affects this Ordinance.