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Motion of the Council of Allegheny County amending Rules of Council for Allegheny County Council.
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NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
That this Council hereby amends Article IV of the Rules of Council as follows:
ARTICLE IV. LEGISLATION & LEGISLATIVE ACTION.
A. Legislation
Council shall take official action by motion, ordinance, or resolution. All legislation must be submitted to the Clerk in the proper format as determined by the Clerk and these Rules. All bills with the exception of general appropriations bills shall contain no more than one subject, clearly expressed in their titles. All bills shall be presented in one of the following forms:
1. Ordinance - An ordinance is the most formal of the actions presented to Council. Council Members, the County Manager, Independently Elected County Officials, and the Courts may sponsor ordinances and present them to the Council in writing. Members of the general public may also present ordinances through the Agenda Initiative Petition process described in the Administrative Code. Public notice must be given of the introduction and it must be read by title at two (2) general or special meetings of Council separated by at least seven (7) days.
2. Resolution - A resolution is a formal, written request for Council consideration sponsored by Council Members, the County Manager, an Independently Elected County Official, or the Courts. Introduced in written form, resolutions must be identified on the agendas of convened meetings of the Council. Public notice must be given of the introduction and it must be read by title at two (2) general or special meetings of Council separated by at least seven (7) days.
3. Motion -Motions shall be formal requests for some specifically identified action, or shall express the sense of Council on specifically identified subject matter Motions shall not require public notification prior to passage, the approval of the ...
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