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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," Part 12, entitled "Government Review," by the creation of a new Article 1204, governing the periodic audit of diversity within certain County agencies.
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WHEREAS, there are currently eleven County authorities, twenty County agencies, and at least ten County and non-County nonprofit corporations and associations recognized and sanctioned by and delineated within the Administrative Code of Allegheny County; and
WHEREAS, although the County has required its departments to undergo periodic departmental reviews at least once every four years, the only audit requirements that have been placed on the County's authorities, agencies and nonprofit entities have been financial in character; and
WHEREAS, while the County has historically had a policy embracing racial, gender, and other diversity in the hiring and personnel practices of and services rendered by all County offices, this policy has never been formally extended to the County's authorities, agencies and nonprofit entities; and
WHEREAS, in order to make a meaningful assessment of how well or poorly the County's authorities, agencies and nonprofit entities are meeting the County's lofty diversity expectations, it will be necessary to conduct a comprehensive audit of the diversity policies and practices of each entity;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," Part 12, entitled "Government Review," is hereby amended by the addition of a new Article 1204 as follows:
Article 1204
Diversity Review
ยง5-1204.01. Diversity Audit of County Authorities, Agencies, and other Entities.
The following requirements shall apply to all County Au...
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