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Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Article 801, entitled "Comprehensive Fiscal Plan," §801.10, entitled "Control and monitoring of expenditures," in order to provide a mechanism for treating certain unbudgeted expenditures.
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WHEREAS, Section 5-801.10 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County contains provisions requiring that the Chief Executive notify County Council at any time at which it appears probable that revenues or fund balances will not be sufficient to finance expenditures for which appropriations have been authorized; and
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 2(k) of the Home Rule Charter of Allegheny County also requires that Council authorize the use of County real or personal property; and
WHEREAS, preparations for the G-20 summit to take place within the City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, on September 24-25, 2009 have given rise to questions regarding the appropriate handling of expenditures of County funds that were not anticipated when the County's operating or capital budgets were passed, but which are not emergencies insofar as the expenditures are planned in advance and/or made pursuant to contract, grant agreement, or other pre-negotiated agreement; and
WHEREAS, it is the judgment of Council that expenditures of this type may only be made with the approval of County Council, insofar as they create a probability of funding shortfalls, as contemplated by §5-801.10 of the Administrative Code, and/or necessarily involve the use of County real or personal property in the form of equipment, facilities or services rendered pursuant to contract or other pre-negotiated agreement, whether or not reduced to writing; and
WHEREAS, it is further the judgment of Council that the Administrative Code should be amended to explicitly reflect the need for Council authorization for these types of prearranged, unbudgeted expenditures;
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