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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," through the creation of a new Article 705, entitled "Parks," in order to provide a mechanism for exploring and accomplishing the privatization of one or more of the County Parks.
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WHEREAS, Allegheny County currently operates nine County Parks, with a total Parks Department budget for 2008 of $8.55 million; and
WHEREAS, in other jurisdictions, governmental units have experienced significant success with creating public-private partnerships for operating all or a portion of one or more parks; and
WHEREAS, in Indianapolis, IN, all of the 13 golf courses within the government park system are operated privately, and over 25% of the parks budget in Louisville, KY is funded through revenues and fees ultimately derived from private sources; and
WHEREAS, the potential for possible public-private partnerships within the Allegheny County Parks exists through the parks' newly created 501(c) entity, no statutory structure exists for undertaking such partnerships; and
WHEREAS, the Council deems it advisable to create a formalized statutory structure for establishing public-private partnerships for the County Parks in order to reduce the taxpayers' burden of paying for the County Parks to the extent possible;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment of the Code
The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," is hereby amended and supplemented through the creation of a new Article 705, entitled "Parks," and consisting of the following provisions:
Article 705
Parks
ยง5-705-01. Public-Private Partnerships.
A. No later than July 1, 2008, the County Manager shall create a policy for establishing public-private partnerships within Allegheny County Parks. Such policy shal...
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