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Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Part 10, Article 1013, of the Administrative Code by amending the Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Code to clarify terms and to reinforce the intent of particular provisions of the Code.
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WHEREAS, the Accountability, Conduct and Ethics Code was enacted in April of 2001 as Ordinance No. 35-01; and
WHEREAS, the Accountability, Conduct and Ethics (ACE) Commission has been in place since December of 2002; during its tenure, the Commission Members and corresponding staff have received questions on various items found within the Code that are unclear or confusing; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the ACE Commission that amendments be made to the Administrative Code that would clarify existing terms, clear up any confusion on the intent of particular provisions, and make other general improvements to the ACE Code;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
Article 1013, § 1013.03 is amended as follows:
§ 5-1013.03. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this Code Article shall have the meaning given to them in this Section:
AUTHORITY OF OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT - The actual power provided by law, the exercise of which is necessary to the performance of duties and responsibilities unique to a particular public office or position of public employment.
BUSINESS - Any corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, organization, self-employed individual, holding company, joint stock company, receivership, trust or any legal entity organized for profit.
BUSINESS WITH WHICH HE/SHE IS ASSOCIATED - Any business in which the person or a member of the person's immediate family is a director, officer, owner, employee or has a financial interest.
CANDIDATE - Any person seeking an elected public office, who has filed the required nominating petitions with the...
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