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An Ordinance amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," through the creation of a new Article 705, entitled "Naming Rights," in order to establish uniform County policies for the disposition of naming rights relative to County property.
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WHEREAS, jurisdictions throughout the United States have had varying degrees of success in leveraging revenue and/or in-kind services from the private sector in exchange for placing signage or granting exclusive naming rights for government property to private entities; and
WHEREAS, while there have been discussions regarding offering naming rights for sale within Allegheny County, no formal policies have yet been promulgated; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Council to both stimulate consideration of the sale of naming rights for County property and to establish a set of uniform policy guidelines for such sales;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," is hereby amended through the creation of a new Article 705, entitled "Naming Rights," and comprised of the following new sections:
Article 705
Naming Rights
§5-705-1. Philanthropic Naming Rights
A. Scope of Policy:
The philanthropic naming rights policy contained within this Section is established to provide guidance in approving philanthropic naming rights for County owned or controlled property or facilities, recognizing financial contributions by any individual or entity. This policy shall not apply to corporate naming rights, which are addressed as provided in the Allegheny County Sponsorship Policy or Honorary Naming Rights Policy.
B. Definitions:
For the purposes of this Section, he following words will have the meaning ascribed to them herein:
1. “civic or charitable group” shall mean a nonprofit entity, family, or group that has ...
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