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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, directing the creation of a tax-exempt entity with a mission to secure and administer financial resources to support and enhance objectives of the Parks Department.
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WHEREAS, Allegheny County's parks are regional assets which benefit all residents of the county by enhancing their quality of life and well-being while providing opportunity for leisure and recreation; and
WHEREAS, maintaining the facilities and landscapes of the parks requires adequate funding to address the upkeep and significant monies to restore, revitalize and preserve those parks; and
WHEREAS, other governmental entities have address funding issues through cooperative agreements with independent organizations which focus on assisting such efforts through planning, fundraising, public education and involvement; and
WHEREAS, such joint efforts have been successful in enhancing parks and providing opportunities for improvement and revitalization of park lands to the benefit of all parties; and
WHEREAS, although the current and prior Chief Executives have expressed an intent to create a tax-exempt trust or other entity in order to secure resources for the Department of Parks and to assist the Department in fulfilling its function of administering the parks since at least 2002, such an entity has not yet been created;
WHEREAS, legislation put forth by this County Council has already established a Parks & Recreation Commission and a Council of Friends of the Parks for each county park, both of which are specifically intended to work in conjunction with the proposed trust or other entity to further strengthen and improve the Allegheny County parks system;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Formation of Tax Exempt Entity
An entity with tax-exempt status under ยง501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code and with a mission to secure and administer fin...
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