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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, Part 9, entitled “Competitive Procurement and Contracting,” by the creation of a new Article 921, entitled “Sustainable and Socially Responsible Procurement,” in order to implement a unified Sustainable and Socially Responsible Procurement policy.
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WHEREAS, as the second largest County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County is committed to using its purchasing power to address climate change and advance equity; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Council to ensure that Allegheny County strives to improve its procurement policies to ensure that tax dollars are being invested in companies and products that are seeking to combat climate change and advance social responsibility; and,
WHEREAS, Allegheny County has historically attempted to further its progress in these areas through initiatives like increasing contract opportunities for Minority and Women Business Enterprises, worker equity and health by extending paid sick leave to employees of larger companies located within the County, environmental responsibility through utilizing renewable energy through hydroelectric generation to meet the County’s electrical power needs, and extending the County’s human relations ordinance to further worker equity in employment and other settings; and,
WHEREAS, Allegheny County has also historically undertaken other environmentally responsible steps that have both reduced consumption and improved County operations, including the purchase of electric vehicles for our fleet, enacting diesel engine idling restrictions, and establishing a clean construction requirement for County-owned vehicles; and,
WHEREAS, on September 16, 2022, the enactment of ordinance 25-22-OR provided for the creation of the Department of Sustainability, which replaced the Division of Sustainability, and which focuses on integrating...
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