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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for the creation of an Allegheny County Women's Commission in order to identify and remedy any inequitable treatment of female candidates for appointment to County Boards, Authorities and Commissions.
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WHEREAS, Allegheny County has historically had policies in place to provide equal opportunity for all persons, and to prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, or age; and
WHEREAS, County Council recognizes that this longstanding policy of equal opportunity applies to and must be an integral part of every aspect of County policy and practice, and therefore must extend to the various County Boards, Authorities and Commissions; and
WHEREAS, longstanding County policy notwithstanding, women remain underrepresented in the entities to which the County has appointment power; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to allow for a mechanism both to provide female candidates with recourse if they feel that they have been treated inequitably and to allow for the study of the circumstances underlying complaints of inequitable treatment of female candidates in order to refine the appointment process, if possible;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Establishment of Allegheny County Women's Commission.
There is hereby established a five (5) member Allegheny County Women's Commission, hereinafter the Women's Commission. The Women's Commission generally shall be empowered to study and make recommendations with regard to the identification and placement of women with the various Boards, Authorities and Commissions to which the County has appointment power. The Women's Commission shall also be empowered to receive, investigate and make findings and recommendations concerning complaints alleging the improper or inequitable exclusion of women from the appointment proc...
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