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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Article 1203 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, entitled “Government Review Commission,” §5-1203.03, entitled “Appointment of members,” in order to clarify the procedure and timeline relating to Council’s appointments to future Government Review Commissions.
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WHEREAS, §5-1203.01 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County establishes a Government Review Commission in 2005 and every 10 years thereafter to study the Charter and County government for evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency and equity of the County Government and Charter for the purpose of recommending amendments to the Charter;
WHEREAS, a Government Review Commission was appointed and convened in 2005 through nomination of members through the majority and minority caucuses of County Council; and
WHEREAS, a different procedure and timeline were followed when the Council appointed individuals to serve on the Government Review Commission convened in 2015; and
WHEREAS, while the procedure followed in 2015 was entirely consistent with the existing provisions of §5-1203.03 of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County, which currently establishes that “Council shall select and appoint five voters of the County to serve on the Review Commission,” several Members of Council expressed concerns regarding the change in the appointment procedure, as well as the comparatively compressed timeframe on which nominations and appointments took place; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Council to provide additional specificity within §5-1203.03 regarding the procedure and timeline that are to apply to Council’s appointments to future Government Review Commissions;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Amendment of §5-1203.03
§ 5-1203.03 of the Administrative Code is hereby amended as follows:
§ 5-1203.03. Appointment of members.
A. At a regularly sched...
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