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Ordinance of the Council of Allegheny County establishing policies regarding mailing privileges.
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WHEREAS, The Allegheny County Council recognizes that the privilege of sending mail shall be established under this section in order to assist and expedite the conduct of the official business, activities, and duties of the Government of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Allegheny County Council that the privilege of sending mail shall cover all matters of such official business, activities, and duties which directly or indirectly pertain to the legislative process or to any representative functions generally, or to the functioning, working, or operating of the Government of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and the performance of official duties in connection therewith, and shall include, but not be limited to, the conveying of information to the public, and the requesting of the views of the public, or the views and information of other authority of government, as a guide or a means of assistance in the performance of those functions.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Allegheny County Council that the mail of the Government of Allegheny County is used for matters of public concern or public service.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Allegheny County Council that the mailing privilege under this section shall not permit, and may not be used for, the transmission through the mails as personal or political mail, of matter which in its nature is purely personal to the sender or to any other person and is unrelated to the official business, activities, and duties of the public officials covered by this section.
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Allegheny County Council that governmental officials, officers or employees may not mail as official mail - mail matter which constitutes or includes any article, account, sketch, narration, or other text laudatory and complimentary of any governmental officials, officers or...
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