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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Part 12 of Division 1, entitled "Government Review," Article 1204, entitled "Diversity Review," in order to clarify the applicability of diversity review procedures to entities undergoing merger or consolidation.
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WHEREAS, although the County has required its departments to undergo periodic departmental reviews at least once every four years, the only audit requirements that have been placed on the County's authorities, agencies and nonprofit entities have been financial in character; and
WHEREAS, while the County has historically had a policy embracing racial, gender, and other diversity in the hiring and personnel practices of and services rendered by all County offices, this policy has never been formally extended to the County's authorities, agencies and nonprofit entities; and
WHEREAS, Bill No. 3139-07 was passed into law by Allegheny County Council on August 21, 2007 in order to create a new Article 1204 within the Administrative Code of Allegheny County and allow for periodic assessments of how well or poorly the County's authorities, agencies and nonprofit entities are meeting the County's lofty diversity expectations; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of Council to clarify the applicability of the provisions of Article 1204 to entities undergoing merger or consolidation;
The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," Part 12, entitled "Government Review," §5-1204.05 is hereby amended as follows:
Article 1204
Diversity Review
§5-1204.05. Diversity Audit of County Authorities, Agencies, and other Entities.
No County administrative department may be consolidated, merged, modified, or created until the diversity audit required under the ter...
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