Allegheny County Council - File #: 4924-09

• File #: 4924-09
• Version: 1
• Name: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, Administrative Code by adding a new Article 1016, entitled “Gender and Race Equity Audit,” authorizing, and establishing a
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 6/16/2009
• In control: Committee on Government Reform
• Final action: 7/1/2009
• Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, Administrative Code by adding a new Article 1016, entitled “Gender and Race Equity Audit,” authorizing, and establishing a protocol to undertake, a Gender and Race Equity Audit of the workforce of the County of Allegheny, to be completed and published by December 31, 2010, and every five (5) years thereafter.
• Sponsors: Chief Executive, Rich Fitzgerald, Joan Cleary, Amanda Green Hawkins, Jim Burn, Nick Futules, Bob Macey, John DeFazio, Michael Finnerty

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/6/2009	1	Chief Executive	Signed by Chief Executive
7/1/2009	1	County Council	Passed for Chief Executive Signature	Pass
6/18/2009	1	Committee on Government Reform	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
6/16/2009	1	County Council	Referred

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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, Administrative Code by adding a new Article 1016, entitled “Gender and Race Equity Audit,” authorizing, and establishing a protocol to undertake, a Gender and Race Equity Audit of the workforce of the County of Allegheny, to be completed and published by December 31, 2010, and every five (5) years thereafter.
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Whereas, Allegheny County will examine wage equity issues related to the current Classification Plan and practices associated therewith by conducting an audit;
Whereas the audit will address wage disparities as they currently relate to gender and race in order to seek solution to any systemic problems where discovered;
Whereas, Allegheny County employees performing the same work should receive the same pay regardless of gender or race.


The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:

SECTION 1. Incorporation of the Preamble.

The provisions set forth in the preamble to this Ordinance are incorporated by reference in their entirety herein.

SECTION 2. Amendment of Allegheny County Code of Ordinances to provide for a Gender and Race Equity Audit.

The County Council of Allegheny County does hereby amend the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, Administrative Code, to add a new Article 1016, entitled “Gender and Race Equity Audit,” as follows:

ARTICLE 1016
Gender and Race Equity Audit

§ 5-1016.01. Purpose.

The Gender and Race Equity Audit shall be a detailed analysis of payroll data by the gender and race of employees and of human resource policies and practices to identify where gender and race pay differences and gender and race pay issues exist. A pay equity audit is an important first step in addressing workplace gender and race issues, as it provides information and data specific to the County workforce. After undertaking a pay equity audit, th...