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Motion of the Council of Allegheny County repealing the findings and provisions of Bill No. 9398-16, a motion through which the Council had previously censured Council Member Susan Means.
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WHEREAS, on January 19, 2016, County Council considered and approved Bill No. 9398-16, a motion to censure Council Member Susan Means for an alleged confidentiality breach related to the public disclosure of draft minutes of previously held committee minutes; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2016, the Commonwealth’s Office of Open Records issued an advisory opinion which yields the result that the draft minutes distributed by Ms. Means and which led to her censure were already public documents under the terms of the Commonwealth’s Right to Know Law before 9398-16 was introduced or approved; and
WHEREAS, on November 16, 2016, the Executive Committee established a policy for approval of committee minutes consistent with the Office of Open Records’ advisory opinion, thus eliminating any potential for future confusion regarding the matter; and
WHEREAS, it is the judgment of Council that it is inequitable to leave the passage of the motion to censure Ms. Means on the record under these circumstances;
NOW THEREFORE, IT IS MOVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY,
That the findings and provisions of Bill No. 9398-16 are hereby repealed, revoked, and withdrawn in their entirety by the Council. The Chief Clerk is hereby instructed to attach a certified copy of this motion with a notation describing the repeal accomplished herein to the record of Bill No. 9398-16.