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File #: 10196-17    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 5/24/2017 In control: Chief Clerk
On agenda: Final action:
Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," Article 305, entitled "Council Support," to clarify the organization of the Office of Allegheny County Council.
Sponsors: DeWitt Walton
Attachments: 1. 13-17-OR 10196-17.pdf
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An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," Article 305, entitled "Council Support," to clarify the organization of the Office of Allegheny County Council.

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WHEREAS, the Allegheny County Council desires to render the provisions of the Administrative Code of Allegheny County pertaining to the organization of the Office of the County Council consistent with current and future practice;


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

Section 1.

The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 1, entitled "Administrative Code," Article 305, entitled “Council Support,” is hereby amended as follows:

§5-305.01. County Council staff.

A. County Council shall employ a staff to serve County Council in fulfillment of its duties. Council staff shall serve as at-will employees at the pleasure of the Council.

B. County Council shall employ a County Council staff to provide assistance and advise the Chief of Staff regarding the operations of the Office of County Council and actions undertaken by the Council. County Council staff shall report to and be supervised by the Chief of Staff; however, nothing contained within this Article shall be construed or interpreted to prohibit any Council Staff member from directly seeking the advice and/or action of the Executive Committee when appropriate or necessary.

C.B. The appropriation in each annual operating budget for County Council's per meeting, stipends, expenses, total staff compensation and office expenses shall not exceed 0.4% of the County's annual locally levies tax revenues as detailed in the most recent annually audited report of the County.

§5-305.02. Duties of County Council staff.

A. County Council Staff shall perform such duties as assigned by the President of Council and the Chairpersons of the Council Committees through the Chief of Staff or the Council Cle...

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