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Motion of the Council of Allegheny County amending the terms of motion 11652-20 in order to direct all Friends of the Park Councils to suspend all operations and activities through April 30, 2021, pending revision of the Friends of the Park ordinance.
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Whereas, in 2002, a Council of Friends was established in each of the nine County parks, via ordinance 54-02-OR; and
Whereas, 54-02-OR, as amended from time to time, is currently codified at Chapter 215, Article III, §215-9 through §215-14 of the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances; and
Whereas, the nine Councils of Friends are established as purely advisory bodies under the terms of §215-13; and
Whereas, the Council of Friends members are appointed and serve at the sole discretion of Allegheny County Council, pursuant to the terms of §215-11; and
Whereas. while originally envisioned as a means of conveying information relevant to the County Parks between the public, County Council and the Parks Department, changes in information technology and the practices and operations of the various Councils of Friends over the course of the 18 years since they were created have, in the judgment of Council, combined to necessitate revision of the ordinance governing the Councils of Friends in order to ensure their continued utility and viability; and
Whereas, it is the intention of Allegheny County Council to undertake this task by formulating and introducing a new Friends of the Park ordinance, and on October 20, 2020 passed motion 11652-20 to suspend the activities of the Friends of the Park through March 7, 2021, in order to allow time for the new ordinance to be drafted, introduced, and passed; and
Whereas, it is now anticipated that final passage of a new Friends of the Park ordinance will likely take place in April of 2021, and it is the desire of Council to extend the suspension of the activities of the Friends of the Park to account for this timeline; and
The Council of the County of Allegheny theref...
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