Legislation Details

File #: 2026-0490    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: In Standing Committee
File created: 5/11/2026 In control: Committee on Finance and Law
On agenda: 5/12/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Effective date:    
Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title I: Administrative, Article V: Legislation, Chapter 154 Records Management Division, by adding a new Section 154.03 Records Retention Schedules.
Sponsors: R. Daniel Lavelle
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE
Attachments: 1. 2026-0490 Records Schedule Change Approval Form

Title

Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title I: Administrative, Article V: Legislation, Chapter 154 Records Management Division, by adding a new Section 154.03 Records Retention Schedules.

 

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WHEREAS, the Records Management Division of the Office of the City Clerk is mandated to create and implement records retention and disposition schedules for all City departments; and

 

WHEREAS, the Office of the City Clerk desires to formally adopt policies and procedures through which retention and disposition schedules are approved.

 

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

 

Section 1.                     The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title I: Administrative, Article V: Legislation, Chapter 154 Records Management Division, is hereby amended to add the following section:

 

§154.03 Records Retention Schedules.

 

The Records Management Division of the Office of the City Clerk is authorized to establish a City of Pittsburgh Records Retention Manual to set retention periods for records common to many departments, and to describe procedures for creating and approving retention schedules for records unique to each department, consistent with State and local law, and to publish said Manual and retention schedules to relevant City employees for compliance therewith.

 

Section 2.                     Retention schedules for records unique to each department shall be approved by the City Clerk, using a standard approved form, or a form as amended from time to time by the City Clerk.

 

 

ATTACHMENT

CITY OF PITTSBURGH

RECORDS SCHEDULE CHANGE APPROVAL FORM

 

 

 

Records Schedule Change Approval Form

Record Management Staff Only:

 

 

 

 

 

Department Code

 

 

 Purpose: To affirm changes to the Department or Division Records Schedule. All three parties must sign this form for the record schedule to be approved.

 

 

 

Effective Date

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edition No.

 

 

Section One: Agency Information

 

 

Department

 

Department

 

 

Approval Type

 

New

 

Update

 

 

 

 

Section Two: Law Department Review and Approval                                                     Name: __________________________________________

 

 

Signature

 

                  Date

 

 

 

 

 

Section Three: Department Director Review and Approval                                            Name: __________________________________________

 

 

Signature

 

                  Date

 

 

 

 

 

Section Four: City Clerk Review and Approval                                                                  Name: __________________________________________

 

 

Signature

 

                  Date