Title
Resolution Amending the Rules of Council, to change the Committee Structure and add certain requirements relating to legislative review and submission of invoices.
Body
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Rules of Council Rule VII is hereby amended as follows:
RULE VII (d)
d. No bill shall be introduced in Council unless deposited with the Clerk of Council by 12:00 noon Friday prior to the regular meeting of Council; but any member may present any bill or paper notwithstanding said rule, with the consent of the majority of the members present at any meeting of Council. All bills deposited with the Clerk from the Mayor, City Council Member/s or a department of the City must have accompanying documentation as to purpose, history and budgetary impact in a manner prescribed by the Council Budget Office and approved by the President of Council.
Section 2. The Rules of Council RULE IX is hereby amended as follows:
RULE IX, Section a.
Shall be deleted and replaced by the following:
RULE IX
a. There shall be the following standing committees.
Committee on Finance and Law, which shall have the charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills, papers and other matters relating to:
· Bonds and Debt Issuance
· City Banking/Investment
· Creation of Offices or Positions of any kind
· Department of Finance
· Enterprise Resource System
· Equal Opportunity Review Commission (EORC)
· Ethics
· Law Department
· Multi-year Capital Improvement Program
· Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Operating & Capital Budgets
· Pension Fiscal
· Real Estate
· Taxation
· Treasurer
and such other business as may be referred to it by the Council; provided, however, that where money has been specifically appropriated by the Council for any of the purposes of the departments of the City government, that thereafter any matter relating thereto shall be referred to the committee of the proper department, and the said committee shall have complete charge and jurisdiction thereof. All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
· 311 Mayor's Response Center
· Cable Bureau
· Department of City Information Systems (CIS)
· Facilities Inventory and Management
· Fleet Maintenance, Repair and Alteration
· Purchasing and B Contracts
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
Committee on Hearings (held by the President of Council), which shall have charge of the jurisdiction and scheduling of:
· Appointments and Reappointments
· Executive Sessions
· Public Hearings
· Public Meetings
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
Committee on Human Resources, which shall have charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills, or papers affecting or pertaining to:
· Benefits
· Department of Personnel and Civil Service
· Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
· Human Relations Commission (HRC)
· Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)
· Office of Municipal Investigation (OMI)
· Payroll Administration/System
· Pension Benefits Administration
· Personnel (inclusive of Salaries and Employment Numbers)
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council member serving on the authority's governing body.
Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, which shall have charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills, or papers affecting or pertaining to:
· Allegheny Regional Assets District (ARAD)
· Authorities -Agreements
· County
· Federal
· Local governmental cooperation agreements
· Liquor Licenses
· Pennsylvania League of Cities and Municipalities
· Port of Pittsburgh
· School Boards
· State
· Tourism-Visit Pittsburgh
All Communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City
authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Members serving on the authority's
governing body.
Committee on Land Use and Economic Development, which shall have charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills, or papers affecting or pertaining to
· Art Commission
· Community Development Block Grants (CDBG)
· Conditional Use Permits
· Department of Community Affairs (DCA) funding
· Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) funding
· Department of Planning
· Mapping and GIS
· Historic Review Commission
· Market Based Revenue Opportunities (MBRO)
· Neighborhood Initiatives
· Riverfront Development
· Small Business Initiatives
· Transportation
· Zoning
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
Committee on Public Safety Services, which shall have charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills, papers and other matters of every kind pertaining to:
· Bureau of Animal Control
· Bureau of Building Inspection (BBI)
· Bureau of Fire
· Bureau of Police
· Citizens Police Review Board (CPRB)
· Department of Public Safety
· Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
· Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
· Emergency Operations and Communications
· Homeland Security
· Weed and Seed
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
Committee on Public Works, which shall have charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills, or papers affecting or pertaining to:
· Bureau of Administration
· Bureau of Engineering
· Bureau of Environmental Services
· Bureau of Operations
· Construction
· Department of Public Works
· Environmental Services and Control
· Facilities Operation and Maintenance (Not Parks or Recreation related)
· Forestry
· Franchises and Rights of Way to Corporations
· Public Right-of-Way Maintenance
· Shade Tree
· Streets Lighting
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
Committee on Urban Recreation, which shall have charge of and jurisdiction over all ordinances, resolutions, bills or papers pertaining to
· Department of Parks and Recreation
· Greenways
· Libraries
· Park Programming
· Recreation Facilities Maintenance
· Senior Centers, Programming and Advisory Council
· Special Events
· Trails
· Youth Policy
All communications or matters to be brought forward to Council from any of the City authorities shall be directed to the respective Council Member serving on the authority's governing body.
Section 3. The Rules of Council are hereby amended as follows:
RULE XX
Shall be added to the Rules of Council as follows:
RULE XX
Departmental invoices Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) or below with a purpose that is not covered under a contract with the City of Pittsburgh may be paid by the City Controller after the invoices have been placed on City Council's supplemental agenda and approved. A standard form detailing the use must accompany the request for it to be considered for approval.
Section 4. The amended Rules of Council will take effect upon passage.