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 ref...
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