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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 179G: LGBTQIA+ Commission; to strengthen the work of the Commission by ensuring a dedicated staffer will oversee the Commission's recruitment, budget, recommendations and event planning.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The City Code is hereby amended and supplemented at Title One: Administrative, Article IX: Boards, Commissions, and Authorities, Chapter 179G: LGBTQIA+ Commission as follows:
?179G.01 LGBTQIA+ Commission.
(a) Duties of the LGBTQIA+ Commission.
(1) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall conduct studies and analyses, seek out best practices, and develop action plans to address challenges facing LGBTQIA+ residents and visitors of Pittsburgh.
(2) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall serve as a conduit between members of the LGBTIQA+ community and the City of Pittsburgh and connect residents with services.
(3) The Commission shall engage with members of the LGBTQIA+ community regularly.
(4) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall work with City departments, bureaus, agencies, and authorities to assist in the creation of cultural competency training opportunities.
(5) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall conduct outreach to City departments, bureaus, agencies, and authorities and external organizations and provide information and resources pertaining to the needs of members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
(6) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall develop outreach and advocacy programming in an effort to create a more inclusive and equitable city for LGBTIQA+ residents and visitors, especially people of color and transgender individuals.
(7) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall produce annual reports to Pittsburgh City Council.
(b) LGBTQIA+ Commission Members.
(1) The LGBTQIA+ Commission shall be comprised of at least eleven (11) persons appointed by the Mayor and approved by City Council as follows:
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