Title
Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 178E, Registered Community Organizations, by updating standards and responsibilities.
Body
The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Nine, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, Chapter 178E, Registered Community Organizations, is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
? 178E.01 Purpose.
It is the intent of the City of Pittsburgh to obtain informed and inclusive participation from as many neighborhood stakeholders as possible through the creation of a framework to improve cooperation between the various agencies and departments of the City and community organizations representing a geographic area or field of interest by improving the flow of information between these groups and the City, enabling such organizations to [participate in civic affairs, and] present their positions before certain decisions affecting their neighborhoods are made by Boards and/or Commissions of the City [enhancing the livability and character of the City and its neighborhoods]. The City of Pittsburgh values the benefits these organizations bring to the community and holds each in equal regard. The City of Pittsburgh encourages community organizations to work cooperatively with adjacent or overlapping community organizations to determine positions on issues affecting the neighborhood and to conduct business in an organized, representative and fair manner, in order to include as many neighborhood stakeholders as possible. Community organizations are also encouraged to cultivate neighborhood participation that reflects the ethnic and socio-economic composition of the neighborhood they represent. Registration of organizations with overlapping boundaries is allowed but the formation of numerous overlapping community org...
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