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File #: 2026-0279    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: To Be Presented
File created: 3/20/2026 In control: Committee on Finance and Law
On agenda: 3/24/2026 Final action:
Enactment date: Enactment #:
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Title: Resolution amending Resolution 838 of 2025, which fixed the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2026 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and set maximum levels for designated positions, by eliminating one District Chief and adding one Assistant Chief in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.
Indexes: MISCELLANEOUS
Attachments: 1. 2026-0279 Cover Letter-Operating Budget Positions - Letter, 2. Summary 2026-0279
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Resolution amending Resolution 838 of 2025, which fixed the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2026 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and set maximum levels for designated positions, by eliminating one District Chief and adding one Assistant Chief in the Department of Public Safety Bureau of Emergency Medical Services.

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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:

Section 1. From and after January 1, 2026, the number of officers and employees of all Departments, Bureaus, and Offices of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, are hereby fixed and established as set forth herein.

Section 2. To ensure the capacity of the City to provide an effective level of Municipal services which will meet the economic, physical and social needs of its citizens, residents, visitors and neighborhoods during the 2026 Fiscal Year, those positions designated by Sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Resolution shall remain filled for the entire year, subject to any reasonable time periods required to replace existing officers or employees who leave City employment for any reason during the year. There shall be no increase in the total number of filled positions so designated unless authorized by a resolution amending this budget or otherwise in accordance with Section 507 of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 111 of the City Code. In adopting this resolution, it is the intention of Council to provide funding for the annual budget at a level that will enable all Departments, Bureaus, and Units of City Government to be staffed, equipped, and maintained at the levels mandated herein.

Section 3. The maximum levels are established for the following positions:

Department of Public Safety
Bureau of Police
2026 Account 230000.51101

Police Chief |910| Assistant Chief of Police|910| Commander 14
Police Lieutenant 30
Police Sergeant 102
Police Officer 650
Police Recruit As Needed...

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