City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2006-0879

• File #: 2006-0879
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 10/24/2006
• In control: Committee on Facilities, Technology and the Arts
• Final action: 11/20/2006
• Enactment date: 11/20/2006
• Enactment #: 24
• Effective date: 11/28/2006
• Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, to eliminate the Department of General Services and to transfer current Department of General Services responsibilities and functions into other existing City Departments.
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/28/2006	2	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
11/20/2006	2	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
11/15/2006	1	Committee on Facilities, Technology and the Arts	AMENDED	Pass
11/15/2006	2	Committee on Facilities, Technology and the Arts	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
11/1/2006	1	Committee on Facilities, Technology and the Arts	Held in Committee	Pass
10/24/2006	1	City Council	Read and referred

Presenter
Presented by Mr. Peduto

Title
Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One, Administrative, to eliminate the Department of General Services and to transfer current Department of General Services responsibilities and functions into other existing City Departments.

Body
WHEREAS, Section 208 of the City of Pittsburgh's Home Rule Charter (the "Charter") permits all units of government except those mandated by the Charter to be abolished by ordinance submitted by the Mayor or City Council; and

WHEREAS, Section 102 of the Charter defines "unit of government" as including "any subdivision of City government including any department, bureau, division, board, commission or magistrate court:" and

WHEREAS, the Department of General Services is not mandated by the Charter and the Mayor now wishes to eliminate this Department and to transfer current General Services functions into other existing Departments; and

WHEREAS, there are currently numerous references to the Department of General Services in the Pittsburgh City Code; and

WHEREAS, the City now desires to address all changes to the Code precipitated by the elimination of the Department of General Services in one Omnibus Ordinance and to add a Bureau of Procurement and Asset Services to the Department of Finance to assist in handling functions transferred thereto;

The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. That the following revisions to Titles One through Six of the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances are hereby adopted:











SEE ATTACHMENT
Attachment
LIST OF REVISIONS TO ORDINANCES

TITLE ONE - ADMINISTRATION

ARTICLE III - ORGANIZATION:

Section 1: Chapter 103 - Official Standards
Section 103.04 - amended


Section 2: Chapter 111 - Departments Generally
Section 111.01(a) - amended

Section 3: Chapter 119 - Department of Public Works
Section 119.02 - amended

Section 4: Chapter 121 - De...