Presenter
Presented by Mr. Udin
Title
A Resolution providing a sense of Council related to the Pittsburgh Public School system; and, proposed amendments of the state statutes governing school districts of the First Class A, which would provide for the formation of a nominating commission to select four (4) nominees for appointment to the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education by the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, with the advice and consent of the City Council. The resolution is to be conveyed to the city's state legislative delegation by the City Clerk
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WHEREAS, Pennsylvania's school districts act as agencies of the state legislature in administering its constitutional duty to maintain a thorough and efficient system of public schools; and,
WHEREAS, the Pittsburgh Board of Public Education and the City of Pittsburgh, organized as separate governing and taxing bodies, are intrinsically tied together by the common task of serving the needs of essentially the same population. The actions of these two governing and taxing bodies have broad social and financial impacts upon the very same people be it the education of their children or the taxation of their property in support of governmental functions. Actions taken independently or in concert by these two governmental units have a profound effect upon the overall implementation and development of public policy and, the quality of life within the City of Pittsburgh; and,
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh, within this resolution, desires to form a closer working relationship between the City of Pittsburgh and the Board of Public Education in order to best serve the needs of the city's residents and, most importantly, the children of the City of Pittsburgh.
WHEREAS, the Council respectfully requests that the legislature act, pursuant to the plan outlined in this resolution, to empower the Mayor of the City of Pittsburgh, with the advice and consent of the City Council to appoint...
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