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File #: 2004-0258    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed Finally
File created: 4/20/2004 In control: Committee on Finance & Budget
On agenda: Final action: 5/4/2004
Enactment date: 5/4/2004 Enactment #: 218
Effective date:    
Title: Resolution amending Res. 691 of 2003, entitled, "Authorizing and directing the Chief Administrator of the Magistrates Court and the Solicitor of the City of Pittsburgh to implement a program to aggressively pursue violators to collect outstanding warrants on fine and cost orders," to add language to provide for the deposit of all such funds in the Police Salaries Outstanding Warrant Trust Fund.
Sponsors: Jim Motznik, Gene Ricciardi, Luke Ravensthal
Indexes: TRUST FUND, WARRANT
Attachments: 1. 2004-0258.doc
Presenter
Presented by Mr. Hertzberg
 
Title
Resolution amending Res. 691 of 2003, entitled, "Authorizing and directing the Chief Administrator of the Magistrates Court and the Solicitor of the City of Pittsburgh to implement a program to aggressively pursue violators to collect outstanding warrants on fine and cost orders," to add language to provide for the deposit of all such funds in the Police Salaries Outstanding Warrant Trust Fund.
Body
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
 
Section 1.   That Resolution No. 691 of 2003, is hereby amended by adding the following underscored language, as follows:
 
Section 1.  The Chief Administrator of the Magistrates Court and the Solicitor of the City of Pittsburgh are authorized and directed to implement an Outstanding Warrant Collection program to aggressively pursue violators to collect outstanding warrants on fine and cost orders.
 
Section 2.  The implementation of said program should include but not be limited to constable services.
 
Section 3.  All revenues received through the "Outstanding Warrant Collection" Program shall be deposited into the Police Salaries Outstanding Warrant Trust Fund (PSOWTF) with the sole intent of  paying additional police officers that have been laid off.
 
NOTE: I do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance duly engrossed and certified, was delivered by me to the Mayor for his approval of disapproval and that the Mayor failed to approve or disapprove the same, whereupon it became law without his approval, under the provisons of the Act of the Assembly in such case made and provided.
 
Linda M. Johnson-Wasler
Clerk of Council