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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, Chapter 237 "Stop The Violence Fund", ? 237.02 - Establishment of the "Stop the Violence Fund", by establishing a maximum annual dollar amount allocation to the fund, and amending the Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, Chapter 237 "Stop The Violence Fund", ? 237.03 - Uses and Restrictions of the Stop The Violence Fund, by changing the annual percentage budgeted for outside community-based, non-governmental organizations, and establishing a maximum annual percentage to be allocated to the Department of Parks and Recreation.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title Two: Fiscal, Article V: Special Funds, Chapter 237 "Stop The Violence Fund", ? 237.02 - Establishment of the "Stop the Violence Fund" is amended as follows:
? 237.02 - ESTABLISHMENT OF THE "STOP THE VIOLENCE FUND."
(a) The Stop the Violence Fund ("Fund") shall be created by the Office of Management and Budget as a separate fund for the purpose of supporting services and programs that prevent violence and criminal activities. The City may appropriate revenue and the Fund may receive monies from other sources as deemed appropriate by the Office of Equity or other Department as designated by the Mayor, consistent with the purposes set forth in this Chapter.
(b) It is the intent of the City Council that a fully capitalized Fund have allocated to it an amount matching a certain percentage of the total annual City budget allocation of the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, up until $10 million dollars, as set forth in the following schedule:
(1) Budget Year 2021: Five Percent (5%);
(2) Budget Year 2022: Six Percent (6%);
(3) Budget Year 2023: Seven Percent (7%);
(4) Budget Year 2024: Eight Percent (8%);
(5) Budget Year 2025: Nine Percent (9%);
(6) Budget Year 2026 (and thereafter): Ten Percent (10%)
(c) For purposes of th...
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