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SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN DAN GILMAN
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Ordinance amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administration, Chapter 170 Fees, so as to add language in Section 170.01 to create a formal process for setting an annual fee schedule for all city departments.
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WHEREAS, fees and charges specifically set in the Pittsburgh City Municipal Code and those that are authorized in the Code or otherwise to be set independently by the City Clerk or City Directors are not currently documented in a central location that is easily accessible to the public; and,
WHEREAS, the Department of Finance has not conducted a broad fee study since the 1990s, which makes many of the City fees inconsistent with the increased costs of doing business.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh calls upon the Department of Finance to lead an annual fee [KLM1]study, in conjunction with every individual department, to ensure that all fees and charges accurately reflect [KLM2]increased costs of administration; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOVLED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title One: Administrative, Article VII: Procedures; Chapter 170.01 Fee Determination, by adding language as follows:
CHAPTER 170: - FEES
? 170.01 - FEE DETERMINATION AND COLLECTION.
(a) Authority to establish. The City Clerk and directors of all City departments are authorized to establish a schedule of fees for the use of city-owned or operated facilities or vehicles; for the furnishing or identification passes and copies of records, maps, drawings, plans, reports and any other similar materials; and for any other services furnished by any department for the benefit of any private individual or entity.
(b) Determination of fees. The fees shall be commensurate with the cost of rendering the service in the opinion of the City Clerk or Director and may be adjusted from time to time at his or her discre...
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