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Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, Chapter 116, Department of Public Safety, by adding language.
(Police Accountability)
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Whereas, the residents of the City of Pittsburgh have a right to hold the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police accountable at all times; and
Whereas, an annual report by the Chief of Police will increase public safety by ensuring citizen confidence.
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, Chapter 116, Department of Public Safety is hereby supplemented as follows:
ยง 116.02 POWERS AND DUTIES OF BUREAU CHIEFS AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
(j) The Chief of the Bureau of Police will publish an annual police service report to the public that includes:
1. A certification by the Chief of Police that all requirements as they pertain to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police of the consent decree between the United States of America and the City of Pittsburgh (CIVIL NO. 97-0354) dated April 16, 1997 and the stipulated order signed by United States District Court Judge Robert J. Cindrich signed September 30, 2002 have been maintained. A summary of the requirements for the Bureau of Police within the consent decree will be published in the annual report for reporting year 2011 (January - December 2011 to be published in calendar year 2012) and annually thereafter.
2. Number of sworn police personnel authorized for the reporting period;
3. Number, by rank, race and gender, of officers on active duty during the reporting period;
4. Number of officers on workers' compensation during the reporting period;
5. Number of officers on disability leave during the reporting period;
6. Number of officers on military or other specified leave during the reporting period;
7. Number of officer retirem...
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