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File #: 2012-0143    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed Finally
File created: 2/28/2012 In control: Committee on Public Safety Services
On agenda: Final action: 3/13/2012
Enactment date: 3/13/2012 Enactment #: 6
Effective date: 3/22/2012    
Title: Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter §662.04(e), Section (7), by delineating the process to follow should the appointing authority fail to designate a successor for an expired seat in the Citizens Police Review Board, and amending Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter §662.04(f), Sections (2) & (3), by delineating the process to follow for nominations of vacant terms to the Citizens Police Review Board that require confirmation from the Mayor, and for vacant terms requiring confirmation from City Council.
Sponsors: R. Daniel Lavelle
Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 06 - CONDUCT
Attachments: 1. 2012-0143.doc, 2. 2012-0143 VERSION 2.doc
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Ordinance amending the Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter §662.04(e), Section (7), by delineating the process to follow should the appointing authority fail to designate a successor for an expired seat in the Citizens Police Review Board, and amending Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter §662.04(f), Sections (2) & (3), by delineating the process to follow for nominations of vacant terms to the Citizens Police Review Board that require confirmation from the Mayor, and for vacant terms requiring confirmation from City Council.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter § 662.04(e) (7) is hereby amended as follows:

7) [The appointee(s) shall be sworn into the office and serve until their appointed term expires, they are reappointed, the appointee becomes disqualified or no more than thirty (30) days after their term expires and a successor is appointed or the appointing authority fails to act.]
The appointee(s) shall be sworn into the office designated by the appointed seat and shall serve until such time as:
a) The appointed term has expired and a successor has been appointed or
b) The member is re-appointed or
c) The member becomes disqualified or
d) If 30 days have elapsed since the expiration of the appointed term and the designated authority has failed to appoint a successor the incumbent shall be deemed as reappointed and shall serve the successor term as if having been newly appointed to the successor term.

Section 2. The Pittsburgh City Code, Title Six: Conduct, Article VI: Citizen Police Review Board, Chapter § 662.04(f) (2) & (3) is hereby amended as follows:

(2) Within thirty (30) days of the notice from the board chair that a term vacancy exists in a [seat appointed by] designated City Counc...

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