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Ordinance amending and supplementing the City Code at Title One: Administrative, Article V: Legislative, Chapter 151: Council by adding a section of the State Second Class City Law relating to sharing information.
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The Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The City Code is hereby amended at Title One: Administrative, Article V: Legislative, Chapter 151: Council by adding an additional section entitled "Information from Departments; access to books, etc." as follows:
§ 151.11 INFORMATION FROM DEPARTMENTS; ACCESS TO BOOKS, ETC.
(a) As stated in 53 P.S. § 22228 of the State Code regarding Cities of the Second Class, Council shall have the right to call for such information from every department, either at stated intervals or from time to time, as they may think proper; and it shall be the duty of the head of each department, upon request by the council, to furnish to either full access to the books and records of his or her department, and as full information as to the operation of the same, as said council may require.
(b) Pursuant sub-section (a) and to 53 P.S. § 22228 of the State Code regarding Cities of the Second Class, and Section 211 of the Home Rule Charter, any request for information from Departments from any member of City Council shall constitute a request from Council.
(c) Failure to provide requested information in a timely fashion shall constitute malfeasance.