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Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article IX, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, by adding Chapter 179E, Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups.
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WHEREAS, the City of Pittsburgh has seen impressive and marked growth in new business enterprises in recent years, with start-ups and firms headed by entrepreneurs earning Pittsburgh national accolades and attention; and
WHEREAS, it is incumbent upon the City of Pittsburgh to foster a supportive and viable business environment in which these types of firms can thrive; and
WHEREAS, by bringing together stakeholders from a variety of fields that can lend support, offer expert consultation, and provide rigorous review, the City of Pittsburgh can work in conjunction with those who may be best suited to advise the City on the formation of future rules and regulations affecting entrepreneurs and start-ups, as well as re-examine existing rules and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the entrepreneurs and start-ups of the City of Pittsburgh would be best served by the creation of an Advisory Board to achieve the aforementioned goals.
Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
SECTION 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article IX, Boards, Commissions and Authorities, is hereby supplemented by adding Chapter 179E, Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups, as follows:
CHAPTER 179E: - ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY BOARD ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND START-UPS
? 179E.01 - MEMBERSHIP.
A. The members of the Advisory Board on Entrepreneurship and Start-ups shall be comprised of the following members:
I. One (1) representative of the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
II. One (1) representative of a business working in the field of green technology.
III. One (1) representative of a veteran-owned business within the City of Pittsburgh.
III. IV. Two (2) representatives of women- and / or mino...
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