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Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2019 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and setting maximum levels for designated positions.
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Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows:
Section 1. That from and after January 1, 2019, the number of officers and employees of all Departments, Bureaus, and Offices of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, are hereby fixed and established as set forth herein.
Section 2. To ensure the capacity of the City to provide an effective level of Municipal services which will meet the economic, physical and social needs of its citizens, residents, visitors and neighborhoods during the 2019 Fiscal Year, those positions designated by Sections 3 and 4 of this Resolution shall remain filled for the entire year, subject to any reasonable time periods required to replace existing officers or employees who leave City employment for any reason during the year. There shall be no reduction in the number of filled positions so designated unless authorized by a resolution amending this budget, in accordance with Section 507 of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 111 of the City Code. In adopting this resolution it is the intention of Council to provide funding for the annual budget at a level that will enable all Departments, Bureaus, and Units of City Government to be staffed, equipped, and maintained at the levels mandated herein.
If, during the fiscal year, the Mayor determines that the number of employees so mandated in any program can be reduced without substantially effecting the level of services to be provided, the Mayor may request an amendment to this resolution to accomplish that reduction, and shall include with any request of that nature the reasons for the reduction and evidence as to the impact of that reduction upon the level of services provided.
Section 3. The maximum levels are established for the...
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