City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2008-0972

• File #: 2008-0972
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 12/9/2008
• In control: Committee on Finance and Law
• Final action: 5/5/2009
• Enactment date: 5/5/2009
• Enactment #: 6
• Effective date: 5/12/2009
• Title: Amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, Chapter 197, Code of Conduct, by making various changes.
• Sponsors: William Peduto, Douglas Shields, Darlene M. Harris, Tonya D. Payne, Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, Bruce A. Kraus
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/12/2009	3	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/5/2009	3	City Council	AMENDED	Pass
5/5/2009	3	City Council	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
4/29/2009	2	Committee on Finance and Law	AMENDED	Pass
4/29/2009	2	Committee on Finance and Law	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
4/27/2009	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
12/17/2008	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda	Pass
12/17/2008	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
12/9/2008	1	City Council	Read and referred

Title
Amending and supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, Chapter 197, Code of Conduct, by making various changes.

Body
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Chapter 197, Code of Conduct, is hereby supplemented by adding Section 197.00 Preamble, as follows.

Section 197.00 PREAMBLE
Public service is a public trust. These prohibitions on the conduct of public servants are enacted to preserve the trust placed in the public servants of the City, to promote public confidence in government, to protect the integrity of government decision making, and to enhance government efficiency.


Section 2. The Pittsburgh Code, Chapter 197, Code of Conduct, Section 197.02 Definitions, is hereby supplemented by adding a definition of "Gift" as follows:

197.02 DEFINITIONS

k) IMMEDIATE FAMILY. A parent, spouse or domestic partner as outlined in Chapter 186, child, brother or sister.

l) GIFT. Any money, service, license, permit, contract, authorization, loan, travel, entertainment, hospitality, gratuity, or any promise of these or anything else of value received or given without equivalent compensation. The term shall not include a political contribution otherwise reportable as required by law or a commercially reasonable loan made in the ordinary course of business.
NOMINAL VALUE: Valued at $100.00 or less


Section 3. The Pittsburgh Code, Chapter 197, Code of Conduct, Section 197.07 Offering of Accepting Gifts and Favors, is hereby amended by deleting the current language in its entirety, and replacing with new language, as follows:

197.07 OFFERING, SOLICITING OR ACCEPTING GIFTS
[A public official, City employee or agent of the City shall not solicit or accept from an interested party, nor shall any interested party offer or give anything of value to a public official, City employee or agent of the city, subject to the fol...