City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2009-1039

• File #: 2009-1039
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 1/22/2009
• In control: Committee on Finance and Law
• Final action: 5/6/2009
• Enactment date: 5/5/2009
• Enactment #: 7
• Effective date: 5/12/2009
• Title: Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, by adding a new Chapter 198 entitled, "Campaign Finance Regulations."
• 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	Passed Finally, As Amended	Pass
5/5/2009	3	City Council	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
4/13/2009	1	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
1/28/2009	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing	Pass
1/28/2009	1	Committee on Finance and Law	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda	Pass
1/22/2009	1	City Council	Read and referred	Pass

Title
Supplementing the Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, by adding a new Chapter 198 entitled, "Campaign Finance Regulations."

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

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code, Title One, Administrative, Article XI, Personnel, is hereby supplemented by adding a new section, Article XIII, Chapter 198 entitled, "Campaign Finance Regulations" as follows:


Chapter 198: Campaign Finance Regulations

§198.01 Definitions
BOARD - Allegheny County Board of Elections.
CANDIDATE - (a) Any individual who files nomination papers or petitions for City Elected Office or Citywide Elected Office;
(b) Any individual who publicly announces his or her candidacy for City Elected Office or Citywide Elected Office.
CITY ELECTED OFFICE - The offices of Mayor, City Controller, or City Council.
CITYWIDE ELECTED OFFICE - The offices of Mayor and City Controller
COVERED ELECTION - Every primary, general or special election for City Elected Office.
ELECTION CYCLE - Begins on the day after the general election for the office or seat which the candidate seeks and ends on the day of the next general election for that seat or office.
PERSON - An individual, partnership, corporation, sole proprietorship, or other form of business organization permitted under the laws of the Commonwealth to make political contributions.
POLITICAL COMMITTEE - Any committee, association, political party, or other group of persons, including the candidate political committee as required by §198.03 of this ordinance, for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a covered election.
POLITICAL CONTRIBUTION - Money, gifts, forgiveness of debts, loans, or things having a monetary value incurred or received by a candidate for City Elected Office or Citywide Elected Office, or any designation agent of a candidate for City Elected Office or Citywide Elected Office, for use in advocating or influe...