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Directing the President of Pittsburgh City Council to establish a special committee of the council for purposes of fact finding in matters associated with the events surrounding the 2009 G-20 Conference in Pittsburgh
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WHEREAS, Pittsburgh will host the Group of Twenty (G-20) Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Conference on September 24-25, 2009 and welcome the leaders who represent two-thirds of the world's population to Southwestern Pennsylvania; and
WHEREAS, hosting the G-20 Conference will provide the City an opportunity to showcase for the world the strength and beauty of Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania as well as to develop the City's capacity to host and manage such events; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Pittsburgh deserve objective fact-finding in matters associated with the decision to host the G-20, the planning and preparation for the event, the costs of the event and contributions-monetary and in-kind-from other governments, and the operational decisions made leading up to the event; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Pittsburgh believes that objective and comprehensive fact-finding in matters associated with the G-20 Conference will help stimulate recommendations for new legislation and policy changes that will enhance the City's capacity to host such events in the future,
Be it resolved that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. That the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby directs the President of Council to exercise the power invested in Council by Section 306 and Section 312 of the Home Rule Charter,
1. To establish the G-20 Fact-Finding Committee as a special committee of the City Council. Members of the G-20 Review Committee shall consist of the Chairs of the Council Committee on Finance and Law, Committee on Public Safety, and Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs. Additional members shall include the City Controller as well as the Director of P...
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