City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2010-0234

• File #: 2010-0234
• Version: 5
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed Finally
• File created: 3/16/2010
• In control: Committee on Public Safety Services
• Final action: 10/11/2011
• Enactment date: 10/11/2011
• Enactment #: 21
• Effective date: 10/20/2011
• Title: Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, Chapter 116, Department of Public Safety, by adding language. (Police Accountability)
• Sponsors: Reverend Ricky V. Burgess, R. Daniel Lavelle, Douglas Shields, Bruce A. Kraus, Darlene M. Harris, Theresa Kail-Smith
• Indexes: PGH. CODE ORDINANCES TITLE 01 - ADMINISTRATIVE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/20/2011	5	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
10/11/2011	5	City Council	Passed Finally	Pass
10/5/2011	4	Standing Committee	Affirmatively Recommended as Amended	Pass
10/5/2011	4	Standing Committee	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
9/7/2011	4	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
9/7/2011	4	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Fail
7/20/2011	4	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
6/22/2011	4	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
6/15/2011	4	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
6/15/2011	4	Standing Committee	AMENDED BY SUBSTITUTE	Pass
6/8/2011	3	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/27/2011	3	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
3/2/2011	3	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
2/15/2011	3	Committee on Hearings	Public Hearing Held
2/10/2011	3	Post Agenda	Post Agenda Held
12/21/2010	3	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Public Hearing
12/21/2010	3	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda
7/28/2010	3	Standing Committee
7/14/2010	3	Standing Committee
7/7/2010	3	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Pass
7/7/2010	3	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
5/5/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/14/2010	2	Standing Committee	Held in Committee	Pass
4/14/2010	2	Standing Committee	AMENDED	Pass
3/24/2010	1	Standing Committee	Held for Cablecast Post Agenda	Pass
3/16/2010	1	City Council	Read and referred

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Ordinance supplementing the Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, Chapter 116, Department of Public Safety, by adding language.
(Police Accountability)

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Whereas, the residents of the City of Pittsburgh have a right to hold the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police accountable at all times; and

Whereas, an annual report by the Chief of Police will increase public safety by ensuring citizen confidence.

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

Section 1. The Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances, Title One, Administrative, Article Three, Organization, Chapter 116, Department of Public Safety is hereby supplemented as follows:

§ 116.02 POWERS AND DUTIES OF BUREAU CHIEFS AND THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY

(j) The Chief of the Bureau of Police will publish an annual police service report to the public that includes:
1. A certification by the Chief of Police that all requirements as they pertain to the Department of Public Safety, Bureau of Police of the consent decree between the United States of America and the City of Pittsburgh (CIVIL NO. 97-0354) dated April 16, 1997 and the stipulated order signed by United States District Court Judge Robert J. Cindrich signed September 30, 2002 have been maintained. A summary of the requirements for the Bureau of Police within the consent decree will be published in the annual report for reporting year 2011 (January - December 2011 to be published in calendar year 2012) and annually thereafter.
2. Number of sworn police personnel authorized for the reporting period;
3. Number, by rank, race and gender, of officers on active duty during the reporting period;
4. Number of officers on workers' compensation during the reporting period;
5. Number of officers on disability leave during the reporting period;
6. Number of officers on military or other specified leave during the reporting period;
7. Number of officer retirem...