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A proposed ordinance could remove Allegheny County’s employee residency requirement for workers and supervisors in the 911 Communications Division.
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A motion passed on Tuesday urges the General Assembly to amend state law and allow home rule jurisdictions, including Allegheny County, to regulate gun ownership and transportation.
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One bill would require county departments to submit detailed salary information to council during the budget process. The other would set a deadline by which County Council would have to confirm nominees for director-level positions.
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Allegheny County Council is resuming discussion of a bill that would ban new fracking leases inside or underneath county parks.
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Allegheny County Council will not censure member Tom Duerr. The motion was dropped at a council meeting on Tuesday.
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An Allegheny County Council committee voted Tuesday to recommend a bill that could allow county council members to run for other elected offices. The home rule charter currently requires councilors to resign before they run for a different position.
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Allegheny County Council President Pat Catena has announced committee leaders for the council's next two-year session. All eight chairs supported Catena’s bid to become council president, and Catena said they want the council to exercise more independence from County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
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Members of Allegheny County Council re-elected Democrat Pat Catena as council president Monday. Catena faced a challenge from five-term councilor Bob Macey, also a Democrat who is considered to be an ally of Democratic County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
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Allegheny County Council gave final approval Tuesday for next year’s county budget. The operating budget represents a roughly 3% increase over pre-pandemic spending levels, although property taxes will not go up thanks to federal coronavirus relief.
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Democrats won all three contested races for Allegheny County Council in Tuesday’s election, meaning their party has gained a new seat on the 15-member body, for a total of 13.