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Pittsburgh City Council
The $6.5 million ShotSpotter contract sparks a fix for a purchasing loophole.
A bill before council would close a gap in the city’s contract procurement system that was revealed by a surprise five-year $6.5 million contract with ShotSpotter.Survey
Council should be notified when the city signs a contract through another government’s agreement, even if council does not have to approve it.
Pittsburgh City Council
Vibrant Pgh’s $50,000 membership gets a second chance.
In a 5-4 vote, council reversed course and agreed to move forward with renewing a $50,000 annual membership to Vibrant Pgh. The committee initially gave the legislation a negative recommendation…Survey
Which one of these should the city focus on to attract and keep workers?
Pittsburgh City Council
The long-running zoning rewrite moves to the finish line.
Two years after then-Mayor Ed Gainey submitted bills to Pittsburgh City Council to increase the amount of affordable housing in the city, that legislation is close to enactment.Survey
If new buildings have fewer parking spaces, which steps should the city take on your street?
Pittsburgh City Council
First phase of the permitting overhaul is held at the administration’s request.
A bill that would take the first step to overhaul Pittsburgh’s permitting system was held by council at the mayoral administration’s request.Survey
If you’ve applied for a city permit in the past few years, what was the biggest problem?
Pittsburgh City Council
Residents petition for a hearing to replace a missing workplace safety marker in Market Square.
Though the Downtown steel mills are long gone, some residents think that a remembrance of the people who died in them should not be.Survey
What makes it easier for you to take part in a public hearing?
Pittsburgh City Council
Proposed bills would offer council budget training and put quarterly finance sessions into law.
Pittsburgh City Council would like to put an end to receiving financial surprises.Survey
Which changes would most improve your trust in how the city manages money?
Pittsburgh City Council
$340 million in contracts for 96 vendors moves forward without department details.
Even as the spotlight shines brightly on city spending, Pittsburgh City Council remains inconsistent with addressing requests that lack specificity.Survey
Before council approves a contract, details on which departments will use it and why should be part of the public record.
Pittsburgh City Council
A new review system might help the city weigh past performance before renewing a contract.
When it comes to renewing contracts, the city currently can’t account for poorly completed services.Survey
It should be standard practice to perform performance reviewsof vendorsproviding services to the city before additional contracts are approved.
Pittsburgh City Council
A half mile of trees illegally cut down along the Ohio Riverfront Trail leads to a two-year tree study.
The city is planning to spend more than $4,000 to count city trees that were cut down by a property owner in order to determine the restitution needed.Survey
What should the city do first to protect trees on public land?
Allegheny County Council
EMS providers get a faster path to $1 million in opioid settlement relief.
Allegheny County is ready to disburse money from the opioid settlement fund to emergency medical services (EMS) after nearly a year of planning.Survey
Which areas should Allegheny County prioritize with its remaining opioid settlement funds?
Allegheny County Council
Council asks to sit in on the court fight over its $1.5 billion-short pension fund 🔗.
The governor and the general assembly are now on deck to potentially intervene to right the county employees’ sinking pension fund.Survey
Which approaches should the county consider to close the pension shortfall?
Allegheny County Council
Door-to-door reassessment could cost $50 million and bring a wave of appeals.
Council’s assessment practices committee did not come to any conclusions when it met Sept. 14 to continue discussion about the looming county-wide property reassessments.Survey
Which concerns about the coming reassessment matter most to you?
Pittsburgh City Council
City closes North Side space that provided drop-in support for unhoused residents.
An expired lease is uprooting the Reaching Out on the Streets (ROOTS) drop-in location on the North Side.Survey
The city's 2027 budget should include funding for a physical drop-in location for ROOTS..
Pittsburgh City Council
A will of council urges county lawmakers to require paid parental leave.
After a unanimous recommendation by the Allegheny County Board of Health on Sept. 28, the decision of whether to require businesses to provide paid parental leave will now go to Allegheny County…Survey
If the county does not require paid parental leave, what should the city do on its own?
Pittsburgh City Council
Speakers warn that surveillance technology threatens civil rights.
Council is studying the use of surveillance technology by local governments after receiving a report on it earlier this month.Survey
City departments should need council approval before buying or expanding any surveillance technology.