A.
It shall be the policy of Allegheny County in contracting
out services performed by County employees to any private or non-County
entity, that this be done in a manner which is fully accountable to
and serves the public interest and provides quality public services.
B.
Services or work that is presently performed by County
employees shall not be transferred to any private or non-County entity
unless an appropriation for such services or work has been approved
by County Council.
C.
When proposing the transfer of services or work to
a private or non-County entity, the Chief Executive shall present
to Council for consideration;
(1)
Full cost of contracts, including transition
costs, costs of mandatory auditing and monitoring;
(2)
Evaluation of the potential for improvements
of services and/or a determination of cost savings;
(3)
Examination of the proposed non-County entity
to assure its ability to perform, past performance and compliance
with applicable federal, state, and local laws;
(4)
The impact of such action on existing County
employees; and
(5)
Assurances of access to information to permit
periodic assessments of the performance of services and/or determination
of cost savings by such non-County entity.
D.
There shall be no transfer of work or duties from
existing County employees to any private or non-County entity without
the prior advice, consent and approval of County Council.
It shall be County policy that in any Tax Increment
Financing (T.I.F.) in which the County is a participant, the County's
portion of the T.I.F. shall be used only to finance and build the
public works infrastructure portion of the project. Infrastructure
construction is subject to the provisions of the Act of August 15,
1961 (P.L. 987) as amended,[1] known as the "Pennsylvania Prevailing Wage Act."
[1]
Editor's Note: See 43 P.S. §§ 165-2.1
and 165-2.2.
