[Ord. No. 6-2015, § 1, eff. 3-12-2015; Ord. No. 37-2021, § 1, eff. 10-14-2021]
(a) 
Authority to Establish. The City Clerk and directors of all City departments are authorized to establish a schedule of fees for the use of city-owned or operated facilities or vehicles; for the furnishing or identification passes and copies of records, maps, drawings, plans, reports and any other similar materials; and for any other services furnished by any department for the benefit of any private individual or entity.
(b) 
Determination of Fees. The fees shall be commensurate with the cost of rendering the service in the opinion of the City Clerk or Director and may be adjusted from time to time at his or her discretion.
(1) 
Exempt Agencies. No charge shall be made for furnishing copies of records to agencies of the federal government, any state government and other local governments.
(c) 
Disposition of Moneys. All fees so collected by the various departments shall be transmitted to the City Treasurer.
(d) 
Creation of an Annual Fee Schedule:
(1) 
The Director of Finance shall create and maintain a fee schedule containing all fees and charges set in the Pittsburgh City Municipal Code or authorized to be set by the City Clerk or Department Directors pursuant to this Section 170.01, pursuant to other Municipal Code Sections, or pursuant to other applicable law.
(2) 
This fee schedule must be made accessible to the public and shall be posted on the City's website.
(3) 
On or before June 30 of each year, the City Clerk and department directors shall submit to the Director of Finance a list of proposed departmental fees and charges for the following year.
(e) 
Adjusting Fees and Charges Annually:
(1) 
In order to ensure that all fees and charges accurately reflect the costs of administration, the Director of Finance shall review the fee schedules proposed by each department and adjust all fees and charges annually based upon the cost of providing the service for which the fee is being charged.
(2) 
The fee schedule shall be submitted by the Finance Director and/or Mayor as a part of the annual budget submission to City Council.
(3) 
Council shall approve the fee schedule as a part of the annual approval of the City's Operating Budget.
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Editor's Note: Former §§ 170.02 and 170.03, which pertained to fees for emergency medical services and 911 system, and derived from Ord. 36-1991, eff. 11-14-1991; Ord. 28-1992, eff. 7-8-1992; Ord. 21-2004, eff. 12-2-2004; Ord. 21-2013, eff. 8-5-2013; and Ord. 9-2017, eff. 3-6-2017; were repealed by Ord. 37-2021, eff. 10-14-2021.
[Ord. 26-1998, eff. 12-31-1998; Ord. No. 43-2017, § 9, eff. 12-1-2017; Ord. No. 37-2021, § 1, eff. 10-14-2021]
There shall be no charge for Civil Service Examinations, unless otherwise specified in a collective bargaining agreement.
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Editor's Note: Former § 170.05, which pertained to fees for city court and derived from Ord. 27-1998, eff. 12-31-1998, was repealed by Ord. 37-2021, eff. 10-14-2021.
[Ord. No. 12-2013, § 1, eff. 4-19-2013; Ord. No. 37-2021, § 1, eff. 10-14-2021]
(a) 
The following fee shall be assessed by the Bureau of Police:
(1) 
Ten (10) percent of the hourly wage of a Police Officer Fourth Year per hour per officer.
(b) 
All fees shall be commensurate with the cost of providing said Police Secondary Employment Details and shall be computed in accordance with generally recognized industry standards.
(c) 
Fees and Cost Recovery for Special Events shall continue to be governed by Chapter 470: Permitting of Special Events.