[Ord. No. 43-2017, § 1, eff. 12-1-2017]
The mayor shall propose a personnel system to council for approval and adoption by ordinance. The system shall be uniform for all employees. It shall include written procedures for appointment, promotion and removal based on merit and fitness as demonstrated by examination or other evidence of competence, with due consideration for seniority, insofar as permitted by law. Appointments, promotions and removals of subordinate officers and employees within major administrative units shall be made by the major administrative unit head on the basis of the system adopted. The right of collective bargaining for employees is recognized in accordance with law.
[Ord. No. 43-2017, § 2, eff. 12-1-2017]
The personnel system shall include an appeals board which, unless changed by ordinance, shall consist of three persons: one appointed by the mayor, one by council and one by the controller. Appeals board members shall be removed only for just cause and with the approval of two of the three appointing authorities.
In order that every eligible citizen of Pittsburgh has the opportunity of being employed by the City, council and all units of government shall recruit for employment, persons from every sector of the City's population, with special effort towards the recruitment of women, handicapped persons and persons from disadvantaged minority groups until such time as the human relations commission finds that no city resident is denied employment for any other reason than inability to perform the job sought.
Employees of the City are prohibited from engaging in political activity during working hours and at all times in city offices. City employees may not hold an elected public office wherein they would receive an annual salary, unless a leave of absence is taken without pay. Certain described classes of city employees and officers may be required, by ordinance, to take a leave of absence without pay while a candidate for elected public office. City employees shall not be permitted to accept any gift or thing of value in connection with their employment other than their salary, nor be compelled to contribute to any fund other than that required by law. No solicitation shall be made of a city employee for any purpose during working hours. Nothing contained in this section shall affect the right of city employees to support a political party, to vote as they choose, to hold party office or to express publicly and privately their opinions on political subjects and to attend political meetings.
No elected official, officer or employee shall in any manner receive benefit from the profits or emoluments of any contract, job work or service for the City, or accept any service or thing of value directly or indirectly upon more favorable terms than those granted to the public generally, from any person, firm or corporation having dealings with the City. No elected official, officer, or employee shall solicit or receive any compensation, gratuity or other thing for any act done in the course of public work. This section shall be broadly construed and strictly enforced. Any violation of this section shall cause the offending official, officer, or employee to forfeit office or employment.
[Ord. No. 36-2017, § 1, ref. 11-7-2017, eff. 11-27-2017]
No person shall hold more than one compensated position in City government and no compensated city employee shall hold a compensated position in any other government except as follows:
a. 
officer or member of the Pennsylvania National Guard or federal reserve:
b. 
the controller may also serve as controller for the city school district; and the deputy controller may also serve as deputy controller for the city school district.
c. 
a treasurer, or person serving in that capacity, may also serve as treasurer for the city school district.
d. 
member or employee of any sinking fund commission or pension board.
e. 
Pittsburgh public school employees between the months of May and September of each year.
f. 
part-time athletic coaches in a public school system.
g. 
part-time educational positions at public institutions of higher learning.
For each exception the Department of Personnel shall develop a strict multiple employment policy and enforcement procedure to ensure employee integrity and compliance.
Any police officer appointed to a higher position exempt from tenure protection, other than the position of police chief or its equivalent from a position having tenure protection, shall, in the event or subsequent removal from the higher position, retain the tenure right in the former position.
Every elected official and officer and every appointee before commencing official duties shall take and subscribe the following oath: "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will support the Constitution of the United States and of this state and the charter of this City and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of office to the best of my ability," and shall file this oath duly certified before the officer before whom it was taken, in the office of council.
Every elected official and every public official and public employee required to file a Statement of Financial Interests shall be provided a copy of the Pennsylvania Ethics Act and supporting material upon his or her assumption of office or upon his or her initial appointment and every elected official and every public official and public employee required to file a Statement of Financial Interests shall attend a seminar provided by the Pennsylvania Ethics Commission within ninety (90) days of his or her assumption of office or his or her initial appointments as soon thereafter as practicable.
[Ord. No. 19-2013, § 1, eff. 8-5-2013]
All City employees and officials, including Police and Fire Bureau personnel, shall be domiciled in the City at the time of their initial appointment and shall continuously maintain their domicile within the City throughout their terms of employment with the city.