Pittsburgh City Council
{{Short description|Legislative body in the City of Pittsburgh}}
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| house_type = Full-time mayor-council
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| houses = Unicameral
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| preceded_by = Borough of Pittsburgh House of Burgesses
City of Pittsburgh Select Council and City of Pittsburgh Common Council{{cite web |title=Around Town: In the good ol' days, Pittsburgh Council had 108 guys |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/brian-oneill/2009/08/04/Around-Town-In-the-good-ol-days-Pittsburgh-Council-had-108-guys/stories/200908040244 |website=Post-Gazette |publisher=Pittsburgh Post Gazette |access-date=27 June 2018}}
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| leader1_type = Council President
| leader1 = R. Daniel Lavelle
| party1 = Democratic
| election1 = January 8, 2024
| leader2_type = City Clerk
| leader2 = Kimberly Clark-Baskin
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| seats = 9
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| political_groups1 = Democratic
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| committees1 = Finance and Law; Public Safety; Public Works; Human Resources; Land Use and Economic Development; Urban Recreation; Innovation, Performance, and Asset Management; Intergovernmental Affairs, Hearings
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| term_length = 4 Years
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| voting_system1 = Plurality by District
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| redistricting = Decennial
| motto = Benigno Numine (by the favor of the heavens)
| session_room = Council Chamber
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| meeting_place = City-County Building
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| website = {{URL|https://pittsburghpa.gov/council/index.html}}
| constitution = [https://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/redtail/images/16954_2021_home_rule_updated_7-30-21.pdf Home Rule Charter]
[https://library.municode.com/pa/pittsburgh/codes/code_of_ordinances Code of Ordinances]
[http://apps.pittsburghpa.gov/redtail/images/1931_Rules_of_Council_Updated_1-25-18.pdf Rules of Council]
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File:Pittsburgh Code of Ordinances title page.jpg
The Pittsburgh City Council serves as the legislative body in the City of Pittsburgh. It consists of nine members.{{cite web |title=City Council, District information, neighborhoods, your Council Person, Legislation, Budget Office |url=https://pittsburghpa.gov/council/index.html |website=pittsburghpa.gov |publisher=City of Pittsburgh |access-date=7 January 2020}} City council members are chosen by plurality elections in each of nine districts. The city operates under a mayor-council system of local governance.
Current membership
The current members of the city council are:
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|1 | Bobby Wilson‡ | 2020 | Land Use and Economic Development | Democratic | Jan. 3, 2028 |
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|2 | Theresa Kail-Smith | 2009 | Recreation, Youth and Senior Services | Democratic | Jan. 5, 2026 |
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|3 | Robert Charland III | 2024 | Human Resources | Democratic | Jan. 3, 2028 |
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|4 | Anthony Coghill | 2018 | Public Safety and Wellness | Democratic | Jan. 5, 2026 |
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|5 | Barbara Warwick | 2022 | Public Works and Infrastructure | Democratic | Jan. 3, 2028 |
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|6 | R. Daniel Lavelle† | 2010 | Hearings | Democratic | Jan. 5, 2026 |
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|7 | Deborah Gross | 2014 | Innovation, Performance Asset Management and Technology | Democratic | Jan. 3, 2028 |
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|8 | Erika Strassburger | 2018 | Finance and Law | Democratic | Jan. 5, 2026 |
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|9 | Khari Mosley | 2024 | Intergovernmental and Educational Affairs | Democratic | Jan. 3, 2028 |
† Denotes Council President (since 2024)
‡ Denotes Council President pro tempore (since 2024)
Past presidents
- Bruce Kraus 2014–2020
- Darlene Harris 2010–2014
- Doug Shields 2006–2010
- Luke Ravenstahl 2005–2006
- Gene Ricciardi 2002–2005
- Bob O'Connor 1998–2002
- Jim Ferlo 1994–1998
- Jack Wagner 1990–1994
- Ben Woods 1988–1990
- Sophie Masloff 1988
- Ben Woods 1985–1988
- Robert Rade Stone 1985
- Eugene "Jeep" DePasquale 1978–1984
- Richard Caliguiri 1977–1978
- Louis Mason 1970–1977
- John F. Counahan 1968–1970
- Thomas Gallagher 1936–1959
- Robert Garland {{circa|1934}}
- James F. Malone {{circa|1928|lk=no}}
- James Ross 1817
Past members
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- Ricky Burgess (2008–2024)
- Bruce Kraus (2014–2024)
- Corey O'Connor (2012–2022)
- Darlene Harris (2006–2020)
- Daniel Gilman (2014–2018)
- Natalia Rudiak (2009–2018)
- Patrick Dowd (2008–2013)
- Bill Peduto (2002–2014)
- Barbara Burns (2000–2004)
- Sala Udin (1997–2007)
- Dan Onorato (1992–2000)
- Bob O'Connor (1991–2003)
- Gene Ricciardi (1988–2006)
- Christopher Smith (1993–1994)
- Jake Milliones (1990–1993)
- Michael Coyne (1988–1992)
- Bernard Regan (1988–1992)
- Jack Wagner (1984–1994)
- Alan Hertzberg (1994–2005)
- Jim Ferlo (1988–2002)
- Otis Lyons Jr. (1988–1989)
- Mark Pollock (1986–1989)
- Stephen Grabowski (1984–1988)
- Ben Woods (1981–1989)
- Thomas E. Flaherty (1980–1983)
- Jim O'Malley (1980–1987)
- Michelle Madoff (1978–1994)
- William Robinson (1978–1985)
- Jim Bulls (1977–1980)
- Sophie Masloff (1976–1988)
- Richard E. Givens (1976–1987)
- James Lally (1976–1980)
- Frank Lucchino (1974–1978)
- John Lynch (1970–1976)
- William J. Coyne (1974–1981)
- Robert Rade Stone (1973–1985)
- Eugene "Jeep" DePasquale (1972–1984, 1988–1989)
- Richard Caligiuri (1970–1977)
- Charles Leslie (1970–1972)
- Amy Ballinger (1970–1976)
- James Cortese (1970)
- George Shields (1970–1974)
- John Lynch (1970–1976)
- Edgar Michaels (1969–1974)
- Thomas Fagan (1968–1973)
- Louis Mason Jr. (1967–1977)
- Peter Flaherty (1966–1970)
- Walter Kamyk (1963–1970)
- Charles Leslie (1961–1969)
- Phillip Baskin (1962–1970)
- James Jordan (1960–1967)
- Horner Green (1960–1961)
- George Shields (1970–1974)
- Edgar Michaels (1969–1974)
- J. Craig Kuhn (1959–1970)
- Charles McCarthy (1958–1963)
- David Olbum (1956–1961)
- Irma D'Ascenzo (1956–1970)
- Paul Jones (1954–1960)
- Emanuel Schifano (1952–1956)
- Bennett Rodgers (1952–1959)
- Charles Dinan (1952–1958)
- John Counahan (1952–1970)
- William Davis (1951–1953)
- Patrick Fagan (1950–1967)
- Frederick Weir (1947–1960)
- William Alvah Stewart (1946–1951)
- Joseph A. McArdle (1942–1949)
- Thomas Kilgallen (1940–1951)
- John Duff Jr. (1940–1952)
- Edward Leonard (1939–1951)
- A.L. Wolk (1938–1956)
- James A. O'Toole (1936–1941)
- Frederick Weir (1936–1947)
- Cornelius Scully (1935–1936)
- George Evans (1935–1945)
- William Magee (1934–1937)
- John Jane (1934–1935)
- John Houston (1934–1935)
- Thomas Gallagher (1934–1965)
- Walter Demmer (1934–1951)
- Frank Duggan (1933)
- George Oliver (1933)
- William Soost (1932–1935)
- John Phillips (1931–1932)
- Michael Muldowney (1930–1933)
- Clifford Connelley (1930–1933)
- George J. Kambach (1929–1931)
- Harry A. Little (1926–1933)
- Robert J. Alderdice (1924–1932)
- Joseph F. Malone (1922–1930)
- Wallace Borland (1922–1925)
- Charles Anderson (1920–1939)
- A.K. Oliver (1919–1921)
- John H. Henderson (1919–1921)
- Daniel Winters (1918–1929)
- William J. Burke (1918–1919)
- William H. Robertson (1916–1924)
- John H. Dailey (1916–1921)
- P.J. McArdle (1911–1913, 1916–1919, 1922–1930, 1932–1940)
- Charles H. Hetzel (1914–1915)
- W.Y. English (1914–1933)
- John S. Herron (1914–1933)
- G.A. Dillinger (1913–1917)
- Robert Garland (1911–1939)
- S.S. Wooburn (1911–1939)
- W.G. Wilkins (1911–1913)
- Enoch Rauh (1911–1919)
- James P. Kerr (1911–1918)
- John M. Goehring (1911–1915)
- W.A. Hoeveler (1911–1914)
- Edward V. Babcock (1911–1913)
- David P. Black (1911)
- A.J. Kelly (1911)
- Robert McKnight (1847–1849)
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See also
References
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External links
- [https://pittsburghpa.gov/council/index.html] official city website
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