Budget Authorizing Legislation

File 2026-1124

Resolution making appropriations to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh and for meeting the debt charges thereof for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2027.

Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows: Section 1. The revenues of the City of Pittsburgh derived from taxes and other sources for the Fiscal Year beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2027, as well as the unassigned and unrestricted general fund balance on hand at the close of business on December 31, 2026, are hereby appropriated in the general fund the sum of Seven Hundred Twenty-Seven Million Three Hundred Twenty-Six Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Dollars ($727,326,777) to pay the expenses of conducting the public business of the City of Pittsburgh during the period beginning January 1, 2027 and ending December 31, 2027. Section 2. The City Controller, the City Treasurer, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are authorized to transfer a total of Eight Million Seven Hundred Thousand Dollars ($8,700,000) from the general fund to a PAYGO fund for use in the 2027 Capital Budget. Section 3. All encumbrances and obligations incurred prior to January 1, 2027 for which services have been rendered or supplies, materials or equipment actually delivered on or prior to December 31, 2026 and so reported to the City Controller shall be charged to the proper 2027 appropriation accounts against which encumbrances have been originally charged. Said encumbrances shall either be paid or cleared by the City Controller per the City’s encumbrance policy. Section 4. No liability shall be incurred against any appropriation line item in excess of the budgeted amount, with the exception of payroll and benefits as required by collective bargaining agreements and applicable laws. Section 5. No obligation shall be incurred by any Department, Office, or Bureau of the City Government other than for salaries or wages, except through the issue of an invoice, stating the service to be rendered, work performed, or supplies, materials or equipment to be furnished together with the estimated cost of the same. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is hereby authorized to provide upon requisition by the head of any department all necessary supplies, materials, equipment and machinery for such department; provided, however, that no requisition of any department shall be filled by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget in excess of the appropriation budgeted to the department. Section 6. Council may, by resolution, restrict expenditures from the appropriations made herein, both as to amounts of expenditures, reasons for expenditures and the periods within which expenditures may be made. Section 7. Pursuant to Article V, Section 507 of the Home Rule Charter, Council may amend by resolution the operating budget within five weeks of the beginning of the 2027 fiscal year, but not thereafter except with the approval of the Mayor. Council at all times may transfer funds from one account to another if the total budget amount is not exceeded. This operating budget shall, in any event, remain balanced at all times. Section 8. Pursuant to Title Two, Article I, Chapter 219, Section 219.02 “Five-Year Plan,” this appropriation budget also includes a five-year plan which consists of the budgetary years 2027-2031 and a projection for revenues, expenditures, operating results, and fund balances. Section 9. For purposes of administration and account control, the account numbers indicated herein shall be considered as part of the appropriation titles. Section 10. The appropriations related to grants, trust funds, and special revenue funds contained in this budget document shall be used as a guide. The revenues and expenditures of City accounts other than the general operating budget are authorized by their enabling legislation. 9

Section 11. The City Council Budget Director is authorized to make minor technical and formatting changes to the budget document as needed. No changes shall change the funding of any department or bureau, or otherwise be substantive in nature.

File 2026-1125

Resolution fixing the number of officers and employees of the City of Pittsburgh for the 2027 fiscal year, and the rate of compensation thereof, and set maximum levels for designated positions.

Section 1. From and after January 1, 2027, the number of officers and employees of all Departments, Bureaus, and Offices of the City of Pittsburgh, and the rate of compensation thereof, are hereby fixed and established as set forth herein. Section 2. To ensure the capacity of the City to provide an effective level of Municipal services which will meet the economic, physical and social needs of its citizens, residents, visitors and neighborhoods during the 2027 Fiscal Year, those positions designated by Sections 3, 4, and 5 of this Resolution shall remain filled for the entire year, subject to any reasonable time periods required to replace existing officers or employees who leave City employment for any reason during the year. There shall be no increase in the total number of filled positions so designated unless authorized by a resolution amending this budget or otherwise in accordance with Section 507 of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 111 of the City Code. In adopting this resolution, it is the intention of Council to provide funding for the annual budget at a level that will enable all Departments, Bureaus, and Units of City Government to be staffed, equipped, and maintained at the levels mandated herein. Section 3. The maximum levels are established for the following positions: Department of Public Safety Bureau of Emergency Medical Services 2027 Account 220000.51101

Section 5. The maximum levels are established for the following positions: Department of Public Safety Bureau of Fire 2027 Account 250000.51101

Section 6. The maximum levels of staffing for all other officers and employees of all other departments and bureaus of the City and the rate of compensation thereof are hereby set in the budget document as follows. Section 7. The maximum levels of staffing for all other officers and employees of all federal grant programs, trust funds, and special revenue funds of the City and the rate of compensation thereof are hereby set in the budget document as follows. Section 8. Pursuant to Section 507 of the Home Rule Charter, Council may amend by resolution this operating budget within five weeks of the start of the 2027 Fiscal Year, but not thereafter except with the approval of the Mayor. Council at all times may by resolution transfer funds from one account to another if the total budget amount is not exceeded. The operating budget shall, in any event, remain balanced at all times. Section 9. Any and all changes to the rate of compensation of employees as defined in this official budget document, known as the annual resolution, during its effective period shall be prohibited, except as provided for in Article V of the Pittsburgh Charter and Chapter 111 of the City Code. Section 10. The City Council Budget Director is authorized to make minor technical and formatting changes to the budget as needed. No changes shall affect any salaries or staffing levels, or otherwise be substantive in nature.