Bill Peduto’s Reform Package & New Poll

April 27, 2009
By insider

In an email today and on his blog at BillPeduto.com – City Councilman Bill Peduto is encouraging Pittsburghers to call/email their city council members to support his reform package

This package will end “pay-to-play” politics in our city through several different reforms to our current system.  If passed on Wednesday, this package will:

  • Cap contributions by individuals at $2,000 for Mayoral and City Controller Races, and $1,000 for City Council races
  • Mandate the creation of an online, searchable database of all campaign contributions and city contracts
  • Ban all no-bid contracts over $30,000
  • Create the Lobbyist Disclosure Act, which would require all lobbyists to register annually with the city
  • Create the Lobbyist Registration Act, which would require all contract bidders to disclose any payments to lobbyists and consultants
  • Strengthen the city’s ethics code to greatly limit gifts to government officials

What do you think about this reform package – does it go to far? Not far enough? Are other members of council supporting this package?  

Do you support the Peduto Reform Package?

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One Response to “ Bill Peduto’s Reform Package & New Poll ”

  1. Dave on April 28, 2009 at 5:14 pm

    This is a great start, but I would have liked to see them introduce a public financing program so that all candidates, not only those endorsed, but all others, be they 3rd party or independent candidates, can compete on a level playing field, much like they have in NYC. But this will definitely help change the direction of backroom politics in this city.

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