Council amends youth commission ordinance to remove requirement that coordinator be based in mayor’s office

Council committees on Wednesday advanced an ordinance to update the City of Pittsburgh’s Youth Commission, approving changes to expand membership, require quarterly reports and remove language that would have formally required the youth coordinator to be located in the mayor’s office.

The measure, introduced as Bill 2,096, seeks to broaden the commission’s membership and outreach — proposing representation spanning ages roughly 14 through 30 and representatives from every council district — and to formalize staff support and reporting. City staff presenter Alexis Walker told the committee the redesign grew out of a summerlong design group that engaged roughly 30–40 young people across the city…