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Committee clears South Pittsburgh charter change to widen city administrator residency to 50 miles
Summary
The committee advanced a local amendment allowing the city administrator for South Pittsburgh to live within a 50-mile radius of city limits, with a 90-day relocation requirement after hire; legal staff clarified the rule applies to appointed administrators and elected officials must still reside in the city.
Chairlady Rudder presented a request from the city of South Pittsburgh to change the residency requirement for the city administrator to within a 50-mile radius of the municipal limits in order to broaden the candidate pool. The sponsor read the local statement explaining the city sought to "widen the potential pool for candidates" and said the board considered the existing residency requirement "outdated."
Members asked whether that radius could include out-of-state employees and whether elected officials would be affected. Doug Garrett of the Office of Legal Services clarified that appointed positions are required to live within the 50-mile radius once hired and that, per the resolution text discussed in committee, hires would have about 90 days to relocate; he also noted elected officials must reside in the city. The committee then voted; the clerk reported 11 ayes and 1 no and the bill was recorded as passing to State and Local Government.
