Parks Tax Trust Fund

File 2025-2458

Resolution authorizing appropriations, salaries, and capital expenditures of the Parks Trust Fund for the 2026 Fiscal Year, beginning January 1, 2026. Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Pittsburgh as follows: Section 1. Pursuant to the requirements of the Article 9 of the Home Rule Charter and Chapter 238 of the City Code, expenditures associated with the 2026 Parks Trust Fund Levy are hereby appropriated in the sum of Nine Million Two Hundred Fifty-Five Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-One dollars ($9,255,231) as set forth herein. Section 2. The City Controller, the City Treasurer, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget are authorized to transfer up to a total of One Million Three Hundred Ninety-One Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-Two dollars ($1,391,562) from the Parks Trust Fund to a separate capital fund, for uses as appropriated in the 2026 Capital Budget. Section 3. Pursuant to the requirements of Chapter 111 of the City Code, the number of employees and the rate of compensation thereof, are hereby fixed and established as set forth herein. Section 4. The resolution authorizes the issuance of requests for proposals, estimates, bids, cost projections, and other allowable contracting procedures pursuant to Chapter 161 of the City Code for each account listed herein. Section 5. In accordance with Article 9 of the Home Rule Charter, Chapter 238 of the City Code, and Chapter 263 of the City Code, any funds remaining in the Parks Trust Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be carried into the next fiscal year and may be spent in addition to the appropriations set in Section 1.

Department: Department of Public Works and Department of Parks and Recreation Authorizing Legislation: Resolution 682 of 2020 established the fund, until replaced by Ordinance 2020-0057. Ordinance 47 of 2020, as amended, establishes the 0.50 mill tax. Description: Trust fund holds revenue received from a 0.50 mill increase of local property taxes approved by a majority of city voters in the General Election on November 5, 2019. Revenues: 0.50 mill property tax increase in City of Pittsburgh property taxes Expenditures: Improvement, maintenance, creation and operation of public parks; improving park safety; providing equitable funding for parks in underserved neighborhoods; securing matching funds and services from charitable city parks conservancies, subject to City Council's authorization.