by G. Benelisha, J. Hartough, A. Hua, B. Kang, L. Mayes, C. Mikk, V. Montoya, R. Naples, M. Reynolds, A. Swan, B. Webb

On Thursday, August 4, 2005, the Boards, Authorities, and Commissions Research Project Team presented its research and held a press conference on the policy issue of fair representation for elected officials, civic and community leaders and affiliates of the Heinz School. Fair representation addresses the demographic composition of those appointed to non-elected public entities in the City of Pittsburgh and in Allegheny County; the research is focused specifically on the representation of women and African-Americans who historically have not been represented in the pool of candidates for appointments. This document presents the team’s proposed plan for action by the local governments of the Greater Pittsburgh Region.

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