*This is a county ordinance to stop the police from using tear gas, rubber bullets, etc…* *These are referred to as “Less Lethal Devices”. * *Meeting Today at 4 pm: Live-streamed Facebook* ALLEGHENY COUNTY ORDINANCE 11516-20 ELIMINATE THE USE OF “LESS LETHAL DEVICES” Details: An ordinance amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Division 5, entitled "Health and Sanitation," through the creation of a new Chapter 600, entitled “Less Lethal Devices,” in order to protect the public health by eliminating the use of certain devices within Allegheny County. Sponsors: Bethany Hallam, Olivia Bennett Schedule: Moved from Council to Committee on Health and Human Services before Council is to vote. It originally was going to be voted upon yesterday (Tuesday, June 23). *Committee on Health and Human Services will meet today (Wednesday, June 24, 2020) on this Ordinance. You can watch it live-streamed at 4 pm on Facebook. * *https://www.facebook.com/Allegheny-County-Council-741565122606296/* <https://www.facebook.com/Allegheny-County-Council-741565122606296/> Action: Email or submit the form (see below for those links) to voice support for this ordinance to the general Council. No long script needed, unless you would like, just say you are in support of the police not using these devices. Even though the Committee on Health and Human Services is not open to public comment the Council hearing your voice on this is very important. Links to help you stay informed: *Allegheny County Calendar:* https://alleghenycounty.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx This has the agendas for all general Council and Committee meetings. *Allegheny County Facebook Page:* https://www.facebook.com/Allegheny-County-Council-741565122606296/ Council meetings are live-streamed and Committee meetings are not. But under the circumstances, this particular Committee meeting may be live-streamed, unknown as of now. If so, we will be able to live-stream our comments until then email and submit forms to Council *Allegheny County Council:* https://www.alleghenycounty.us/county-council/index.aspx Scroll down to the top portion of this page. You will see a grey box - in this box are the links for “VIA ONLINE FORM” or “EMAIL AT”. These are the two ways to let the Council hear your voice. This site is also useful to keep up up-to-date.