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All public inquiries about the status of present programs and initiatives should be requested in writing and include your name, address and telephone number where you can be reached. Correspondence should be addressed to:
Pittsburgh’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority
515 Court Place
Suite 400
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
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Attorney Nicholas D. Varischetti Appointed to Oversight Authority Board |
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May 11, 2012 |
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Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati has appointed Nicholas D. Varischetti to the Board of Pittsburgh's Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA). Mr. Varischetti is an attorney at Burns White LLC, whose practice spans business, finance, construction and environment-related legal matters. Mr. Varischetti is also a partner in Varischetti Holdings, LP, a family-owned and operated organization consisting of several different businesses, including real estate investments, powder metal manufacturing, a construction equipment dealership, an oil and gas field services company, and waste industry consulting. Additionally, Mr. Varischetti is a shareholder and director of Guardian Elder Care Holdings, Inc., a healthcare provider with 27 nursing facilities, a rehabilitation services business, a long-term care pharmacy, and a home health company. He is also a member of Varischetti Sports, LLC, which owns a minority interest in the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mr. Varischetti holds three degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, earning a Juris Doctor in 2011 with a Health Law Certificate, a master's in public administration from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs in 2008 and a bachelor's degree in political science and business management in 2006. While in law school, Mr. Varischetti worked as a summer associate at Burns White and spent two years at the Allegheny County District Attorney's office. He also interned in the office of the United States District Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, clerked in the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office and worked at the Pennsylvania Senate. In addition to the ICA Board, Mr. Varischetti serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Every Child Inc. and The Frank Varischetti Foundation. ICA's oversight role, mandated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is to support the City of Pittsburgh's efforts to reach sustainable financial stability. |
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Summary Report of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority and its Oversight Role for the City of Pittsburgh |
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Apr 30, 2012 |
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The summary report has been posted and is now available for download. |
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL COOPERATION AUTHORITY (ICA) TO HOST QUARTERLY PUBLIC MEETING ON FRI., MARCH 9 AT 8:30 A.M. |
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Mar 06, 2012 |
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Pittsburgh’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) announced that it will hold its quarterly public meeting on Friday, March 9, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.
This is the regularly scheduled quarterly public meeting of the ICA Board. The meeting will be held at the Koppers Building, 9th Floor Conference Center, Grant Room, 436 Seventh Avenue, Pittsburgh.
ICA's oversight role, mandated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is to support the City of Pittsburgh’s efforts to reach sustainable financial stability. |
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Letter to Mayor Ravenstahl Confirming 2012 Budget Approval |
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Jan 24, 2012 |
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Download here (PDF file) |
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ICA Quarterly Meeting Schedule for 2012 |
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Jan 17, 2012 |
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NOTICE OF 2012 PUBLIC MEETING DATES
Pursuant to the provisions of the Sunshine Act Open Meeting Law, 1998, October 15 P.L. 729, No. 93 §1, notice is hereby given that regular quarterly meetings of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority for Cities of the Second Class have been tentatively scheduled for 2012 on Friday, March 30; Friday, June 29; Friday, September 28; and Friday, December 28. Each meeting shall commence at 9:00 a.m., or at an adjusted time and advertised in advance of each quarterly meeting (Meeting locations, quarterly or other special meeting times set by the ICA Board will be published and updated in advance of each meeting and are subject to change.)
Henry Sciortino
Executive Director
(01-13-12)
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Letter of January 11, 2012 to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and City Officials Regarding the Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority’s Continued Disapproval of 2012 Budget and Proposed Financial Plan, and Restrictive Conditions Related to this Status |
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Jan 12, 2012 |
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View the letter (PDF file) |
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Joint Statement from ICA and on Behalf of the City of Pittsburgh and Act 47 Coordinator |
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Jan 06, 2012 |
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Today, Pittsburgh’s Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority (ICA) conducted a productive working session with members of the Act 47 team and City of Pittsburgh representatives to discuss the unmet conditions and issues necessary to be resolved in order for the City to be in compliance with its adopted Amended Recovery Plan, and for ICA’s approval of the City’s 2012 operating budget and corresponding five-year plan.
On December 23, 2011, the ICA rescinded the City’s 2012 operating budget because the City did not meet certain conditions required by the financial oversight authorities necessary for budget approval. Today’s preliminary meeting was intended to assist the City in solving these outstanding matters.
Among matters discussed were:
The establishment of an OPEB (other post-employment benefits) Trust Fund to address the unfunded liability for police and fire retiree health care costs;
- Creating a process that the Administration, City Council and Controller agree on that will effectively address prioritization of capital projects and related spending required. The goal of this process is to allow elected officials and the public to be able to identify the highest priority projects being funded by capital dollars, and to be accountable for such projects in a cost-effective and timely manner;
- Modifications to the 2012 City budget that were previously made by City Council, but not approved by the ICA;
- Status of the required 2011 Pension contribution;
- Status of the agreement with the non-profits regarded budget payments to the City; and,
- Complete integration of these matters and related processes into the new financial management system currently under construction.
This group engaged in a productive session aimed at resolving the discrepancies necessary to reach budget approval. Upon completion of the meeting, the group was confident that the matters discussed will be addressed and resolved in order to fulfill the requirements of the City’s Amended Recovery Plan and financial oversight authorities. The ICA and City will continue to work closely together to reach budget approval.
Participants included: members of the Act 47 team, Chair of City Council’s Finance Committee Ricky Burgess and Council Member Patrick Dowd, City Controller Michael Lamb and members of his staff, members of the City’s Finance Department, ICA staff and Board Members Barbara McNees, Elise Roby Yanders and Ann Dugan, representatives of City Council’s budget staff and Council President Darlene Harris, Council Members Natalia Rudiak and Bill Peduto. |
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