64 PA Cons Stat § 6014 (2021)
2021 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes|Title 64 - PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS|Chapter 60 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority|Section 6014 - Expansion financing

§ 6014. Expansion financing.  (a) Commonwealth funds.--Any grants of Commonwealth funds to the authority or for use by the authority to finance any expansion or substantial renovation of the convention center shall be subject to the requirements of this section.  (b) Managerial audit.--  (1) If the board has not initiated or completed a managerial audit within 12 months prior to the effective date of this section, the board shall initiate a managerial audit of the convention center to be performed by an independent auditor. The audit shall examine all of the following:  (i) payroll and personnel practices;  (ii) equipment controls and security;  (iii) management activities;  (iv) management control systems;  (v) cost overruns for conventions held at the convention center;  (vi) labor productivity;  (vii) comparison of costs with convention centers in other states;  (viii) work rules;  (ix) appropriate benchmarks for evaluation of convention center performance;  (x) rebooking rates; and  (xi) any other items proposed by the board.  (2) The board shall order subsequent independent managerial audits no later than 90 days after the end of every third fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending in 2004.  (c) Code of conduct.--The board shall establish a code of conduct and a system to enforce the code of conduct.  (d) Customer service.--The board shall do all of the following:  (1) Establish dispute resolution mechanisms for the use of customers of the convention center.  (2) Adopt a plan for documenting, investigating and resolving customer complaints.  (3) Implement the systematic collection of customer feedback and monitor customer satisfaction.  (4) Adopt a system of program measures and benchmarks to evaluate changes in customer satisfaction over time. The program measures shall include customer perspectives on labor jurisdiction disputes, overall labor environment and labor efficiency.  (e) Release.--Prior to the release of any Commonwealth funds to finance any expansion or substantial renovation, the Secretary of the Budget in his sole discretion shall certify to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that the board has complied with subsections (b), (c) and (d).  (f) Financial plan.--The authority shall submit a proposed financial plan for an expansion or substantial renovation of the convention center to the Governor, the President pro tempore of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority. The financial plan shall be considered a public record. The Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority shall prepare a detailed analysis on the fiscal impact and financial risks for the expansion or substantial renovation and provide the detailed analysis to the Governor, the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The analysis shall be considered a public record.