(1)Adoption of Local Rules.(a) In the absence of special circumstances, the Administrative Judge of the Civil Division shall notify the Allegheny County Bar Association Court Rules Committee of any proposed local rule change, to solicit comments and input regarding the proposed local rule change.(b) No local rule shall be adopted, amended or repealed except by a majority vote of the members of the Court present at a regular or special meeting of the Board of Judges. Action on proposed local rule changes may be taken by the Board of Judges only if the members of the Board of Judges have received at least seventy-two hours' notice of the proposed rule change.(c) Every local rule shall be promulgated in accordance with these procedures.(2)Construction of Local Rules. All rules of construction adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania shall apply to local rules adopted by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, definitions contained in Pa.R.C.P. 76 shall apply to all local rules heretofore and hereafter adopted which govern procedure in the Civil Division and in the Family Division.(3)Citation to Local Rules. These Rules may be known as the "Allegheny County Local Rules." Citations to these rules shall be: "Allegh. L. R. No. "Adopted October 4, 2006, effective 12/4/2006. Amended December 27, 2019, effective 2/19/2020; amended effective 9/13/2022; amended effective 11/13/2023.