In addition to any other actions by law or by this Charter to be taken by ordinance, those actions of the Municipal Council shall be by ordinance which:
A. 
Adopt or amend an administrative code or establish, alter or abolish any municipal department, office or agency.
B. 
Adopt or amend a code establishing a personnel system for the Municipality.
C. 
Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed.
D. 
Levy taxes.
E. 
Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
F. 
Establish, alter or abolish rates charged for any utility or other service supplied by the Municipality.
G. 
Authorize the borrowing of money.
H. 
Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease of any lands of the Municipality.
I. 
Establish wages, hours or fringe benefits of any employees and appointed officials of the Municipality.
Every ordinance shall contain the date of its enactment, and its enactment shall be verified by the signature of the Mayor or other Member of Council present at the meeting where the action was taken. The official seal of the Municipality shall be affixed to the original copy of each ordinance by the Manager or a designate who shall also attest to the signature of the other signatory. Failure to sign an ordinance or affix the official seal shall not in any way invalidate an otherwise valid ordinance.
The penalties for the violation of any ordinance shall be contained in that ordinance in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Constitution of the United States[1] and any other provisions of this Charter.
[1]
Editor's Note: See the Charter References to General Law included as an attachment to this Charter.
A. 
After adoption, all ordinances shall be published one time in a newspaper circulating generally within the Municipality. The full text of the ordinance need not be published; instead the title and a general summary of the substance of the ordinance will be sufficient to meet publication requirement.
B. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by an applicable law of the General Assembly,[1] ordinances shall be effective on the tenth day after publication, or at any later date specified therein, and each ordinance shall be prominently posted in the Municipal Building until the next Council meeting.
[1]
Editor's Note: See the Charter References to General Law included as an attachment to this Charter.
All ordinances and resolutions of the Municipality shall be entered verbatim in permanent separate record books for ordinances and resolutions. No ordinance or resolution shall be considered in force until the same is recorded in the proper book. These books shall be open and available for public inspection at reasonable hours. These books shall be in the custody and control of the Manager or a designate and all entries made therein shall be at the direction of the Manager.
No final action shall be taken on the following types of ordinances and amendments thereto without public hearing thereon and at least 10 days' prior public notice thereof published in a newspaper circulating generally in the Municipality:
A. 
Zoning ordinance and amendments thereto.
B. 
Adoption of the zoning map and amendments thereto.
C. 
Subdivision regulations.
D. 
Land development and land use regulations.
E. 
New taxes or increases in the rates of existing taxes. No prior public notice shall be necessary for the reenactment of taxes levied annually at the same rate.
F. 
Salaries of elected officials.
G. 
Changes in Ward boundaries.
H. 
Amendments to the budget.
I. 
Or as otherwise provided in this Charter.