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.
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 and any other provisions of 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.
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.