[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Scranton 9-26-1979 as Part I
of the 1979 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administration of government — See Ch. 6.
PREAMBLE
WE, THE PEOPLE, OF THE CITY OF SCRANTON, IN ADOPTING THIS HOME
RULE CHARTER, RECOGNIZE THAT GOVERNMENT IS COMPETENT ONLY WHEN THOSE
WHO COMPOSE IT WORK AS TRUSTEES OF THE PEOPLE. AS A SERVANT OF THE
PEOPLE, GOOD GOVERNMENT MUST BE RESPONSIVE TO THEIR BASIC HUMAN NEEDS,
THEREFORE TO SECURE THESE GOALS THIS CHARTER IS ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED.
