Delaware County, PA
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2023-02-01
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The Charter
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Chapter C Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Ch C Art I Applicability and Legal Status
- § C-101 Legal applicability.
- § C-102 Status.
- § C-103 Boundaries.
- § C-104 County seat.
- Ch C Art II Powers of the County
- § C-201 General grant of power.
- § C-202 Preservation of powers of local governments.
- § C-203 Vesting of powers.
- § C-204 Services and functions.
- Ch C Art III Elected Charter Officials
- § C-301 Elected offices.
- § C-302 Qualifications for elected offices.
- § C-303 Compensation.
- § C-304 Vacancies.
- § C-305 Forfeiture of office.
- § C-306 Oath of office.
- Ch C Art IV County Council
- § C-401 Composition.
- § C-402 Elections of Council.
- § C-403 Organization of Council.
- § C-404 Quorum.
- § C-405 Meetings.
- § C-406 Chairman and Vice Chairman.
- § C-407 Council staff.
- § C-408 Powers and duties.
- § C-409 Actions of Council.
- § C-410 Introduction of bills.
- § C-411 Adoption of ordinances.
- § C-412 Appointments of Council.
- § C-413 County Clerk.
- § C-414 Coroner.
- § C-415 Recorder of Deeds.
- § C-416 Jury Commissioners.
- § C-417 Commissions and authorities.
- § C-418 Treasurer.
- § C-419 Board of Personnel Grievance and Performance Review.
- § C-420 Board of Tax Assessment Appeals.
- § C-421 Board of Elections.
- § C-422 Legal staff.
- § C-423 Board of Institution Management.
- § C-424 Public Defender.
- § C-425 Office of Judicial Support.
- § C-426 Court House Police.
- § C-427 Executive Director.
- § C-428 Departments managed by Executive Director.
- Ch C Art V District Attorney
- § C-501 Election; powers and duties.
- § C-502 Vacancies.
- § C-503 Appointments.
- § C-504 Qualifications of detectives.
- § C-505 Compensation.
- Ch C Art VI Controller
- § C-601 Powers and duties.
- § C-602 Accounts subject to audit.
- § C-603 Special post-audits.
- § C-604 Accounting.
- § C-605 Annual report.
- § C-606 Other duties.
- § C-607 Appointments.
- Ch C Art VII Sheriff
- § C-701 Powers and duties.
- § C-702 Appointments.
- § C-703 Qualifications of deputies.
- § C-704 Administrative Code.
- Ch C Art VIII Register of Wills
- § C-801 Powers and duties.
- § C-802 Appointments.
- § C-803 Administrative Code.
- Ch C Art IX Financial Management
- § C-901 Fiscal year.
- § C-902 Budget preparation.
- § C-903 Public record.
- § C-904 Budget review.
- § C-905 Budget hearing.
- § C-906 Adoption of budget.
- § C-907 Balanced budget.
- § C-908 Budget modification.
- § C-909 Independent audit.
- § C-910 Capital borrowing.
- Ch C Art X Special Provisions
- § C-1001 Official bonds.
- § C-1002 Action of Council.
- § C-1003 Rights and liabilities of County.
- § C-1004 Continuation.
- § C-1005 Pending matters.
- § C-1006 Private use of public employees or property.
- § C-1007 Subpoena power.
- § C-1008 References to County Commissioners.
- § C-1009 Severability.
- § C-1010 Amendments.
- § C-1011 Definitions.
- § C-1012 Planning and zoning.
- § C-1013 Debt.
- § C-1014 Exempted service.
- § C-1015 Safeguard clause.
- § C-1016 Local municipal services.
- § C-1017 Code of Ethics.
- Ch C Art XI Referendum
- § C-1101 Power of referendum.
- § C-1102 Form of Council referenda.
- § C-1103 Adoption of approved referenda.
- Ch C Art XII Transition Provisions
- § C-1201 Nature of article.
- § C-1202 Effective date.
- § C-1203 Terms of elective officers not affected by Home Rule Charter.
- § C-1204 First salaries of elected officers.
- § C-1205 Delaware County Institution District dissolved.
- § C-1206 Abolishment of Salary Board.
- § C-1207 Schedule of elections for County officials.
- § C-1208 Offices continued.
- § C-1209 Continuity.
- § C-1210 Chief Clerk's action.
- § C-1211 Employees' status and salaries.
- § C-1212 Temporary ordinances.
- § C-1213 Sequence of transitional changes.
- § C-1214 Termination of article.
- The Code
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Administrative Code
- Ch 11 Alarm Systems
- Ch 29 Contractors
- Ch 57 Fees
- Ch 62 Floodplain Protection
- Ch 83 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Ch 86 Jail Oversight Board
- Ch 87 Juvenile Detention: Board of Managers
- Ch 88 Jury Commission
- Ch 114 Measurement Devices
- Ch 125 Noise
- Ch 141 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 173 Smoking and Minor Public Health Violations
- Ch 180 Solid Waste
- Ch 187 Stormwater Management
- Ch 195 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 202 Taxation
- Ch 216 Uniform Construction Code Appeal Board
- Ch 224 Vehicles and Traffic
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Approved 5-20-1975 by the voters
of Delaware County at referendum; effective 1-5-1976. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
PREAMBLE
We the citizens of Delaware Country, in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, do hereby accept the grant of power
of self government offered under the Home Rule Charter and Optional
Plans Law of 1972[1] and do ordain and establish thereunder this Home Rule
Charter. To the maximum extent consistent with the Constitution of
the United States of America, the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, and the legal rights and powers of cities, townships,
boroughs, and school districts, we do confer by this Charter, upon
the government of the County of Delaware the following powers, subject
to the following restrictions, and prescribe for it the following
governmental structure, offices and general procedures.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now Home Rule Charter and
Optional Plans Law, 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2901 et seq.
