City of Warren, PA
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2023-10-16
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The Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art I Name and Boundaries
- § C-1 Name.
- § C-2 Boundaries.
- Ch C Art II Powers of Municipality
- § C-3 Powers.
- § C-4 Construction.
- § C-5 Residual powers in the Municipal Council.
- § C-6 Intergovernmental relations.
- Ch C Art III Nondiscrimination
- § C-7 Nondiscrimination.
- Ch C Art IV Elected Officers
- § C-8 Composition.
- § C-9 Qualifications.
- § C-10 Election.
- § C-11 Term of office.
- § C-12 Oath of office.
- § C-13 Vacancy and forfeiture of office.
- § C-14 Filling of vacancies.
- § C-15 Judge of qualifications.
- § C-16 Prohibitions.
- § C-17 Compensation of elected officers.
- Ch C Art V Council Powers, Duties, Limitations and Legislation
- § C-18 Powers.
- § C-19 Duties.
- § C-20 Limitations.
- § C-21 Legislation.
- Ch C Art VI Operations and Proceedings of Municipal Council
- § C-22 Organization.
- § C-23 Meetings; regular and special.
- § C-24 Quorum.
- § C-25 Majority action.
- § C-26 Form of action by Council.
- § C-27 Conduct of meetings.
- § C-28 Minutes and records of meetings.
- § C-29 Citizens' right to be heard.
- § C-30 Inquiries and investigations.
- Ch C Art VII Ordinances
- § C-31 Enactment of ordinances.
- § C-32 Publication of notice of enactment of ordinances.
- § C-33 Recording of ordinances.
- § C-34 Availability of ordinances.
- § C-35 Ordinances requiring prior public hearing.
- § C-36 Codification of ordinances.
- § C-37 Penalties for ordinance violations.
- § C-38 Effective date of ordinance.
- Ch C Art VIII The Mayor
- § C-39 Duties of the Mayor.
- Ch C Art IX Municipal Manager
- § C-40 Appointment, qualifications and compensation.
- § C-41 Removal of Manager.
- § C-42 Responsibilities and duties of Manager.
- § C-43 Acting municipal Manager.
- Ch C Art X Finance
- § C-44 Fiscal year.
- § C-45 Tax levy.
- § C-46 Submission of budget and budget message.
- § C-47 Budget message.
- § C-48 Budget document.
- § C-49 Capital improvements program.
- § C-50 Notice and hearing.
- § C-51 Council action on the budget.
- § C-52 Public records.
- § C-53 Amendments during the fiscal year.
- § C-54 Lapse of appropriations.
- § C-55 Independent audit.
- § C-56 Fidelity bonds.
- Ch C Art XI Transition and Continuation
- § C-57 Rights and liabilities of the municipality.
- § C-58 Authority of existing elected municipal officers.
- § C-59 Continuance of office or employment of municipal administrative officers and employees.
- § C-60 Employee rights and privileges.
- § C-61 Members of authorities, boards and commissions.
- § C-62 Continuation of ordinances, resolutions and regulations.
- § C-63 Schedule.
- Ch C Art XII General Provisions
- § C-64 Severability.
- § C-65 Effective date.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 12 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 18 Blighted Property Review Committee
- Ch 26 Council
- Ch 39 Emergencies
- Ch 44 Finance Committee
- Ch 46 Fire and Emergency Medical Services and Assistance
- Ch 53 Fiscal Affairs and Funds
- Ch 60 Health, Board of
- Ch 74 Mayor
- Ch 81 Pensions
- Ch 85 Personnel
- Ch 97 Purchasing and Contracts
- Ch 120 Warrantless Arrest
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 130 Advertising Materials
- Ch 144 Amusements and Entertainment; Special Events
- Ch 149 Animals
- Ch 155 Banners
- Ch 175 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 180 Cable Franchise
- Ch 195 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 200 Curfew
- Ch 204 Dance Halls and Public Dances
- Ch 223 Emergency Services
- Ch 225 Engine Brake Retarders
- Ch 231 Fair Housing
- Ch 237 Fences
- Ch 244 Firearms
- Ch 249 Fire Insurance Proceeds
- Ch 255 Fires, Conduct at
- Ch 260 Floodplain Management
- Ch 296 Library
- Ch 305 Municipal Claims; Delinquent Fees
- Ch 313 Noise
- Ch 317 Nuisances
- Ch 322 (Reserved)
- Ch 334 Parking of Vehicles and Dumpsters on Streets
- Ch 340 Park, Recreation and Conservation Areas
- Ch 345 Pedalcycles
- Ch 349 Peddling, Soliciting and Transient Business
- Ch 360 Property Maintenance
- Ch 364 Property, Public
- Ch 368 Quality of Life
- Ch 380 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 399 Solid Waste and Recycling
- Ch 405 Stormwater Management
- Ch 410 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 415 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 419 Swimming Pool, City
- Ch 424 Taxation
- Ch 431 Trees
- Ch 440 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 444 Vehicles, Impounded
- Ch 455 Water
- Ch 466 Wood-Fired Boilers
- Ch 470 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City of Warren effective 1-2-1978. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Administrative Code — See Ch. 5.
Council — See Ch. 26.
Finance Committee — See Ch. 44.
Personnel — See Ch. 85.
Purchasing and contracts — See Ch. 97.
Preamble. We, the people of the City of Warren,
under authority granted by the Act of April 13, 1972 (P.L. 184, No.
62), known as the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, as amended,[1] to the citizens of all municipalities of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to adopt home rule charters, and thus to exercise
to the fullest extent the rights of local self-government, do hereby
ordain and adopt this Home Rule Charter. We do this in order to establish
a municipal government that will be the most responsive and most responsible
to the needs and desires of the people of this municipality, both
now and in the future.
[1]
Editor's Note: See now 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2901 et seq.
