[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Springfield 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-5. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 5 Art I General Provisions
- ยงย 5-1 Short title.
- ยงย 5-2 Definitions.
- Ch 5 Art II The Council
- ยงย 5-3 General powers.
- ยงย 5-4 Compensation.
- ยงย 5-5 Selection of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
- ยงย 5-6 Powers and duties of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
- ยงย 5-7 Meetings.
- ยงย 5-8 Conferences.
- ยงย 5-9 Quorum.
- ยงย 5-10 Procedures and conduct of meetings.
- ยงย 5-11 Governing rules.
- ยงย 5-12 Agenda.
- ยงย 5-13 Committees.
- Ch 5 Art III Administrative Organization
- ยงย 5-14 Departments, divisions and offices.
- ยงย 5-15 Residency of appointed officers and employees.
- Ch 5 Art IV Township Manager
- ยงย 5-16 Appointment and compensation.
- ยงย 5-17 General powers and duties.
- ยงย 5-18 Administrative supervision and direction.
- ยงย 5-19 Personnel and appointments.
- ยงย 5-20 Terms of office.
- ยงย 5-21 Powers and duties of department heads.
- ยงย 5-22 Purchasing.
- ยงย 5-23 Budget.
- Ch 5 Art V Office of the Clerk
- ยงย 5-24 Appointment and qualifications.
- ยงย 5-25 Clerk of Council and committees.
- ยงย 5-26 Ordinances and resolutions.
- ยงย 5-27 Custodian of records.
- ยงย 5-28 Corporate Seal.
- ยงย 5-29 Insurance, surety bonds and contracts.
- ยงย 5-30 Administrative rules and regulations; filing and publication.
- ยงย 5-31 Other laws and ordinances.
- ยงย 5-32 Deputy Clerk.
- Ch 5 Art VI Department of Law
- ยงย 5-33 Establishment.
- ยงย 5-34 Appointment of Township Attorney.
- ยงย 5-35 Powers and duties.
- ยงย 5-36 Township Prosecutor - Assistant Township Attorney.
- ยงย 5-37 Substitute Prosecutor.
- ยงย 5-38 Planning Board Attorney.
- ยงย 5-39 Zoning Board of Adjustment Attorney.
- ยงย 5-40 Public Defender.
- ยงย 5-41 Records and papers.
- Ch 5 Art VII Department of Finance
- ยงย 5-42 Chief Financial Officer.
- ยงย 5-43 Division of the Treasury.
- ยงย 5-44 Disbursement of funds.
- ยงย 5-45 Bond.
- ยงย 5-46 Division of Tax Collections.
- ยงย 5-47 Auditor.
- ยงย 5-48 Tax Assessor.
- Ch 5 Art VIII Township Engineer
- ยงย 5-49 Appointment; professional services agreement.
- ยงย 5-50 Powers and duties.
- Ch 5 Art IX Construction Official; Zoning Officer
- ยงย 5-51 Construction Official and Subcode Officials.
- ยงย 5-52 Zoning Officer.
- Ch 5 Art X Fire Department
- ยงย 5-53 Established.
- ยงย 5-54 Composition.
- ยงย 5-55 Duties.
- ยงย 5-56 Membership requirements.
- ยงย 5-57 Rules and regulations.
- Ch 5 Art XI Police Department
- ยงย 5-58 Creation; composition.
- ยงย 5-59 General duties of Department.
- ยงย 5-60 Chief of Police; duties.
- ยงย 5-61 Rules and regulations.
- ยงย 5-61.1 Appointment of regular police officers.
- ยงย 5-61.2 Method of promotion for Lieutenants and Sergeants.
- Ch 5 Art XII Office of Emergency Management
- ยงย 5-62 Definitions.
- ยงย 5-63 Office established.
- ยงย 5-64 Organization and appointments.
- ยงย 5-65 Powers and duties.
- ยงย 5-66 Responsibilities of Director/Coordinator.
- ยงย 5-67 Responsibilities of the Council.
- ยงย 5-68 Emergency regulations.
- ยงย 5-69 Basic plan.
- ยงย 5-70 Violations and penalties.
- ยงย 5-71 Emergency Management and Disaster Control Council.
- Ch 5 Art XIII Municipal Court
- ยงย 5-72 Powers.
- ยงย 5-73 Sessions.
- ยงย 5-74 Municipal Judge.
- ยงย 5-75 Powers and duties of Judge.
- ยงย 5-76 Municipal Court Administrator.
- ยงย 5-77 Deputy Court Administrator.
- ยงย 5-78 Application for representation by Public Defender.
- Ch 5 Art XIV Planning Board
- ยงย 5-79 Board established; authority.
- ยงย 5-80 Membership.
- ยงย 5-81 Alternate members.
- ยงย 5-82 Quorum.
- Ch 5 Art XV Zoning Board of Adjustment
- ยงย 5-83 Board established; authority.
- ยงย 5-84 Membership.
- ยงย 5-85 Quorum.
- Ch 5 Art XVI Board of Health
- ยงย 5-86 Composition.
- ยงย 5-87 Powers and duties.
- ยงย 5-88 Registrar of Vital Statistics.
- Ch 5 Art XVII Fees for Services and Copies of Documents
- ยงย 5-89 Public records.
- ยงย 5-90 Police services.
- ยงย 5-91 Police extra assignment duties.
- Ch 5 Art XVIII Indemnification of Employees
- ยงย 5-92 Authorization of indemnification.
- ยงย 5-93 Exceptions and limitations.
- Ch 5 Art XIX Recreation Committee
- ยงย 5-94 Establishment.
- ยงย 5-95 Membership; compensation.
- ยงย 5-96 Purpose and powers; fees; funding.
- ยงย 5-97 Acquisition of lands.
- ยงย 5-98 Jurisdiction over park and recreational lands.
- ยงย 5-99 Activities.
- Ch 18 Land Use Procedures
- Ch 26 Retirement
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 35 Affordable Housing
- Ch 39 Alarms
- Ch 42 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 45 Amusements
- Ch 48 Animals
- Ch 52 Automotive Sales
- Ch 56 Bingo and Raffles
- Ch 59 Body Art Establishments
- Ch 62 Buildings, Dangerous and Unfit
- Ch 64 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 67 Certificates of Occupancy
- Ch 70 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 73 Contractors, Licensing of
- Ch 76 Curfew
- Ch 80 Drainage Facilities, Obstruction of
- Ch 84 Drug-Free Zones
- Ch 89 Farm Labor Housing Units, Registration of
- Ch 91 Fees
- Ch 95 Firearms
- Ch 99 Fire Prevention
- Ch 108 Garage Sales
- Ch 111 Housing Standards
- Ch 115 Junkyards
- Ch 119 Landscaping
- Ch 122 Licensing
- Ch 125 Litter and Solid Waste Disposal
- Ch 127 Mobile Food Facilities
- Ch 128 Motor Vehicle Towing and Storage
- Ch 130 Noise
- Ch 131 Nuisances
- Ch 134 Parades
- Ch 141 Parks
- Ch 144 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 147 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 150 Property Maintenance
- Ch 151 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 158 Retail Food Establishments
- Ch 159 Roadway Solicitation
- Ch 160 Sewers
- Ch 162 (Reserved)
- Ch 164 Site Plan Review
- Ch 167 Slaughterhouses
- Ch 171 Soil Removal
- Ch 174 Solicitations, Charitable
- Ch 177 Solid Waste
- Ch 179 Stormwater Control
- Ch 181 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 185 Subdivision of Land
- Ch 190 Taxicabs
- Ch 194 Trees
- Ch 198 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 201 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 209 Water Emergencies
- Ch 212 Yard Waste
- Ch 215 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A220 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A221 Water Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List