A.
Pursuant to powers granted by the General Assembly
of Pennsylvania contained in Act No. 62, 53 P.S. § 1-101
et seq., the residents of the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery County,
have elected to be governed under the Mayor/Council Charter Plan,
commencing January 6, 1986.
[Amended 9-1-1992 by Ord. No. 92-19]
B.
This chapter is hereby adopted by the Council as the
Administrative Code of the borough to effectuate such adoption and
to provide the residents of the Borough of Norristown a progressive,
efficient, economical and responsive government.
C.
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter, in keeping
with the Home Rule Charter and Act No. 62 of 1972,[1] to permit the broadest powers of local self-government
consistent with the Constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and with the Charter law itself, and the provisions
of this chapter are intended to be read and interpreted in accordance
with such purpose.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 1-101
et seq.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Administrative Code of the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania."
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
words and phrases shall be construed in this Administrative Code to
have the meanings indicated:
The Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, Act No. 62
of 1972 (P.L. 184), as amended.[1]
The Administrative Code of the Borough of Norristown, as
enacted by and embodied in this chapter, and any and all amendments
thereto.
The function of gathering facts and making recommendations
to the Council, the Mayor or the Administrator or as otherwise designated
in this Administrative Code or general law.
The Borough of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Where a committee of the Council meets to discuss and recommend
legislative or other action to the Borough Council.
The seven-member Council of the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, being the elected body which, acting as a whole,
exercises the legislative powers of the borough.
The regularly scheduled or special meeting where the Borough
Council can take official action.
The administrative officer of the applicable administrative
department.
The Constitution of Pennsylvania and the Acts of the General
Assembly of Pennsylvania which are uniform and applicable throughout
the commonwealth.
The Constitution of the United States of America and acts
of the Congress of the United States.
The Mayor of the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania, charged with the duty and authority to enforce the laws
and carry out borough policy as set forth by the Council.
The individual in charge and responsible for the administrative
management of the borough and in whom the administrative power of
the borough shall be vested.
The election required by the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
See the Home Rule Charter, Section 306.
The Borough of Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The ordinances or laws of the Borough of Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, including this Administrative Code.
Any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
To print in a newspaper of general circulation in the borough.
A place where a person has his/her true, fixed and permanent
home.
