In addition to any other power or duty required by law or by this Charter to be exercised by ordinance, those powers and duties of the Board shall be exercised by ordinances which:
A. 
Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed.
B. 
Establish, levy and collect taxes and decrease or increase the rates of existing taxes.
C. 
Establish, alter or abolish rates or charges for any utility or other service supplied by the township.
D. 
Authorize the borrowing of money, except for revenue anticipation loans or emergency loans as provided elsewhere in this Charter.
E. 
Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
F. 
Exercise the power of eminent domain.
G. 
Purchase, convey, lease or authorize the purchase, conveyance or lease of real property.
H. 
Establish, alter or amend any zoning ordinance, subdivision procedure, land development, land use or building regulation.
I. 
Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted.
No. ordinance shall contain more than one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title. Any ordinance which repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall clearly indicate matter to be repealed, omitted, or added.
The Board may adopt any standard code of technical regulation by adopting an ordinance incorporating said code by reference. The details of such standard codes need not be advertised, but copies of such codes shall be available at the Township Office for public inspection and for purchase at a reasonable fee fixed by the Board.
An ordinance may be introduced by any Commissioner at any regular or special public meeting. Except where specifically provided otherwise in this Charter, an ordinance shall be processed in the following manner:
A. 
Introduction. The proposed ordinance shall be given to the Township Manager and placed on the agenda of the Board for introduction and first consideration at the next meeting of the Board. A proposed ordinance not included in the agenda shall be given first consideration only with the consent of a majority of the total membership of the Board.
B. 
Advance advertisement. If approved at first consideration by the Board, the Township Manager shall cause a concise summary of the proposed ordinance to be advertised at least once in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township, appearing at least seven days before the meeting at which the ordinance will receive further consideration by the Board. The summary shall contain sufficient information to identify the geographical area and/or nature of the ordinance as it would affect the residents or property owners in the township and shall specify the date at which the Board proposes to act further on the ordinance.
C. 
Adoption by Board. Provided that the preceding procedures have been followed and persons interested have been given an opportunity to express their views at a meeting, the Board may adopt the ordinance as proposed or may postpone action until a later meeting, the date of which shall be stated at the advertised meeting. The Board may amend a proposed ordinance before final adoption, but if an amendment makes any significant substantive change from the ordinance originally advertised, no final action may be taken until the amended ordinance has again been advertised in accordance with Subsection B hereof. Action on final adoption of an ordinance shall be taken only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership of the Board.
Within 10 days after final approval of an ordinance, the Township Manager shall cause to be advertised in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township the full text or summation thereof of any ordinance.
The Township Manager shall cause the full text of any ordinance, with proof of publication, to be recorded in a permanent record book within one month after its final adoption. The permanent record book shall be open and available for public inspection throughout normal office hours.
The Board shall provide for the maintenance of a general codification of all township ordinances having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be published in loose-leaf form and include this Charter and the Administrative Code[1] required by this Charter. The compilation shall be known and cited as the "General Laws of the Township of Haverford," and copies shall be furnished to township officials, placed in Haverford libraries and the Township Offices for free public reference and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price set by the Board. All amendments to the General Laws and all new ordinances shall be integrated in said compilation and distributed as aforesaid.
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Editor's Note: See Ch. 4, Administration of Government.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Article, the Board may, in the event of substantial public emergency affecting the life, health, property and peace of the citizens of Haverford, adopted one or more emergency ordinances. Emergency ordinances shall be introduced in the form required for ordinances and shall be so designated and shall clearly state the nature of the emergency in specific terms. No prior publication of an emergency ordinance shall be required, and an emergency ordinance may be introduced, adopted and take effect immediately at any public meeting at which it is introduced. An emergency ordinance shall require the approval of a majority of the total members of the Board, except for emergencies at which it is impossible for the total membership to be present, in which case an emergency ordinance may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the members present, provided that there is a quorum. Emergency ordinances shall not levy taxes or authorize the borrowing of money except as may provided elsewhere in this Charter. An emergency ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and shall automatically stand repealed as of the 31st day following the date of its adoption, but may be reenacted as provided herein if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner. specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. An emergency ordinance shall be advertised as soon as possible after the date at which it is enacted as shall any ordinance repealing an emergency ordinance.
[Added 7-11-1977 by Ord. No. 1673; approved at referendum 11-8-1977]
A traffic ordinance may be introduced by any member of the Board of Commissioners at any legally advertised meeting of the Board. If it is approved at the first consideration, the Township Manager shall cause the proposed ordinance to be advertised, in full text or concise summary as described in § C-304B of this Charter, in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township, appearing at least four days prior to the second consideration. Final adoption of the proposed ordinance shall be made in accordance with §§ C-304C, C-305 and C-306 of this Charter unless it is approved by a two-thirds vote of the total membership of the Board. A traffic ordinance so approved shall become effective immediately without further advertisement.