[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Washington 1-28-1969 by Ord. No. 1-69. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 3 Art I General Provisions
- § 3-1 Short title.
- § 3-2 Definitions.
- § 3-3 Seal.
- § 3-4 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 3 Art II The Council
- § 3-5 Powers and membership.
- § 3-6 Compensation.
- § 3-7 Election of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
- § 3-8 Powers and duties of Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
- § 3-9 Meetings.
- § 3-10 (Reserved)
- § 3-11 Quorum.
- § 3-12 Order of business and agenda.
- § 3-13 Conduct of meetings.
- § 3-14 Addressing Council.
- § 3-15 Ordinances and resolutions.
- § 3-16 Decorum.
- § 3-17 Duties of sergeant at arms.
- Ch 3 Art III Administrative Organization
- § 3-18 General plan.
- § 3-19 Municipal Manager.
- § 3-20 General powers and duties of Manager.
- § 3-21 Administrative supervision and direction.
- § 3-22 Terms.
- § 3-23 Department heads.
- § 3-24 Interest in contracts.
- § 3-25 Purchasing.
- § 3-26 Administrative rules.
- Ch 3 Art IIIA Restrictions on Award of Contracts Exempt from Public Bidding
- § 3-26.1 Purpose.
- § 3-26.2 Definitions.
- § 3-26.3 Prohibition on awarding public contracts to certain business entities.
- § 3-26.4 Contributions made prior to effective date.
- § 3-26.5 Contract renewal.
- § 3-26.6 Contribution statement by business entity.
- § 3-26.7 Return of excess contributions.
- § 3-26.8 Exemption; "fair and open" contracts not exempt.
- § 3-26.9 Indexing.
- § 3-26.10 Penalties.
- Ch 3 Art IV Budgeting
- § 3-27 Budget preparation.
- § 3-28 Budget document.
- § 3-29 Budget message.
- § 3-30 Budget operations.
- Ch 3 Art V Department of Administration
- § 3-31 Manager; Clerk; Deputy Clerk.
- § 3-32 Clerk of Council.
- § 3-33 Ordinances and resolutions.
- § 3-34 Custodian of records.
- § 3-35 Corporate seal.
- § 3-36 Insurance, surety bond and contracts.
- § 3-37 Other laws and ordinances pertaining to the office.
- Ch 3 Art VI Department of Law
- § 3-38 Creation.
- § 3-39 Municipal and substitute Judge.
- § 3-40 Municipal Attorney; Prosecutor of the Municipal Court.
- § 3-41 Court Clerk.
- § 3-41.1 Municipal Public Defender.
- Ch 3 Art VII Finance Department
- § 3-42 Creation.
- § 3-43 Director of Finance.
- § 3-44 Powers and duties of Director.
- § 3-45 Divisions of Department.
- § 3-46 Division of Assessments.
- § 3-47 Division of the Treasury; duties of Collector.
- § 3-48 Treasurer; appointment; term and duties.
- § 3-49 Auditor.
- Ch 3 Art VIII Department of Public Works
- § 3-50 Creation.
- § 3-51 Director.
- § 3-52 Engineering Division.
- § 3-53 Sanitation Division.
- § 3-54 Street and Public Property Division.
- § 3-55 (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art VIIIA Recreation Committee
- § 3-55.1 Committee created; title; membership; compensation; terms; vacancies.
- § 3-55.2 Powers, and duties.
- § 3-55.3 Records, annual report; appropriation of funds.
- § 3-55.4 through § 3-55.9. (Reserved)
- § 3-55.10 Criminal history background checks of employees and volunteers involved in recreation programs.
- Ch 3 Art IX Public Safety
- § 3-56 Creation.
- § 3-57 Police Department.
- § 3-58 Constables.
- § 3-59 Animal Control Officer.
- § 3-60 Building service workers.
- § 3-61 Fire Department
- § 3-62 Civil defense.
- Ch 3 Art X Health and Welfare
- § 3-63 Creation of Health Department.
- § 3-64 Composition of Health Department.
- § 3-65 Municipal Alliance Committee.
- § 3-66 Local Assistance Board.
- Ch 3 Art XI Planning, Zoning and Building
- § 3-67 Creation.
- § 3-68 Planning Board.
- § 3-69 (Reserved)
- § 3-70 Zoning Officer.
- § 3-71 Code Enforcement Officer.
- Ch 3 Art XII Library Department
- § 3-72 Creation.
- § 3-73 Library Board.
- § 3-74 Library personnel.
- Ch 3 Art XIII Regional Boards, Authorities, Advisory Committees
- § 3-75 (Reserved)
- § 3-76 Other appointments.
- Ch 3 Art XIV Senior Services Advisory Committee
- § 3-76.1 Establishment of Senior Services Advisory Committee; membership; purpose; resources.
- Ch 3 Art XV through XIX. (Reserved)
- Ch 3 Art XX Rule-Making
- § 3-77 Validity of rules.
- § 3-78 Bylaws saved from repeal.
- § 3-79 Power to enact rules.
- § 3-80 Rules saved from repeal.
- § 3-81 Applicability of rule-making procedure.
- § 3-82 Notice.
- § 3-83 Public hearing.
- § 3-84 Filing.
- § 3-85 Exempt rules.
- § 3-86 Appeals.
- § 3-87 Effective date for rules and bylaws.
- § 3-88 Presumption of validity.
- § 3-89 Codification.
- § 3-90 Copies available to public; fee.
- Ch 5 Civil Service
- Ch 7 Claims Approval
- Ch 8 Claims for Damages
- Ch 10 Fire Department
- Ch 10A Green Team
- Ch 11 Hazardous Material Response Reimbursement
- Ch 13 Officers and Employees
- Ch 17 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 21 Alarm Devices and False Alarms
- Ch 22 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 26 Bicycles
- Ch 29 (Reserved)
- Ch 31 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 33 (Reserved)
- Ch 34 Curfew
- Ch 35 Dogs and Cats
- Ch 35A Agricultural Animals, Keeping of
- Ch 37 Dry-Cleaning Establishments
- Ch 39 Government Record Fees
- Ch 40 Firearms
- Ch 41 (Reserved)
- Ch 42 Fire Prevention Code
- Ch 42A Fire Zones
- Ch 43 Fires, Conduct at
- Ch 44 Fire Control Measures
- Ch 44A Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 45 Food Handling
- Ch 47 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 49 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 50 Insurance
- Ch 52 (Reserved)
- Ch 53 Library Property
- Ch 54 Licensed Occupations
- Ch 55 Littering
- Ch 56 (Reserved)
- Ch 57 Stormwater Control
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 61 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 64 Parks, Borough
- Ch 65 Abandoned and Foreclosed Property Registration and Maintenance
- Ch 66 Rental Property
- Ch 68 Secondhand Goods and Precious Metals
- Ch 69 Sedimentation and Soil Erosion Control
- Ch 70 Sewers
- Ch 71 (Reserved)
- Ch 72 Smoking
- Ch 73 Soil Removal
- Ch 74 Special Improvement District
- Ch 75 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 76 Shade Tree Commission
- Ch 77 (Reserved)
- Ch 78 Swimming Pools
- Ch 79 Taxation
- Ch 80 Taxicabs
- Ch 83 Trees
- Ch 84 Vandalism, Graffiti and Other Property Offenses
- Ch 84A Vehicles, Abandoned and Inoperable
- Ch 85 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 87 Towing and Storage of Motor Vehicles
- Ch 89 Water
- Ch 91 Weeds and Obnoxious Growths
- Ch 94 Zoning and Land Development
- Appendix
- Ch A96 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A97 Sewer Agreement
- Ch A98 Street Ordinances
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
