This chapter shall be cited as the "Administrative Code of the County of Delaware."
A. 
The following words, when used in this chapter, shall, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise or specifically redefined for purposes of a section or subsection, be defined as follows:
ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL
Those documents specifying detailed operational matters of County units, including, but not necessarily limited to, descriptions of the duties and responsibilities of subordinate units, rules and regulations and appropriate administrative procedures, records and reports.
CHARTER
The Home Rule Charter of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE
Those employees as defined by Act 195, Article III, § 301(13), and any amendments thereto.[1]
COUNCIL
The County Council of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
COUNCILMANIC SERVICE
Those employees, boards, departments and commissions reporting directly to Council.
COUNTY
The County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
DIVISION
A subunit of County department or offices.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The County Executive Director of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
EXECUTIVE SERVICE
All personnel in those units of the County which report to Council, but fall under the supervisory authority of the Executive Director.
GRIEVANCE
Disciplinary actions which may be in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
LAW
All applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America.
ORDINANCE
All ordinances of the County, including the Administrative Code.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
PREAUDIT
To determine after goods are received or services are performed under a contract and at the time that payment is requested, that the expenditure is properly supported by requisition, purchase order and invoice, that the expenditures correspond to the proper account number, and that authorization for the purchase has been made either by the Director of Central Purchasing or County Council.
[Amended 8-12-1980 by Ord. No. 80-3]
P.S.
Used in legal citations under this chapter shall mean that the referenced material can be found at the cited volume and section of Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes.
PUBLISH
To print in a newspaper of general circulation in the County the entire document or a brief summary thereof with a listing of places where copies have been filed and times when they are available for public inspection.
UNIT
Any County department or office.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 43 P.S. § 1101.301(13).
B. 
Singular and masculine. In this chapter, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular; the masculine shall include the feminine and the feminine shall include the masculine.
The descriptive headings used in this chapter are intended to indicate all of the matter in the sections which follow them. Accordingly, they shall be given equal weight in determining the rights and obligations of the parties or units affected thereby.
The preface of this chapter is intended to be part of this chapter. Accordingly, it shall be given equal weight in determining the scope and coverage of this chapter.