This chapter shall be cited as the "Administrative Code of the County of Delaware."
A. ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL CHARTER CONFIDENTIAL EMPLOYEE COUNCIL COUNCILMANIC SERVICE COUNTY DIVISION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE GRIEVANCE LAW ORDINANCE PERSON PREAUDIT P.S. PUBLISH UNIT
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:
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.
The Home Rule Charter of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
The County Council of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
Those employees, boards, departments and commissions reporting directly to Council.
The County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
A subunit of County department or offices.
The County Executive Director of the County of Delaware, Pennsylvania.
All personnel in those units of the County which report to Council, but fall under the supervisory authority of the Executive Director.
Disciplinary actions which may be in violation of the provisions of this chapter.
All applicable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the United States of America.
All ordinances of the County, including the Administrative Code.
Any individual, partnership, association or corporation.
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]
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.
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.
Any County department or office.
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Editor's Note: See 43 P.S. § 1101.301(13).
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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.