In addition to other acts required by law or by specific provision
of this charter to be done by ordinance, those acts of the township
board of supervisors shall be by ordinance which:
(2) Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation
for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed;
(4) Grant, renew or extend a franchise;
(5) Authorize the borrowing of money;
(6) Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease of any lands
of the township;
(7) Adopt with or without amendment ordinances proposed under the initiative
power; and
(8) Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted, except as otherwise provided in Article
IX with respect to repeal of ordinances reconsidered under the referendum power.
Acts other than those referred to in the preceding sentence
may be done either by ordinance or by resolution.
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To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property
or the public peace, the board of supervisors may adopt one or more
emergency ordinances, but such ordinances may not levy taxes, grant,
renew or extend a franchise or authorize the borrowing of money except
as provided in subsection 707(d)(2). An emergency ordinance shall
be introduced in the form and manner prescribed for ordinances generally,
except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance
and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating
that an emergency exists and describing it in clear and specific terms.
An emergency ordinance may be adopted with or without amendment or
rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, by the affirmative
vote of at least three (3) members shall be required for adoption.
After its adoption the ordinance shall be published and printed as
prescribed for other adopted ordinances. It shall become effective
upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency
ordinance except one made pursuant to subsection 707(d)(2) shall automatically
stand repealed as of the 61st day following the date on which it was
adopted, but this shall not prevent re-enactment of the ordinance
in the manner specified in this section 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An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing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.
The board of supervisors may adopt any standard code of technical
regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure
and requirements governing such an adopting ordinance shall be as
prescribed for ordinances generally except that:
(1) The requirements of section 402 for distribution and filing of copies
of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of the code
of technical regulations as well as of the adopting ordinance, and
(2) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations as well as of
the adopting ordinance shall be authenticated and recorded by the
township clerk pursuant to subsection 405(a).
Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be
made available by the township clerk for distribution or for purchase
at a reasonable price.
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