All persons elected to any Township office shall, before entering
the duties of their office, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation,
before such person having authority to administer oaths, to support
the Constitution of the United States and of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and to perform the duties of his office with fidelity. A copy of such
oath or affirmation shall be filed with the Township Manager.
All members of the Board of Commissioners, the Township Manager
and department heads in the administrative service shall affirm to
a code of ethics as may be adopted by the Township from time to time.
The signed affirmation of such code of ethics by the members of the
Board of Commissioners, the Township Manager and department heads
shall be filed with the Township Manager.
Whenever any time established for the taking of an action expires
on a Saturday, Sunday or on a Township-designated legal holiday, such
time shall not expire on said day but shall expire on the next business
day.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this chapter is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such shall be deemed a separate, distinct
and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portion hereof.
The enactment of this Administrative Code shall not affect the
validity and force of law of the First Class Township Code of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with respect to the affairs of the government of Haverford
Township, with the exception of those provisions of the First Class
Township Code that are inconsistent with the Charter, this code or
any subsequent ordinances enacted by Haverford Township.