City of Nanticoke, PA
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2023-12-06
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The Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
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Article V Solicitor
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art V Solicitor
- § C-5.01 Appointment and qualifications of Solicitor.
- § C-5.02 Powers and duties.
- § C-5.03 City Council conflict solicitor.
- § C-5.04 Compensation.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Administration of Government
- Ch 4 Assessments
- Ch 7 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 10 Capital Reserve Fund
- Ch 15 Civil Service Commissions, Police and Fire
- Ch 19 Community Development, Department of
- Ch 32 Council Meetings
- Ch 48 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 64 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Ch 92 Pensions
- Ch 97 Planning Commission
- Ch 116 Recreation Board
- Ch 128 Technical Civil Service Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 150 Alarm Devices
- Ch 155 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 163 Animals
- Ch 188 Burning, Open
- Ch 208 Collection Containers
- Ch 210 Construction Standards
- Ch 222 Curfew
- Ch 239 Dumpsters
- Ch 245 Emergency Services
- Ch 261 Firearms and Weapons
- Ch 263 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 263A Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 264 Fireworks
- Ch 267 Floodplain Management
- Ch 275 Furnaces, Outdoor
- Ch 292 Housing, Fair
- Ch 311 Licensing of Businesses and Trades
- Ch 326 Methamphetamine Laboratory Cleanup
- Ch 341 Nuisances
- Ch 347 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 354 Picketing
- Ch 368 Property Maintenance
- Ch 372 Property, Rental
- Ch 376 Property, Sale of
- Ch 379 Property, Vacant and Abandoned
- Ch 384 Public Property
- Ch 389 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 410 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 415 Sex Offender Residency Restrictions
- Ch 440 Solid Waste
- Ch 446 Stormwater Management
- Ch 450 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 455 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 463 Taxation
- Ch 472 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 480 Vehicles, Disabled and Unattended
- Ch 485 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 500 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
The Mayor shall appoint a solicitor for an indefinite period.
The Solicitor shall be a person or firm of persons licensed to practice
law in Pennsylvania. The Mayor may remove the Solicitor at any time,
with or without cause.
The Solicitor shall be the chief legal officer of the City and
shall furnish legal advice to the Mayor, City Council and City Manager
concerning any matter arising in connection with the exercise of their
official powers and duties. The Solicitor shall have the right to
access the records of any officer, department, board or commission
of the City as necessary in the performance of his/her duties.
City Council shall have the authority to appoint a solicitor
to represent its interests in the event of a dispute or conflict between
the City Council and the Mayor. This Solicitor shall be only permitted
to be employed to work for City Council on a specific issue for a
defined period of time.
The Mayor shall set the compensation of the Solicitor with approval
of City Council.
