Nanticoke City shall own, possess and control rights to property of every kind owned, possessed or controlled by Nanticoke City when this Charter takes effect. It shall be subject to all debts, liabilities and duties prior to the Charter taking effect.
This Charter may be amended as provided by the Pennsylvania Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, Act 62 of 1972, as amended from time to time, or as otherwise provided by law.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 2901 et seq.
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Where a public hearing is required by this Charter or by ordinance, it shall consist of a special meeting held by the City Council, at which there will be only one order of business and at which the public shall be permitted to speak on the subject specified.
B. 
Public notice of the schedule of regular meetings shall be given once for each calendar year and shall show the regular dates and times for meetings and the place at which meetings are held and shall be advertised in the same manner as an ordinance in § 2.13.
C. 
Adoption of an ordinance occurs when City Council has completed all action necessary prior to submission of the ordinance to the Mayor for his consent or veto.
D. 
Enactment of an ordinance occurs when it is adopted by the City Council and signed by the Mayor; or it is passed by the City Council by an affirmative vote of a majority plus one of the total number of City Council, which shall be four, over the veto of the Mayor; or the Mayor fails to either veto or sign a measure adopted by City Council within the ten-day period provided in § 2.13C of this Charter.
E. 
"Applicable law" and "applicable laws" shall refer to those laws of the United States of America and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that the City is required to observe and adhere to in the exercise of its home rule powers.
F. 
"Charter" shall mean the Home Rule Charter of Nanticoke City.
G. 
"Days" shall mean calendar days unless business days are specifically referenced. A calendar day is any day including a Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday. If action is required on a calendar day that is not a City business day, action shall be required by the next business day, which shall mean any day not Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
H. 
An elector is a person who is legally qualified and eligible to vote, having met the age, residency and registration requirements as set forth by law.
I. 
The singular shall be construed to be the plural whenever the context shall require, and the plural shall be construed to be the singular whenever the context shall require.
A. 
There shall be such authorities, boards, commissions and committees as shall be established from time to time by applicable state law or by action of the City Council and/or Mayor. Appointments shall be made as provided in § 3.04H and Article VII of this Charter.
B. 
All authorities, boards, commissions and committees shall be required to submit an annual written report of the previous year's actions and activities and the current year's proposed actions and activities to the Mayor by February of each year. All reports shall be shared with City Council and the public.
A. 
The Mayor may establish departments, offices or agencies, in addition to those created by this Charter, and may prescribe the functions of all departments, offices and agencies, except that no function assigned by this Charter to a particular department, office or agency may be discontinued or, unless this Charter specifically so provides, assigned to any other.
B. 
The City Manager shall direct and supervise all departments, offices, agencies and employees unless otherwise expressly stated differently in this Charter. The City Manager may, with the consent of the Mayor, appoint an officer who is subject to the City Manager's direction and supervision to assist in the supervision and direction of all departments, offices, agencies and employees.
The Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO), the Zoning Ordinance and all other planning ordinances shall be reviewed and updated at least every five years.
A. 
Any official, employee or agent who fails to comply knowingly or unknowingly with any provision, clause, section or article of this Charter commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $100 plus costs of prosecution.
B. 
If the court determines that an official, employee or agent willfully or with wanton disregard violated a provision, clause, section or article of this Charter, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation or an appropriate portion of the fees and costs that shall be the official's, employee's or agent's personal responsibility to pay. If the court finds that the legal challenge was of a frivolous nature or was brought with no substantial justification, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney's fees and costs of litigation or an appropriate portion of the fees and costs.
If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase in this Charter shall be held unconstitutional, invalid or inapplicable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Charter.
This Charter may be amended pursuant to the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law (53 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 2901 to 3171).