[Ord. No. 715, §§ 1-4, 2-10-1975]
(a) 
Any employee or officer of the Township authorized to enforce ordinances may inspect real property, including buildings erected thereon, as required for enforcement of Township ordinances.
(b) 
Enforcement officers are authorized to make inspections at reasonable hours, upon presentation of proper identification, when they have reason to believe that there exists on or in any premises within the Township any violation of zoning, building, plumbing, fire or health ordinances or codes, or any condition dangerous to public health, any fire hazard or condition which presents a fire hazard, or any structural defect likely to result in injury to person or property or to present a danger to persons.
(c) 
Whenever a public officer shall have reason to seek inspection of real property for the reasons set forth in Subsection (b) of this Section, he shall seek permission to make such inspection from the occupant of such premises or the owner or custodian thereof, if the premises are unoccupied, and shall enter upon and examine any part of the real estate necessary for such purpose.
(d) 
If the owner, occupant or custodian of real property shall refuse to permit such inspection at any reasonable time then the public officer seeking the right of inspection is authorized hereby to seek a search warrant authorizing such inspection from the justice of the peace for the Township or, in his absence, from any justice of the peace authorized to issue such warrant.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See § 1-9, General penalty for Code violations.
[Ord. No. 196, §§ 1—5, 9-8-1952]
(a) 
This Township shall become a participant in the social security system and the benefits of Old Age and Survivors Insurance shall be extended to its employees and officers.
(b) 
The appropriate Township officers are authorized to execute and deliver to the Secretary of Labor and Industry of the state, the "state agency" charged with the administration of the enabling act, the plan and agreement required under the provisions of Section 6 of such enabling act and the Social Security Act, to extend coverage to the employees and officers of this Township and to do all other things necessary to that end including the designation in the plan and agreement of the classes of employees and officials to be covered thereby and the effective date of beginning of the participation in the plan and agreement by the Township.
(c) 
After approval of the agreement by the state agency, the appropriate Township official is authorized to establish a system of payroll deductions to be matched by the Township to be made into the contribution fund of the social security act through the office of the state agency, and to make charges of this tax to the fund, or funds, from which wage or salary payments are issued to employees of the Township. Such payments are to be made in accordance with the provisions of the law and regulations promulgated by the state agency and the Federal Security Administrator.
(d) 
Appropriation is hereby made from the proper fund, or funds, of the Township in the necessary amount to pay into the contribution fund as provided in Section 4 of the enabling act and in accordance with the plan, or plans and agreement.
(e) 
The proper officials of the Township shall do all things in accordance with the provisions contained in the plan and agreement necessary to the continued implementation of such Old Age and Survivors Insurance System.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 2, Art. III, Township employees pension plan.
[Ord. No. 745, §§ 1—3, 5-10-1976]
(a) 
In accordance with the requirement of Article VII, Section 707, of the Township Home Rule Charter, providing for the adoption of a uniform classification of accounts, the Township Council does hereby adopt the Uniform Classification of Accounts, produced by Chart of Accounts Committee Commissioned by the Pennsylvania Legislature under Act 581, enacted February 1, 1966, known as the Chart of Accounts, further described in the Manual of Accounting and Related Financial Procedures for Pennsylvania Municipalities, published by the Department of Community Affairs.
(b) 
A summary of the classification is as follows:
General Fund Accounts
Series 100 through 490
Sewer Fund Accounts
Series 8.300 through 8.490
General Obligation Bond Fund Accounts
Series 15.300 through 15.400
Capital Reserve Accounts
Series 30.300 through 30.400
Highway Aid Fund Accounts
Series 35.300 through 35.400
Revolving Fund Accounts
Series 400.300 through 400.400
Police Pension Fund Account
Series 600.300 through 60.470
Revenue Sharing Fund Account
Series 90.300 through 90.400
(c) 
The Township Manager and the finance director hereby are authorized and directed to utilize such Chart of Accounts in all financial transactions of the Township in order that receipts and expenditures may be properly identified and in order that expenditures may be segregated as to materials, equipment, services and labor.
[Ord. No. 714, §§ 1, 2, 1-30-1975; Ord. No. 886, § 1, 1-10-1983; Ord. No. 1359, § 1, 9-10-2001; Ord. No. 1360, § 1, 10-1-2001]
(a) 
The Township is divided into four (4) Councilmanic districts in accordance with the plat[1] attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof. The boundaries and numbers of each district shall be as set forth on the plat and as described in Subsection (b) below.
[1]
Editor's Note: The plat referred to in this Section is on file in the Township offices.
(b) 
The following districts are created within the boundaries described:
(1) 
District Number One. Beginning at the East Norriton Township line at the interSection of New Hope Street and Belvoir Road, thence south along the center line of Belvoir Road to its interSection with Sandy Hill Road; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Sandy Hill Road to its interSection with Plymouth Road; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of Plymouth Road to its interSection with Johnson Road; thence in a southeasterly direction on Johnson Road to its interSection with North Gravers Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of North Gravers Road, crossing the Pennsylvania Turnpike, and along the center line of South Gravers Road to its terminus at the Norfolk Southern Railroad Tracks, continuing along the center line of the abandoned portion of South Gravers Road to the interSection of Chemical Road and the I-476 Southbound on-ramp; thence southwesterly along the center line of Chemical Road to its interSection with Colwell Lane; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Colwell Lane and the Township line to the Schuylkill River; thence northerly along the Schuylkill River to Norristown Borough line; thence northeasterly along the Norristown Borough line to New Hope Street; thence northeasterly along the center line of New Hope Street to the point and place of beginning.
(2) 
District Number Two. Beginning at the interSection of Belvoir Road and New Hope Street at the East Norriton Township line; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of New Hope Street and Old Arch Street, along the Township line to Whitpain Township line; thence in a southeasterly direction along Township Line Road to the right-of-way line of the Philadelphia Electric; thence in a southerly direction along the right-of-way line of the Philadelphia Electric Company to Germantown Pike; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Germantown Pike to its interSection with Johnson Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Johnson Road to its interSection with Plymouth Road; thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Plymouth Road to its interSection with Sandy Hill Road; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of Sandy Hill Road to its interSection with Belvoir Road; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of Belvoir Road to its interSection with New Hope Street, the point and place of beginning.
(3) 
District Number Three. Beginning at the center line of the Philadelphia Electric Company right-of-way at its interSection with the Whitpain Township line; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of the Philadelphia Electric Company right-of-way to its point of interSection with Germantown Pike; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of Germantown Pike to its point of interSection with Johnson Road; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Johnson Road to its point of interSection with North Gravers Road; thence in a southeasterly direction along the center line of North Gravers Road to the Pennsylvania Turnpike; thence in an easterly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to its interSection with Germantown Pike; thence in a southerly direction along the center line of Germantown Pike to its interSection with Butler Pike; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Butler Pike to its interSection with Township Line Road: thence in a northwesterly direction along the center line of Township Line Road to the right-of-way line of the Philadelphia Electric Company, the point and place of beginning.
(4) 
District Number Four. Beginning at the interSection of Germantown Pike and Butler Pike; thence in a northerly direction along the center line of Germantown Pike to its interSection with the Pennsylvania Turnpike; thence in a westerly direction along the center line of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to South Graven Road; thence continuing in a southeasterly direction along the center line of the abandoned portion of South Gravers Road to the interSection of Chemical Road and the I-476 Southbound on-ramp; thence southeasterly along the center line of Chemical Road to its interSection with Colwell Lane; thence in a southwesterly direction along the center line of Colwell Lane to its interSection with Twelfth Avenue; thence along the center line of Twelfth Avenue and the Township line in a southeasterly direction along Twelfth Avenue to its interSection with Butler Pike; thence in a northeasterly direction along the center line of Butler Pike, the Township line, to Germantown Pike, the point and place of beginning.
(c) 
The four (4) Councilmanic districts described herein shall be applicable after April 30, 2002.
[Ord. No. 1264, §§ 1-5, 7-13-1998]
(a) 
Township authorization to enter into intergovernmental cooperation agreement. The appropriate officers of Plymouth Township are hereby authorized to execute and deliver an intergovernmental cooperation agreement dated April 1, 1998, appointing the Municipal Utility Alliance as the consultant of the Township pursuant to the intergovernmental relations provisions of Article II, Section 204, of the Home Rule Charter, and the provisions of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act, Act No. 177 of 1996.
(b) 
Purpose and objective of the agreement. The purpose and objective of the agreement is to designate the Municipal Utility Alliance as the bidding and purchasing consultant for the joint purchase of utility services and products on behalf of the Pennsylvania local governments participating in the intergovernmental cooperation agreement.
(c) 
Duration of term of the agreement. The term of the agreement shall be for a period of four years and the Township may terminate its participation under the agreement by giving prior written notice not less than sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date. In the absence of a termination notice, the agreement continues for successive renewal terms of ninety (90) days.
(d) 
Conditions of intergovernmental agreement. The conditions, duration and term, purpose and objective, scope and authority delegated, manner and extent of financing, organizational structure and manner in which personal property shall be acquired, managed and disposed of are set forth in the agreement and shall be available for public inspection in the offices of the Township during its regular business hours.
(e) 
Municipal Utility Alliance powers. In addition to the powers of the Municipal Utility Alliance set forth in the agreement, the Municipal Utility Alliance is empowered to enter into contracts for policies of group insurance and employee benefits, including social security for its employees.