As used in this Charter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Referring to a vote of the Board, requires the affirmative
vote of at least one (1) more than half the number of Commissioners
then authorized, including vacant seats.
Referring to a vote of the Board, requires the affirmative
vote of at least three-fourths (3/4) of the number of Commissioners
then authorized, including vacant seats.
Referring to a vote of the Board, requires the affirmative
vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the number of Commissioners then
authorized, including vacant seats.
When used in reference to a code, codification or ordinance,
includes the power thereafter to amend from time to time.
The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Cheltenham.
Includes direct salary, fringe benefits such as insurance,
and deferred compensation such as pensions.
Referring to a vote of the Board, requires the affirmative
vote of one (1) more than half the number of Commissioners present
at the relevant meeting.
The Township of Cheltenham in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Unless prohibited or required to be done differently by the
Constitutions or statutes of the United States of America or the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, by other provisions of this Charter or by the final
order of any court from which all appeals have been exhausted and
after the time for filing such appeals has expired.
In construing and applying this Charter, the following rules
shall apply:
A.
This Charter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote
its underlying purposes and policies.
B.
The commentary of the Government Study Commission should be consulted
in the construction and application of this Charter, but if text and
commentary conflict, text controls.
C.
Section captions are not part of this Charter.
D.
Nouns and pronouns of masculine gender shall be deemed to refer or
apply to persons of both sexes.
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Commentary: At the present time, Cheltenham
Township's government operates under the First Class Township
Code. The State Act which permits Government Study Commissions, and
Home Rule Charters, 53 P.S. § 1-101 et seq., provides that
an adopted Charter supersedes the First Class Township Code (except
for certain limited areas) insofar as the involved municipality is
concerned. Throughout the commentary to this Charter, there are references
to the First Class Township Code and comparisons between how Cheltenham
presently operates under that Code and how this operation may change
under this Charter. Whenever the First Class Township Code is referred
to in commentary, it is called the "Township Code."
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