In additional to any other actions required by law or by this
Charter to be taken by ordinance, those actions of the Board shall
be by ordinance which:
A. Adopt or amend an administrative code or establish, alter or abolish
any Township department, office or agency.
B. Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation
for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed, except
for fines of less than $1 per violation.
D. Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
E. Establish, alter or abolish rates charged for any utility or other
service supplied by the Township.
F. Authorize the borrowing of money except for Tax Anticipation Loans.
G. Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease of any lands
of the Township.
H. Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted unless such previous
ordinance action could have been taken by resolution or motion.
I. Establish wages, hours or fringe benefits of any employee of the
Township.
The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be: "The Township
of Richland hereby ordains:"
Every ordinance shall contain the date of its enactment, and
its enactment shall be verified by the signature of the presiding
officer of the meeting where final action thereon was taken. The official
seal of the Township shall be affixed to the original copy of each
ordinance. However, failure on the part of the presiding officer to
sign an ordinance or have affixed the official seal shall not invalidate
an otherwise valid ordinance.
[As amended by Ord. 422, 7/18/2007]
Ordinances may be enforced and penalties imposed for violation
in accordance with the provisions of the Second Class Township Code,
provided that the method of civil enforcement set forth currently
in the Second Class Township Code at § 1601(C.1)(1) may
be utilized for violation of any type of ordinance, including but
not limited to types of ordinances described at § 1601(C.1)(2)
of the Second Class Township Code as currently written.
[As amended by Ord. 422, 7/18/2007]
Ordinances shall be advertised and shall become effective in
accordance with requirements to be set forth in the Township Administrative
Code.
The responsibility for the administration for each respective
ordinance shall be assigned to the Township office or board appointed
to deal with the particular ordinance so assigned.