Any township officer or employee who has a substantial financial
interest, direct or indirect or by reason of ownership of stock in
any corporation, in any contract with the township, or in the sale
of any land, material, supplies, or services to the township or to
a contractor supplying the township shall make known that interest
and shall refrain from voting upon or otherwise participating in his
capacity of an officer or employee in the making of such sale or in
the making or performance of such contract. Any township officer or
employee who willfully violates the requirements of this section shall
forfeit his office or position. Violation of this section with the
knowledge express or implied of the person or corporation contracting
with or making a sale to the township shall render the contract or
sale voidable by the township manager or the Council.
A.
No employee of the township shall take any active part in political
campaigns or in political management, including the solicitation of
political contributions, except with respect to the candidacy of himself
or of a member of his immediate family.
B.
A township employee shall resign his position before becoming a candidate
for public office; a member of Council shall resign his office before
becoming a candidate for any office other than the Council.
C.
No person shall solicit political contributions for any candidacy
or election issue from any employee of the township.
D.
Officers and employees of the township may not accept gifts from
any persons who may gain personally from any transaction with the
township.
E.
Any township officer or employee who willfully violates the requirements
of this section shall forfeit his office or position.
A.
Ordinances. All ordinances, rules, and regulations of the township
in force at the time the charter becomes effective and not in conflict
with any provision of the charter shall continue in force until amended
or repealed by the Council.
B.
Rights and liabilities. The township shall continue to own, possess
and control all rights and property of every kind and nature owned,
possessed or controlled by it when this charter takes effect and shall
be subject to all its debts, obligations, liabilities and duties.
Amendments to this charter may be framed and proposed in accordance
with the provision of the laws of the Commonwealth governing home
rule charters, as presently enacted or hereafter amended.
It is the intention of the electors of Peters Township that
if this charter cannot take effect in its entirety because of the
judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction holding invalid any
part or parts of the charter, the remaining provisions of the charter
shall be given full force and effect as completely as if the part
or parts held invalid had not been included in the charter.
