There is established by this chapter and any amendments or supplements
thereto or modifications thereof a code for the government of the
Borough of Chalfont, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, pursuant to its Charter, which code shall be known and
referred to as the "Administrative Code," and which shall be the rules
and regulations prescribing the duties of principal officers and the
systems of office and departmental and institutional management of
the offices, departments and institutions of the Borough of Chalfont.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Administrative
Code of the Borough of Chalfont."
The boundaries of the Borough of Chalfont shall be the boundaries
of the Borough of Chalfont on the effective date of this Administrative
Code or as lawfully changed thereafter.
The Borough of Chalfont hereafter shall be a home rule charter
municipality under the name of the "Borough of Chalfont" and shall
continue as a municipal corporation under the provisions of the Charter.
Any reference in the Charter to the Borough of Chalfont or to the
Borough shall mean the municipal corporation previously known as the
"Borough of Chalfont, Bucks County, Pennsylvania."
The provisions of this chapter, insofar as they are substantially
the same as existing provisions of ordinances of the Borough of Chalfont
relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements
and continuations and not new enactments.
The performance of functions pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall be deemed and held to constitute a continuation thereof
for the purpose of succession of all rights, powers, duties and obligations
attached to such functions. Any proceedings or other business undertaken
or commenced prior to the effective date of this chapter may be conducted
and completed by the Borough officer or administrative unit responsible
thereof under the Charter or this chapter.
Article and section headings contained herein shall not be deemed
to govern, limit, modify or in any manner affect the scope; meaning
or intent of any section thereof.
A.
BOROUGH
CHARTER
CODE
COMMISSION
COMMONWEALTH
COUNCIL
LAW
LEGISLATURE
MONTH
OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
PERSON
STATE
YEAR
Definitions. The following words, when used in this chapter, shall,
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, mean or include the
following:
The Borough of Chalfont.
The Home Rule Charter of the Borough of Chalfont.
The Administrative Code of the Borough of Chalfont, Pennsylvania,
as enacted by this chapter, and any and all amendments and supplements
thereto and modifications thereof, unless some other code is indicated.
A body of persons charged with performing a duty.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Borough Council of the Borough of Chalfont.
All applicable acts of the Pennsylvania General Assembly
and the Congress of the United States.
The elected legislative body of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The calendar month.
All incumbents, officers and employees and their officers,
assistants, deputies and employees.
An individual, a partnership, an association and a corporation.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The calendar year.
B.
Word usage.
(1)
Gender. Words used in the masculine gender shall include the feminine
and the neuter.
(2)
Number. The singular number includes the plural and the plural the
singular.
(3)
"Shall" and "may." The word "shall" is mandatory, and the word "may"
is permissive.
(4)
Tense. Words used in the past or present tense shall include the
future.
(5)
Construal. Any word not specifically defined shall be construed according
to its common usage.
