City of Allentown, PA
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The Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art I Powers of the City
- SECTION 101 The City.
- SECTION 102 Grant of power.
- SECTION 103 Exercise of powers.
- SECTION 104 Preservation of powers of the people.
- SECTION 105 Construction.
- Ch C Art II The Legislative Branch
- SECTION 201 City Council.
- SECTION 202 Eligibility.
- SECTION 203 Election and terms.
- SECTION 204 Compensation.
- SECTION 205 Vacancies.
- SECTION 206 Forfeiture of office.
- SECTION 207 Filling of vacancies.
- SECTION 208 General powers and duties.
- SECTION 209 Prohibitions.
- SECTION 210 Investigations.
- SECTION 211 Removal powers.
- SECTION 212 Procedures.
- SECTION 213 Citizens' right to be heard.
- SECTION 214 Quorum.
- SECTION 215 Ordinances in general.
- SECTION 216 Form of an ordinance.
- SECTION 217 Procedures.
- SECTION 218 Final passage of ordinances.
- SECTION 219 Effective date of legislation.
- SECTION 220 Emergency ordinance.
- SECTION 221 Submission to Mayor and veto power.
- SECTION 222 Recording of ordinances.
- SECTION 223 Action by resolution or motion.
- SECTION 224 City Clerk.
- Ch C Art III The Executive Branch
- SECTION 301 The Mayor.
- SECTION 302 Election and terms.
- SECTION 303 Eligibility.
- SECTION 304 Vacancy.
- SECTION 305 Forfeiture of office.
- SECTION 306 Prohibitions.
- SECTION 307 Compensation.
- SECTION 308 Powers and duties of the Mayor.
- SECTION 309 Appointment by the Mayor.
- SECTION 310 Removals by the Mayor.
- SECTION 311 Deputy Mayor.
- Ch C Art IV City Controller
- SECTION 401 Election and terms.
- SECTION 402 Eligibility.
- SECTION 403 Responsibility.
- SECTION 404 Forfeiture of office.
- SECTION 405 Vacancy.
- SECTION 406 Prohibitions.
- Ch C Art V Administration
- SECTION 501 Administrative Code.
- SECTION 502 Common administrative procedures.
- SECTION 503 Heads of departments, offices and agencies.
- SECTION 504 Qualifications.
- SECTION 505 Prohibitions.
- SECTION 506 Department of Public Works/City Engineer.
- SECTION 507 Department of Finance.
- Ch C Art VI Personnel System
- SECTION 601 Job discrimination.
- SECTION 602 Personnel system.
- SECTION 603 Personnel code.
- SECTION 604 Collective bargaining agreements.
- SECTION 605 Department of Human Resources.
- SECTION 606 Compensation of heads of departments, offices and agencies, and City Solicitor.
- SECTION 607 Political activity.
- Ch C Art VII City Solicitor
- SECTION 701 Qualifications and responsibilities.
- Ch C Art VIII Financial Procedures
- SECTION 801 Fiscal year.
- SECTION 802 Submission of balanced budget and capital program.
- SECTION 803 Budget message.
- SECTION 804 Budget.
- SECTION 805 City Council action on budget.
- SECTION 806 (Reserved)
- SECTION 807 Revenue.
- SECTION 808 Amendments after adoption.
- SECTION 809 Lapse of appropriations.
- SECTION 810 Administration of the budget and capital plan.
- SECTION 811 Capital plan.
- SECTION 812 City Council action on capital plan.
- SECTION 813 Public records.
- SECTION 814 Independent audit.
- SECTION 815 Bidding process.
- Ch C Art IX Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- SECTION 901 Establishment.
- SECTION 902 Membership.
- Ch C Art X Citizens' Rights and Participation
- SECTION 1001 General provisions.
- SECTION 1002 Initiative and referendum.
- SECTION 1003 Initiative and referendum; petitioners committee; affidavit.
- SECTION 1004 Initiative and referendum; petitions.
- SECTION 1005 Initiative and referendum; procedure after filing.
- SECTION 1006 (Reserved)
- SECTION 1007 Initiative and referendum; action on petitions.
- SECTION 1008 Initiative and referendum; results of election.
- SECTION 1009 Initiative and referendum; limitations.
- SECTION 1010 Citizens' right to place an item on the City Council agenda.
- SECTION 1011 Citizens' right to call a special meeting of City Council.
- Ch C Art XI General Provisions
- SECTION 1101 Conflict of interest and Code of Ethics.
- SECTION 1102 Prohibitions.
- SECTION 1103 Amendments.
- Ch C Art XII Transition
- SECTION 1201 Purpose of article.
- SECTION 1202 Effective date.
- SECTION 1203 Initial elections.
- SECTION 1204 Initial salaries of elected officials.
- SECTION 1205 Continuation of boards and commissions.
- SECTION 1206 Specific transfer of functions.
- SECTION 1207 Personnel.
- SECTION 1208 1997 Budget.
- SECTION 1209 Legal continuity.
- SECTION 1210 Temporary ordinance.
- SECTION 1211 Mandatory acts.
- SECTION 1212 Transition Committee.
- The Code
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 12 Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- Ch 19 Civil Service Rules
- Ch 27 Discrimination and Human Relations Commission
- Ch 36 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 42 Flag; Coat of Arms; Municipal Colors
- Ch 45 Fund Balance Policy
- Ch 75 Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 80 Personnel Policies
- Ch 93 Records, Public
- Ch 102 Salaries, Compensation and Insurance
- Ch 110 Special Fire Police
- General Legislation
- Ch 135 Abandoned Real Property; Blight
- Ch 141 Adult Uses
- Ch 148 Airport Zoning
- Ch 154 Alarm Systems
- Ch 159 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 163 Animals
- Ch 169 Automated External Defibrillator Notification Program
- Ch 177 Bicycles
- Ch 196 Business License
- Ch 202 Cable Television Systems
- Ch 213 Child-Care Facilities
- Ch 219 Cockroach and Vermin Control
- Ch 225 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 232 Curfew, Daytime
- Ch 238 Developers
- Ch 244 Disturbing the Peace
- Ch 250 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 270 Fees
- Ch 279 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 285 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 291 Fireworks
- Ch 298 Flood Control
- Ch 303 Food Service and Sanitation
- Ch 319 Hamilton Street Regulations
- Ch 328 Historic Districts
- Ch 336 Incinerators
- Ch 346 Land Bank
- Ch 350 Land Development and Subdivision
- Ch 355 Land Development Controls
- Ch 364 Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control
- Ch 379 Mental Health Services
- Ch 388 (Reserved)
- Ch 393 Neighborhood Improvement
- Ch 400 Noise
- Ch 406 Nuisance Abatement
- Ch 411 Numbering of Buildings
- Ch 425 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 430 Pawnbrokers, Secondhand Dealers and Precious Metal Dealers
- Ch 437 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 455 Property Rehabilitation and Maintenance
- Ch 466 Recovery of Costs
- Ch 471 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 477 Rental Property
- Ch 486 School Sanitation
- Ch 490 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 494 Sex Offender Residency Restriction
- Ch 499 Sheet Metal Technician
- Ch 505 Signs, Temporary
- Ch 511 Skateboarding
- Ch 525 Solid Waste
- Ch 532 Special Events
- Ch 538 Stormwater Management
- Ch 545 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 556 Swimming Pools
- Ch 570 Taxation
- Ch 575 Taxicabs
- Ch 590 Trailer Parks and Trailers
- Ch 597 Trees
- Ch 602 Trespassing
- Ch 609 Utilities, Overhead
- Ch 615 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 626 Vendors on Streets and Sidewalk Areas
- Ch 633 Water
- Ch 644 Weapons
- Ch 649 Weeds
- Ch 660 Zoning
- Appendix
- Ch A700 Annexations
- Ch A725 Traffic Control Map Amendments
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Allentown voters 4-23-1996, effective 1-1-1997; amended through 11-5-2019. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Home Rule Charter Amendments
