A.
Each Commissioner, prior to entering upon the duties
of the office, shall take an oath of affirmation, as follows: "I do
solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the
Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of this Commonwealth
and the Cheltenham Township Charter, and that I will discharge the
duties of my office with fidelity."
B.
The foregoing oath shall be administered by a person
authorized to administer oaths, shall be signed in his presence and
shall be filed with the Township Manager.
A.
The Board of Commissioners, the Zoning Hearing Board
and the Civil Service Commission shall each have the power to conduct
inquiries and investigations to aid in the exercise of their powers
and performance of their duties.
B.
The Board of Commissioners, the Zoning Hearing Board
and the Civil Service Commission shall each have the power to compel
the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents and other
evidence at investigative hearings, and for that purpose the presiding
officer of the Board of Commissioners or of the Zoning Hearing Board
or the Civil Service Commission may issue or cause to be issued subpoenas,
served as provided by law.
C.
The appropriate officers as listed in Subsection B shall, at any hearing, have the power to administer oaths.
D.
If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey any
subpoena, that person shall, upon conviction thereof at a summary
proceeding, be sentenced to pay a fine not to exceed $600, and in
default of the payment of such fines and costs, shall be imprisoned
for a period not to exceed 30 days.[1]
E.
If any person shall refuse or neglect to obey any
subpoena, the officer or board issuing the same may, by petition,
apply to the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Montgomery for
its subpoena to compel the attendance of such person before the officer,
board or the court. Upon failure to attend, the Township Solicitor
shall request that such person be held in contempt of court and be
punished therefor.
F.
No person subpoenaed, as aforesaid, shall be required
to respond to the same until mileage and witness fees, equal to those
then established by law, shall have first been furnished to the witness.
Cheltenham Township shall follow the Municipal
Records Retention and Disposition Schedule approved by the Local Government
Records Committee pursuant to the Municipal Records Act of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.[1] All records of the Township shall be preserved for such
period of time as may be designated in said schedule for each particular
kind and character of municipal public record.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 9001
et seq.
[Added 8-20-1996 by Ord. No. 1864-96]
Township officials shall have authority to assess
special fees requiring staff research time for the production of public
documents as well as charges for the reproduction of public documents.
The applicable fee amounts will be set forth from time to time by
resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
Whenever any time established for the taking
of an action expires on a Saturday, Sunday or on a Township-designated
legal holiday, such time shall not expire on said day, but shall expire
at the end of the next business day.
The enactment of this Administrative Code shall
not affect the validity and force of law of the First Class Township
Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania[1] with respect to the affairs of the government of Cheltenham
Township, with the exception of those provisions of the First Class
Township Code that are inconsistent with the Charter, this code or
any subsequent ordinances enacted by Cheltenham Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 55101
et seq.
