There is hereby established a formal system
for the issuance and recording of the official actions, policies and
regulations of the Township. This document/reference system shall
be known as the "Township Document System."
The organization of the Township Document System
shall be comprised of the following volumes, which shall be available,
as practicable, for reference by the public in the office of the Township
Secretary:
A.
Public volumes.
(2)
The Lower Merion Code, which is a codification of
the ordinances and resolutions of the Board of Commissioners that
are of a permanent and general nature.
(3)
The Official Minute Book, which is a record of the
official actions of the Board of Commissioners for all regular, special
and emergency meetings.
(4)
The Book of Ordinances and Resolutions, which shall
contain all ordinances and resolutions of a legislative nature that
are enacted by the Board of Commissioners. All filings shall be within
one month of enactment, in chronological sequence.
(5)
The Code of Township Regulations, which is a reference
source of those regulations and procedures that are binding upon the
public and are issued by administrative authority to carry out the
intentions of the various laws, statutes, ordinances and resolutions.
(6)
The Township Bulletin, which shall be an official
publication of the Township to announce public notices and to provide
public information.
B.
Administrative volumes. The Township Manager may issue
such other volumes as he deems necessary to be a part of the Township
Document System, which shall be for the purpose of setting forth the
various policies, practices and procedures of the executive function
of the Township government.
The Township Manager shall provide for the administration
of the Township Document System.
Failure to properly record or to make available
in the Township Document System any information or document intended
for inclusion in said system shall not invalidate or render ineffective
such regulation, procedure, policy or notice, unless such proper recording
or access is stated as a condition of validity.
