The Township of Lower Saucon shall continue
as a municipal corporation with the power to perform and exercise
any power or function not denied it by the Constitution of the United
States, by the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by
the General Assembly or by its Council-Manager optional plan form
of government.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 Pa.C.S.A. § 3051
et seq.
The grant of municipal powers under the Home
Rule and Optional Plans Law, Act 62 of 1972, P.L. 184, as amended,[1] provides that such powers, whether in the form of specific enumeration or general terms, shall be liberally construed in favor of the Township. Specific mention of particular powers in the Council-Manager plan shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers stated in § 5-4 above.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Act was repealed and replaced
12-19-1996 by P.L. 1158, No. 177. For current provisions, see 53 Pa.C.S.A.
§ 2901 et seq.
Since the Council-Manager optional plan[1] does not provide for specific and detailed provisions
for the administrative structure and governmental procedure, this
administrative code shall provide such specific enumeration on all
matters, not inconsistent with the Home Rule Charter and Optional
Plans Law,[2] which the needs of a flexible organization require.
The form of the administrative code shall be
a compilation of ordinances consistent with the provisions, spirit
and purpose of the Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law.[1] The administrative code shall be drafted by the Transition
Committee and presented to the Council for its review and consideration.
The Council shall adopt, by ordinance, an administrative code which
shall provide for the establishment and filling of additional administrative
offices which it shall deem necessary and shall provide for administrative
procedures not otherwise provided for in Act 62,[2] or by general law.
