In addition to any other actions required by law or by this
Charter to be taken by ordinance, these actions of the City of Latrobe
Council shall be by ordinance which:
(1)
Adopt or amend an administrative code or establish, alter or abolish
any department, office or agency.
(2)
Adopt or amend a code establishing a personnel system.
(3)
Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a rule or regulation
for violation of which a fine or other penalty is imposed.
(4)
Levy taxes.
(5)
Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
(6)
Establish, alter or abolish rate charges for any utility or other
service.
(7)
Authorize the borrowing of money.
(8)
Convey or lease or authorize the conveyance or lease of any lands
of the City of Latrobe.
(9)
Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted unless such previous
ordinance action could have been taken by resolution or motion.
(10)
Establish wages, hours or fringe benefits of any positions of the
City of Latrobe.
(11)
Create any standing commission, board, authority or any other similar
agency.
The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be: "The City of
Latrobe hereby ordains:".
Every ordinance shall contain the date of its enactment, and
its enactment shall be verified by the signature of the Mayor and
Council Secretary who shall affix the official seal of the City of
Latrobe to the original copy of each ordinance.
Fine limits may be increased by the Charter to the extent of
the maximum fine that may be levied by any non-Charter municipality
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as that limit is from time to
time established by the General Assembly. Any ordinance may provide
that for continuing violations, each day that a violation exists may
be regarded as a separate offense and punishable as such.
After adoption, all ordinances shall be published one time in
a newspaper circulating generally within the City of Latrobe. The
title and a general summary of the substance of the ordinance shall
be published. Publication shall occur within thirty (30) days of the
enactment of the ordinance. The effective date of the ordinance shall
be the publication date unless a later date is specified in the ordinance,
or required by the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
No final action shall be taken on the following types of ordinances
and amendments thereto without public hearing thereon and at least
ten (10) days' prior public notice thereof published in a newspaper
circulating generally in the City of Latrobe or as governed by any
applicable general statute, whichever is greater.
(1)
Zoning ordinance and amendments thereto.
(2)
Adoption of the zoning map and amendments thereto.
(3)
Subdivision regulations.
(4)
Land development and land use regulations.
(5)
New taxes or increases in the rates of existing taxes. No prior public
notice shall be necessary for the reenactment of taxes levied annually
at the same rate.
(6)
New or increases in service charges.
All ordinances and resolutions of the City of Latrobe shall
be entered verbatim in permanent separate record books for ordinances
and resolutions. No ordinance shall be considered in force until the
same is recorded in the ordinance book. The ordinance book and the
resolution book shall be open and available for public inspection
at reasonable hours. These books shall be in the custody and control
of the Council Secretary and all entries made therein shall be at
the direction of the Council Secretary.
The Agenda for all regular monthly meetings shall be prepared
and transmitted to the members of Council at least seventy-two (72)
hours prior to the stated meeting. Resolutions and/or ordinances in
written form shall be attached to the agenda. The agenda may be amended
to include a late resolution or ordinance by an extra ordinary majority
of five (5) affirmative votes.
