The name of the home rule charter municipality
governed by this Charter shall be the Township of Radnor, hereinafter
called "township." The boundaries of the township shall be the same
as those of the first class township known as the Township of Radnor
of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
The township shall have and may exercise any
powers and perform any functions not denied by the Constitution of
the United States, by the Constitution and applicable laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by this Charter. These powers and
functions shall be vested in and exercised by the Board of Commissioners
of the township.
All powers and functions contained in ordinances
and resolutions of the township in force on the effective date of
this Charter and not inconsistent herewith shall continue until such
ordinances and resolutions are amended, repealed, superseded or shall
have expired by their own terms.
[Amended 1-7-2013 by Ord. No. 2012-20[1]]
The powers of the Township shall be construed
liberally in favor of the Township. Any specific powers enumerated
in this Charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the
general powers of the Township as stated in this Article. All references
to the Township website shall be understood to include, when and if
current website technology is replaced, any succeeding form of general
communication with the public that is adopted by the Board. All references
to days shall be understood to mean calendar days unless specified
otherwise.
[1]
Editor’s Note: This ordinance was subject to referendum
and was approved by a majority of the qualified voters 5-21-2013.
The form of government of the township shall
be Commissioner-Manager, as set forth in this Charter.
