City of Easton, PA
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2023-11-13
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The Charter
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Chapter C Home Rule Charter
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Article VIII Charter Amendment
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- Ch C Art VIII Charter Amendment
- § C-8.01 Proposal of Amendment.
- § C-8.02 Election.
- § C-8.03 Adoption of Amendment.
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 12 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 17 Bonds
- Ch 23 Civil Service Board
- Ch 28 Code Board of Appeal
- Ch 34 Contracts and Agreements
- Ch 39 Council Rules and Regulations
- Ch 45 Departments
- Ch 50 Electronic Signatures
- Ch 52 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 54 Ethics, Code of
- Ch 56 Finance
- Ch 61 Fire Department
- Ch 73 Health, Board of
- Ch 79 (Reserved)
- Ch 92 Map, Official City Street
- Ch 98 Officers and Employees
- Ch 103 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Pensions
- Ch 114 Personnel
- Ch 119 Planning Commission
- Ch 123 Police Department
- Ch 131 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 135 Records, Public
- Ch 139 Recreation Board
- Ch 152 Vacant Property Review Committee
- Ch 157 Water Authority
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 180 Alarms and Alarm Systems
- Ch 185 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 189 Animals
- Ch 194 Auctions and Auctioneers
- Ch 222 Buyer Notification
- Ch 245 Construction
- Ch 250 Construction Sites and Protection of Structures
- Ch 281 False Reports to Police
- Ch 285 Fees
- Ch 294 Fire Insurance Escrow Fund
- Ch 295 Fire Safety Inspection
- Ch 296 Fireworks
- Ch 298 Floodplain Management
- Ch 307 Graffiti
- Ch 311 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 318 Historic Preservation
- Ch 324 Horse Stables; Rental and Carriage Horses
- Ch 337 Lead Exposure
- Ch 350 Markets, Public
- Ch 354 (Reserved)
- Ch 365 Moving of Goods
- Ch 369 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 372 Newsracks
- Ch 376 Noise
- Ch 399 Parking Permits
- Ch 404 Parks
- Ch 410 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 415 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 422 Contractor Licenses
- Ch 427 Police Services Cost Recovery
- Ch 435 Property Maintenance and Housing Standards
- Ch 444 Public Health Standards
- Ch 456 Rental Property
- Ch 468 Scaffolding
- Ch 475 Sewers
- Ch 491 Smoking
- Ch 500 Solid Waste; Recycling
- Ch 507 Stormwater Management
- Ch 515 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 520 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 526 Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Art
- Ch 531 Tax Abatements
- Ch 535 Taxation
- Ch 539 (Reserved)
- Ch 545 Towing
- Ch 554 Trees, Shade
- Ch 560 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 565 Vehicles, Seizure of
- Ch 572 Water
- Ch 580 Weapons
- Ch 595 Zoning
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
Amendments to this Charter may be framed and
proposed:
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(1)
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By ordinance of the Council containing the full
text of the proposed amendment and effective upon adoption;
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(2)
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By report of a Charter Commission created by
ordinance; or
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(3)
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By the voters of the City as provided below.
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Proposal of an amendment by the voters of the City shall be by petition, containing the full text of the proposed amendment, and shall be governed by the same procedures and requirements prescribed in Article VI for initiative petitions until such time as a final determination as to the sufficiency of the petition is made, except that there shall be no limitation as to subject matter and that the petition must be signed by registered voters of the City in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the total number of those registered to vote at the last general election. Two-thirds (2/3) of the petitioners' committee may withdraw the petition at any time before the time required by the Northampton County Board of Elections preceding the day scheduled for the City vote on the amendment.
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Upon delivery to the election authorities of the report of a Charter Commission, or delivery by the City Clerk of an adopted ordinance, or a petition finally determined sufficient proposing an amendment pursuant to § C-8.01, the election authorities shall submit the proposed amendment to the voters of the City at an election. Such election shall be announced by a notice containing the full text of the proposed amendment and published in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the City at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the election. The election shall be held not less than the time required by the Northampton County Board of Elections and not more than nine (9) months after the adoption of the ordinance or Charter Commission report or final determination of the sufficiency of the petition proposing the amendment.
If three-fifths (3/5) of those voting upon a
proposed Charter amendment vote in favor of it, the amendment shall
become effective at the time fixed in the amendment or, if no time
is therein fixed, thirty (30) days after adoption by the voters.
