In addition to any other power or duty required
by law or by this Charter to be exercised by ordinance, those powers
and duties of the Board shall be exercised by ordinances which:
A.
Provide for a fine or other penalty or establish a
rule or regulation for violation of which a fine or other penalty
is imposed.
B.
Establish, levy and collect taxes and decrease or
increase the rates of existing taxes.
C.
Establish, alter or abolish rates or charges for any
utility or other service supplied by the township.
D.
Authorize the borrowing of money, except for revenue
anticipation loans or emergency loans as provided elsewhere in this
Charter.
E.
Grant, renew or extend a franchise.
F.
Exercise the power of eminent domain.
G.
Purchase, convey, lease or authorize the purchase,
conveyance or lease of real property.
H.
Establish, alter or amend any zoning ordinance, subdivision
procedure, land development, land use or building regulation.
I.
Amend or repeal any ordinance previously adopted.
No. ordinance shall contain more than one subject,
which shall be clearly expressed in its title. Any ordinance which
repeals or amends an existing ordinance shall clearly indicate matter
to be repealed, omitted, or added.
The Board may adopt any standard code of technical
regulation by adopting an ordinance incorporating said code by reference.
The details of such standard codes need not be advertised, but copies
of such codes shall be available at the Township Office for public
inspection and for purchase at a reasonable fee fixed by the Board.
An ordinance may be introduced by any Commissioner
at any regular or special public meeting. Except where specifically
provided otherwise in this Charter, an ordinance shall be processed
in the following manner:
A.
Introduction. The proposed ordinance shall be given
to the Township Manager and placed on the agenda of the Board for
introduction and first consideration at the next meeting of the Board.
A proposed ordinance not included in the agenda shall be given first
consideration only with the consent of a majority of the total membership
of the Board.
B.
Advance advertisement. If approved at first consideration
by the Board, the Township Manager shall cause a concise summary of
the proposed ordinance to be advertised at least once in one or more
newspapers of general circulation in the township, appearing at least
seven days before the meeting at which the ordinance will receive
further consideration by the Board. The summary shall contain sufficient
information to identify the geographical area and/or nature of the
ordinance as it would affect the residents or property owners in the
township and shall specify the date at which the Board proposes to
act further on the ordinance.
C.
Adoption by Board. Provided that the preceding procedures have been followed and persons interested have been given an opportunity to express their views at a meeting, the Board may adopt the ordinance as proposed or may postpone action until a later meeting, the date of which shall be stated at the advertised meeting. The Board may amend a proposed ordinance before final adoption, but if an amendment makes any significant substantive change from the ordinance originally advertised, no final action may be taken until the amended ordinance has again been advertised in accordance with Subsection B hereof. Action on final adoption of an ordinance shall be taken only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the total membership of the Board.
Except as specifically provided otherwise in
this Charter, an ordinance shall take effect 10 days after publication
following final adoption or such later date as the Board may prescribe.
Within 10 days after final approval of an ordinance,
the Township Manager shall cause to be advertised in one or more newspapers
of general circulation in the township the full text or summation
thereof of any ordinance.
The Township Manager shall cause the full text
of any ordinance, with proof of publication, to be recorded in a permanent
record book within one month after its final adoption. The permanent
record book shall be open and available for public inspection throughout
normal office hours.
The Board shall provide for the maintenance
of a general codification of all township ordinances having the force
and effect of law. The general codification shall be published in
loose-leaf form and include this Charter and the Administrative Code[1] required by this Charter. The compilation shall be known
and cited as the "General Laws of the Township of Haverford," and
copies shall be furnished to township officials, placed in Haverford
libraries and the Township Offices for free public reference and shall
be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price
set by the Board. All amendments to the General Laws and all new ordinances
shall be integrated in said compilation and distributed as aforesaid.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this
Article, the Board may, in the event of substantial public emergency
affecting the life, health, property and peace of the citizens of
Haverford, adopted one or more emergency ordinances. Emergency ordinances
shall be introduced in the form required for ordinances and shall
be so designated and shall clearly state the nature of the emergency
in specific terms. No prior publication of an emergency ordinance
shall be required, and an emergency ordinance may be introduced, adopted
and take effect immediately at any public meeting at which it is introduced.
An emergency ordinance shall require the approval of a majority of
the total members of the Board, except for emergencies at which it
is impossible for the total membership to be present, in which case
an emergency ordinance may be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the
members present, provided that there is a quorum. Emergency ordinances
shall not levy taxes or authorize the borrowing of money except as
may provided elsewhere in this Charter. An emergency ordinance shall
become effective immediately upon adoption and shall automatically
stand repealed as of the 31st day following the date of its adoption,
but may be reenacted as provided herein if the emergency still exists.
An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing
ordinance in the same manner. specified in this section for adoption
of emergency ordinances. An emergency ordinance shall be advertised
as soon as possible after the date at which it is enacted as shall
any ordinance repealing an emergency ordinance.
[Added 7-11-1977 by Ord. No. 1673; approved at referendum 11-8-1977]
A traffic ordinance may be introduced by any
member of the Board of Commissioners at any legally advertised meeting
of the Board. If it is approved at the first consideration, the Township
Manager shall cause the proposed ordinance to be advertised, in full
text or concise summary as described in § C-304B of this
Charter, in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the township,
appearing at least four days prior to the second consideration. Final
adoption of the proposed ordinance shall be made in accordance with §§ C-304C,
C-305 and C-306 of this Charter unless it is approved by a two-thirds
vote of the total membership of the Board. A traffic ordinance so
approved shall become effective immediately without further advertisement.
