Township of Whitehall, PA Municipal Building

The site of government for the Township of Whitehall is hereby established at the municipal building located at 3219 MacArthur Road, Whitehall, Pennsylvania.

§ 1-238 Meetings of Board of Commissioners and other Township business to be conducted at municipal building.

[Amended by Ord. -/-/1991]

All meetings of the Board of Commissioners and all Township business shall be conducted at and from said site, or at such other location as shall be designated in a lawful public notice, following approval of such other location by the Board of Commissioners.

§ 1-239 Uses of municipal building.

[Added 2-8-1965 by Ord. No. 770; amended by Ord. -/-/1991; 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]

All governmental functions for and on behalf of the Township of Whitehall and its citizens including, but not limited to, the following, shall be located at and performed from the municipal building, except to the extent that another location for performance is designated and approved by the Board of Commissioners:

Meetings of the Board of Commissioners.

Managerial and executive functions performed for the Township.

Chief of Fire Department and his various appointees and subordinates.

The Township Treasurer's office, including collection of taxes, and the various functions of the Treasurer's office. The municipal building shall be the only central office for the collection of Township taxes.

Storage and maintenance of Township records and files.

Use as an emergency operating center for Sector 3 of the Whitehall-Coplay Civil Defense Area.

Meetings of the various board and agencies as created by the Township of Whitehall.

Maintenance and storage of various Township equipment as may be decided upon by the Board of Commissioners.

Any other use by various departments of Township government as may, from time to time, be designated by the Board of Commissioners.

§ 1-240 Use of building by officials, employees and appointees during normal business hours.

[Added 2-8-1965 by Ord. No. 770]

The municipal building may be used by all officials, elected or appointed, and by the employees or appointees of the various departments, agencies or board of the Township of Whitehall during normal business hours.

§ 1-241 Days and hours of operation.

[Added 2-8-1965 by Ord. No. 770; amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]

The hours of operation of the municipal building for normal government functions shall be from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., E.D.S.T., as the case may be, from Monday through Friday, inclusive, excepting such holidays as may be decided upon by the Board of Commissioners.

§ 1-242 Use of building for other functions; rental therefor.

[Added 2-8-1965 by Ord. No. 770]

The said municipal building may be used for any public functions or purposes, other than those specified herein, as from time to time the Board of Commissioners may so decide, indicating the hours of use and the rental for said use, if any.