Pittston City shall own, possess, and control rights to property of every kind owned, possessed or controlled by Pittston City when this Charter takes effect. It shall be subject to all debts, liabilities, and duties prior to the Charter taking effect.
This Charter may be amended as provided by the Pennsylvania Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans Law, Act 62 of 1972, as amended from time to time, or as otherwise provided by law.
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Where a public hearing is required by this Charter or by ordinance, it shall consist of a special meeting held by the City Council, at which there will be only one order of business, and at which the public shall be permitted to speak on the subject specified.
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Public notice of the schedule of regular meetings shall be given once for each calendar year, and shall show the regular dates and times for meetings and the place at which meetings are held and shall be advertised in the same manner as an ordinance specified in § C2.12.
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Adoption of an ordinance occurs when City Council has formally voted to adopt said ordinance by majority vote at a public meeting.
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Enactment of an ordinance occurs when it is adopted by the City Council and signed by the designated signatories and the effective date of the ordinance is reached.
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Applicable law and applicable laws shall refer to those laws of the United States of America and/or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that the City of Pittston is required to observe and adhere to in the exercise of its home rule powers.
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Charter shall mean the Home Rule Charter of the City of Pittston.
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Days shall mean calendar days unless business days are specifically referenced. A calendar day is any day including a Saturday, Sunday and legal holiday. If action is required on a calendar day that is not a City business day, action shall be required by the next business day, which shall mean any day not Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
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An elector is a person who is legally qualified and eligible to vote, having met the age, residency and registration requirements as set forth by law.
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The singular shall be construed to be the plural whenever the context shall require and the plural shall be construed to be the singular whenever the context shall require.
There shall be such authorities, boards, commissions and committees as shall be established from time to time by applicable state law or by action of the City Council and/or Mayor. Appointments shall be made as provided in Article VII of this Charter. City Council shall have sole discretion of appointees to any authority, board, commission or committee unless a uniform state law applies and that shall prevail.
The City Council may establish departments, offices or agencies, in addition to those created by this Charter and may prescribe the functions of all departments, offices and agencies, except that no function assigned by this Charter to a particular department, office or agency may be discontinued or, unless this Charter specifically so provides, assigned to any other.
The City Administrator shall direct and supervise all departments, offices, agencies and employees unless otherwise expressly stated differently in this Charter. The City Administrator may, with the consent of the City Council, appoint an officer, who is subject to the City Administrator's direction and supervision, to assist in the supervision and direction of all departments, offices, agencies and employees.
Any official, employee or agent who fails to comply knowingly or unknowingly with any provision, clause, section, or article of this Charter commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $100 plus costs of prosecution.
If the court determines that an official, employee or agent willfully or with wanton disregard violated a provision, clause, section or article of this Charter, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs of litigation or an appropriate portion of the fees and costs that shall be the official's, employee's or agent's personal responsibility to pay. If the court finds that the legal challenge was of a frivolous nature or was brought with no substantial justification, the court shall award the prevailing party reasonable attorney fees and costs of litigation or an appropriate portion of the fees and costs.
If any article, section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase in this Charter shall be held unconstitutional, invalid, or inapplicable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of this Charter.