[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of
Skippack as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 2-9-1994 by Ord. No. 180[1]]
The Board of Supervisors of Skippack Township hereby establishes the position of Code Enforcement Officer in order to grant enforcement powers to prosecute those in violation of the referenced ordinances in § 37-2 below.
In any case where the township's Code Enforcement Officer shall
first give notice of the violation by handing to the offending operator or
affixing securely to the motor vehicle a ticket on which he has noted the
time and place of the offense, the nature of the offense and the license registration
of the vehicle and bearing the statement that no prosecution shall be brought
if the violator shall, within five days, voluntarily sign and present the
parking ticket to the Skippack Township Municipal Building, 1246 Bridge Road,
Skippack, Pennsylvania 19474, and indicate a desire to plead guilty to the
offense charged and pay a fine of $10, then no further prosecution shall be
brought; in the alternative, said violator may forward to the township's
aforementioned address by regular mail the appropriate fine and no prosecution
for the offense shall be brought so long as the envelope is post marked within
five days; otherwise, the offense shall be prosecuted under the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[Adopted 6-26-1996 by Ord. No. 201]
The Department of Sewage System Inspection is hereby created, and the
executive official in charge thereof shall be known as the "Sewage Inspection
Officer."
The Sewage Inspection Officer shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors
and shall not be removed from office except for cause and after full opportunity
to be heard on specific and relevant charges by and before the Board of Supervisors.
The Sewage Inspection Officer shall appoint such number of assistant
officers, technical assistants, inspectors and other employees as shall be
necessary to carry out the duties provided herein and as authorized by the
Board of Supervisors.
The Sewage Inspection Officer is authorized to designate an employee
as deputy who shall exercise all the powers of the Sewage Inspection Officer
during the temporary absence or disability of the Sewage Inspection Officer.
An official or employee connected with the Department of Sewage System
Inspection shall not be engaged in or directly or indirectly connected with
the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the construction, alteration
or maintenance of a sewage system or the preparation of plans or of specifications
thereof unless that person is the owner of the subject premises; nor shall
such officer or employee engage in any work which conflicts with his or her
official duties or with the interests of the Department.
The Sewage Inspection Officer, assistant officer or employee, while
acting in his or her position as Sewage Inspection Officer, shall not thereby
be rendered liable personally, and the Sewage Inspection Officer or employee
is hereby relieved from all personal liability for any damage accruing to
persons or property as a result of any act required or permitted in the discharge
of official duties. Any suit instituted against any officer or employee because
of an act performed by that person in the lawful discharge of duties shall
be defended by the legal representative of the Board of Supervisors until
the final determination of the proceedings. The Sewage Inspection Officer
or any subordinate shall not be liable for costs of any action, suit or proceeding
that is instituted in pursuance of the provisions of this article; and any
officer of the Department of Sewage Inspection, acting in good faith and without
malice, shall be free from liability for acts performed under any of its provisions
or by reason of any act or omission in the performance of official duties
in connection therewith.
An official record shall be kept of all business and activities of the
Department specified in the provisions of this article, and all such records
shall be open to public inspection at all appropriate times.
The Sewage Inspection Officer shall issue all necessary notices or orders
to remove illegal or unsafe conditions and require the necessary safeguards
during construction and/or installation and/or use to safeguard the health,
safety and general welfare of the public.
The Sewage Inspection Officer shall make all required inspections and
is authorized to enforce all sewage and sewage related ordinances.[1] The Sewage Inspection Officer may accept reports of inspection
by approved agencies or individuals; all reports of such inspection shall
be in writing and certified by a responsible officer of such approved agency
or by the responsible individual. The Sewage Inspection Officer is authorized
to engage such expert opinion as he or she deems necessary to report upon
unusual technical issues that arise subject to the approval of the Board of
Supervisors.
The Sewage Inspection Officer and all authorized representatives shall
carry proper credentials of their respective office for the purpose of inspecting
any and all sewage systems and premises in the performance of duties under
this article.
The Sewage Inspection Officer shall have access to the official records
of applications received, permits and certificates issued, fees collected,
reports of inspections and notices and orders issued. Such records shall be
retained in the official records so long as the system to which they relate
remains in existence unless otherwise provided by other regulations.
At least annually, the Sewage Inspection Officer shall submit to the
Board of Supervisors a written statement of operations in the form and content
as shall be described by the Board of Supervisors.
The Sewage Inspection Officer may also be a member of the Board of Supervisors
and shall be an employee of Skippack Township, and his or her salary shall
be set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
