H0548B0539A00277 BIL:EJH 03/13/19 #90 A00277
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 548
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE FREEMAN
Printer's No. 539
Amend Bill, page 1, line 6, by striking out "and" where it
occurs the second time and inserting a comma
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by inserting after "veto"
, for recording, advertising and proof and for codification of
ordinances
Amend Bill, page 1, line 7, by striking out "and,"
Amend Bill, page 1, line 8, by inserting after "and" where it
occurs the second time
for records of ordinances maintained by city clerk; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 12 through 14, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Sections 10A08(c), 1302(a) introductory
paragraph, 1310.1, 3301.1(c), 3301.3(c), 3301.4(a) and (b) and
3301.5(a)(1) of Title 8 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 4, by inserting between lines 1 and 2
§ 3301.4. Recording, advertising and proof.
(a) Recording.--All borough ordinances shall, within 30 days
after approval by the mayor, the council's override of the
mayor's veto or council's next scheduled meeting after its
presentation to the mayor, be recorded by the borough secretary
in an ordinance book. All borough resolutions pertaining to tax
levies shall, within 30 days after approval by the mayor, the
council's override of the mayor's veto or the council's next
scheduled meeting after its presentation to the mayor, be
recorded by the borough secretary in an ordinance book. The
ordinance book shall be open to the inspection of citizens
during normal business hours.
(b) Proof.--All ordinances may be proved by the certificate
of the borough secretary under the corporate seal. If an
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ordinance is printed or published in book or pamphlet form by
the authority of the borough, the ordinance shall be accepted as
evidence without further proof. The entry of the borough
ordinance or the entry of a borough resolution pertaining to a
tax levy in the ordinance book shall be sufficient without the
signature of the president of council, mayor or member of
council.
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§ 3301.5. Codification of ordinances.
(a) Consolidation, codification and revision.--The borough
council, under section 3301.1(a) (relating to ordinances and
resolutions), may:
(1) enact a consolidation, codification or revision of
borough ordinances or recorded resolutions as a single
ordinance of the borough; and
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Amend Bill, page 4, line 2, by inserting after "(b)(2)"
, 11018.11(a), (b), (c) and (d)
Amend Bill, page 5, by inserting between lines 11 and 12
§ 11018.11. Records of ordinances maintained by city clerk.
(a) Records.--Within one month after enactment, each
ordinance shall be certified and recorded by the city clerk in a
book provided by the city which shall, at all times, be open to
the inspection of the public. Within one month after adoption,
each resolution pertaining to a tax levy shall be certified and
recorded by the city clerk in a book provided by the city which
shall, at all times, be open to the inspection of the public. A
standard or nationally recognized code or a portion of the
standard or nationally recognized code enacted by reference need
not be recorded in or attached to the ordinance book but shall
be deemed to have been legally recorded if the ordinance by
which the code was enacted by reference is recorded, with an
accompanying notation stating where the full text of the code is
filed. A failure to record within the time provided shall not be
deemed a defect in the process of the enactment or adoption of
the ordinance or of the resolution that pertains to a tax levy.
(b) Compilation or codification.--At the close of each year,
with the advice and assistance of the city solicitor, the city
clerk shall bind, compile or codify all the ordinances or
recorded resolutions of the city, or true copies of the
ordinances or recorded resolutions, which remain in force and
effect.
(c) Indexing.--The city clerk shall also properly index the
record books, compilation or codification of ordinances or
resolutions.
(d) Retention.--The retention of ordinances and recorded
resolutions shall be in accordance with 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 13 Subch.
F (relating to records).
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