§ 1.3-310. Actions Requiring an Ordinance.

 (a)  Actions of the Board which are legislative in character shall be by ordinance. In addition to any other actions which must be taken by ordinance as required by law or this Charter, the following actions of the Board shall require an ordinance:

   1.  Adopting or amending the Administrative Code or Personnel Code or establishing or abolishing any agency.

   2.  Levying taxes.

   3.  Fixing the compensation of any elected official.

   4.  Granting, renewing, or extending a franchise.

   5.  Authorizing the borrowing of money (except revenue anticipation or emergency loans).

   6.  Conveying, leasing, or authorizing the conveyance or lease of any County property.

   7.  Establishing, altering, or abolishing rates charged for any utility or other service supplied by the County.

   8.  Amending or repealing any ordinance previously adopted.

   9.  Exercising eminent domain.

   10.  Providing a penalty or establishing a rule or regulation for the violation of which a penalty is imposed.

   11.  Fixing and setting the wage levels of County officers and employees subject to the provisions of Article IX.

 (b)  The following actions also require an ordinance, and in addition, require that after introduction and prior to adoption, at least ten (10) days’ prior public notice of the meeting (except as provided otherwise in §  1.7-703) shall be published in at least two newspapers of general circulation in the County.

   1.  Adopting the operating budget or a capital improvement plan, program, and budget.

   2.  Establishing new taxes or increasing rates of existing taxes.

   3.  Authorizing any intergovernmental agreement that transfers the exercise of any County power or function to any other governmental body or which transfers to the County the exercise of any power or function of a local municipality or another county.

   4.  Adopting or repealing zoning ordinances or zoning maps or amendments thereto.

   5.  Adopting or repealing comprehensive plans, subdivision regulations, land development or land use regulations or amendments thereto.

   6.  Adopting a redistricting of the County.

   The provisions of this §  1.3-310 amended May 20, 1986, effective June 4, 1986. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (48668) to (48669).

   This section cited in 339 Pa. Code §  1.11-1108 (relating to temporary ordinances).