CHAPTER 230 – TREASURER
230.01 COMPENSATION
The Treasurer of the Township shall receive for his/her duties as Treasurer and Tax Collector such compensation as may be provided for from time to time by resolution of the Board of Commissioners in accordance with guidelines provided in the First Class Township Code. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the compensation for the Lawrence Park Township Tax Collector position only is set at an annual rate not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) annually.
230.02 COOPERATIVE PURCHASING
The Township hereby requests authorization to participate in Pennsylvania Department of General Services (DGS) contracts for the procurement of supplies, services, or construction, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The Township agrees to be bound by such contract terms and conditions as the DGS may prescribe.
(b) The Township agrees to be responsible for payment directly to the contractor under each contract for those supplies, services, or construction ordered by the local public procurement unit.
CHAPTER 232 – ASSESSOR
There are no sections in Chapter 232. This chapter has been established to provide a place for cross references and any future legislation.
CHAPTER 234 – AUDITOR
234.01 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR
(a) Effective January 1, 1998, the accounts of the Township shall be audited by an Independent Auditor who shall be a certified public accountant, registered in Pennsylvania, a firm of certified public accountants so registered, or a competent public accountant, or a competent firm of public accountants.
(b) The Independent Auditor shall be appointed by resolution of the Board of Commissioners not less than thirty days prior to the close of the fiscal year.
(c) The compensation for the appointed Auditor shall be fixed by the Board of Commissioners.
(d) The office of elected Auditor is hereby abolished.
CHAPTER 236 – SECRETARY
There are no sections in Chapter 236. This chapter has been established to provide a place for cross references and any future legislation.
CHAPTER 238 – SOLICITOR
There are no sections in Chapter 238. This chapter has been established to provide a place for cross references and any future legislation.
CHAPTER 240 – ENGINEER
There are no sections in Chapter 240. This chapter has been established to provide a place for cross references and any future legislation.
CHAPTER 242 – POLICE DEPARTMENT
Editor’s Note: Ordinance 348-92, passed November 24, 1992, authorized the Township to enter into a Drug Task Force Agreement with the Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the District Attorney’s Office of Erie County to enforce narcotics and drug laws. Resolution 1996-44, passed July 23, 1996, authorized the Township to enter into a Municipal Drug Task Force Agreement. Copies of such Agreements may be obtained, at cost, from the Township.
242.01 FEE FOR COPIES OF ACCIDENT REPORTS
A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be charged for each copy of an accident report issued by the Police Department.
242.02 WARRANTLESS ARRESTS
(a) Township police officers and such other police officers who are authorized to act within the boundaries of the Township are hereby authorized to arrest, without a warrant, individuals engaged in conduct constituting a summary offense pursuant to the following sections of Title 18:
(1) 18 Pa. C.S. § 5503 (disorderly conduct);
(2) 18 Pa. C.S. § 5505 (public drunkenness);
(3) 18 Pa. C.S. § 5507 (obstructing highways and other public passages); and
(4) 18 Pa. C.S. § 5503 (purchase, consumption, possession, or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages).
(b) An arrest without a warrant, as authorized in subsection (a) hereof, shall only occur when the arresting officer, upon view, shall have probable cause to believe that there is ongoing conduct that:
(1) Imperils the personal security of any person, including the individual being placed under arrest;
(2) Endangers public property; or
(3) Endangers private property;
And that such arrest is necessary to protect persons or property.
CHAPTER 244 – VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
244.01 DEFINITIONS
As used in this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings indicated:
(a) “Dispatched” includes the authority to report to a fire or emergency as given by any of the following means:
(1) By radio from the main base station K6D-395 or from base station KLM-657, from any transmitter operated by any political subdivision in Erie County, Pennsylvania, under terms of the Erie County Mutual Aid Agreement;
(2) By the sounding of an authorized bell in the Fire Station or in the homes of personnel of the Volunteer Fire Department;
(3) By the sounding of any authorized whistle or siren within the Township of Lawrence Park designated as an emergency whistle or siren; or
(4) By telephonic or verbal advice to proceed in the absence of, or due to the failure of, any of the means described in the preceding subsections.
(b) “Drill” means any educational program for personnel of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department, including, but not limited to, educational activities at the Fire Station, the Erie County Fire School, the Pennsylvania State Fire School, or any other location approved by the Chief or Assistant Chief of the Fire Department.
(c) “Duty” means any activity that is not a “fire or emergency” or “drill” and that is authorized by any of the Commissioners of Lawrence Park Township, by the Township Secretary, or by any of the officers of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department. Duty shall include, but shall not be limited to, the following:
(1) Maintenance or repair of any and of all equipment or material owned by or in the custody of the Township of Lawrence Park, the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department, or any political subdivision or fire department covered by the Erie County Mutual Aid Agreement;
(2) Installation and/or removal of any community decorations, flags, or related items as directed by any of the Board of Commissioners of Lawrence Park Township or the Chief of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department;
(3) Participation in any manner in any community activity as directed by any of the Board of Commissioners of Lawrence Park Township, including, but not limited to, the supervision of any fireworks displays, participation in parades, standby duty at any athletic contests, or related activities;
(4) Emergency Management duties as specified by the Emergency Management Coordinator for Lawrence Park Township;
(5) Emergency protective measures required on any private property as directed by any of the Board of Commissioners of Lawrence Park Township, the Township Secretary, or the Chief or Assistant Chief of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department;
(6) Authorized solicitation of funds for the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department when any or all of such funds are to be used for the purchase of equipment for use by the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department.
(d) “Fire or emergency” means any and all fires, accidents, or other situations requiring the services of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department, including false alarms, when dispatched as herein provided.
(e) “Inspection or investigative duty” means any inspection or investigation made by any personnel of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department who have not been dispatched for such duty as herein provided.
(f) “Parade” means any exhibition or contest participated in by personnel of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department when such participation is authorized by the Commissioner of Public Safety of the Township of Lawrence Park and by the Chief of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department.
(g) “Personnel” means all active or probationary members, in good standing, of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department, as defined in the bylaws of said organization.
244.02 DESIGNATION AS TOWNSHIP FIRE COMPANY
The Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department is hereby designated as the fire company of Lawrence Park Township.
244.03 DUTIES AND ACTIVITIES
The Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department and its personnel are hereby authorized, subject to the terms of this chapter and to regulations from time to time passed by the Board of Commissioners of Lawrence Park Township, to perform the following duties and activities:
(a) To provide fire or emergency service within the Township of Lawrence Park, elsewhere within the County of Erie when authorized by the Erie County Mutual Aid Agreement, and outside of the County of Erie when authorized by any Commissioner of Lawrence Park Township or by the Chief or Acting Chief of the Volunteer Fire Department.
(b) To engage in drills, parades, and other duties authorized as herein provided;
(c) To engage in inspection or investigative duty authorized as herein provided.
244.04 INSURANCE COVERAGE BENEFITS
Personnel of the Lawrence Park Volunteer Fire Department shall be entitled to any and all benefits of any insurance coverage maintained by the Township of Lawrence Park for the protection of its employees immediately upon being dispatched or otherwise engaged in activities authorized in Section 244.03, regardless of location.
CHAPTER 246 – DEPARTMENT OF ZONING AND BUILDING
246.01 ESTABLISHMENT
There is hereby established a Department of Zoning and Building in and for the Township, which shall be composed of the Zoning Administrator, the Code Enforcement Officer, the Housing Inspector, and such other persons as may be authorized from time to time by the Board of Commissioners.
246.02 ZONING ADMINISTRATOR
The Zoning Administrator shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the Planning and Zoning Code of the Township, and shall have such other duties as may be provided by time to time by these Codified Ordinances.
246.03 CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
The Code Enforcement Officer shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the health and sanitation regulations provided in these Codified Ordinances, and shall have such other duties as may be provided from time to time by these Codified Ordinances.
246.04 HOUSING INSPECTOR
The Housing Inspector shall be responsible for administering and enforcing the Housing Code of the Township (Title Four of Part Fourteen of these Codified Ordinances), and shall have such other duties as may be provided from time to time by these Codified Ordinances.