Presenter
Presented by Mr. Motznik
Title
Resolution Amending the City Council and City Clerk's Office 2008 operating budgets to comply with the Act 47 Plan of 2004.
Body
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2003, the City filed an application to be declared a distressed municipality pursuant to the authority of the Municipalities Financial Recovery Act, Act of July 10, 1987, P.L. 246, No. 47, Section 101 et seq., as amended, 53 P.S. 11701.101 et seq. (“Act 47”).
WHEREAS, on December 29, 2003, the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Department of Community and Economic Development (the “Secretary”) declared the City to be a distressed municipality and in due course appointed a Coordinator to oversee the City's economic recovery; and
WHEREAS, after receiving comments from the public as well as City officials on a preliminary Financial Recovery Plan, on June 11, 2004, the Coordinator filed a final Act 47 Recovery Plan for the City's review and approval; and
WHEREAS, on June 29, 2004, City Council enacted Ordinance 10 of 2004 adopting the Act 47 Recovery Plan (the “Plan”) proposed by the Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 10 of 2004 authorized and instructed the City Clerk and City Solicitor to prepare for adoption any necessary related ordinances, resolutions, agreements and other documents and revisions to ordinances, resolutions, agreements and other documents necessary to implement the Recovery Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Recovery Plan required that the City enact such new ordinances and adopt such new resolutions and other official actions, and repeal, amend or interpret such current ordinances, resolutions or other official actions, and take all other actions required, to accomplish the initiatives set forth in the Recovery Plan; and
WHEREAS, certain revisions to certain City ordinances were prepared by the City and subsequently enacted by City Council through the enactment of Ordinance No. 21 of 2004, effective December 13, 2004; and
WHERE...
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