Borough of Sayre Municipal Code and Resolutions

Borough of Sayre, Pennsylvania

BOROUGH CODE (2008 Edition, updated on August 15, 2008.)

Where to find a copy of Sayre's Borough Code:

Sayre Public Library, 122 South Elmer Avenue.
Administration Department at the Borough Hall, 110 West Packer Avenue.
On-Line Borough of Sayre Municipal Code - (Hosted by General Code Publishers, Inc.)

Updates to Borough of Sayre Municipal Code.

The Borough of Sayre Council amends or deletes provisions of the Borough Code through approval of an ordinance. These updates are posted here until the on-line and hard copy versions are updated.

Council Resolutions are temporary acts pertaining to the administration of municipal affairs.

Background.

The Borough of Sayre has, over the years, passed through a process of legislative change common to many American communities. While only a few simple laws were necessary at the borough's beginning in 1892, subsequent growth of the community, together with the complexity of modern life, has created the need for new and more detailed legislation.

The recording of local law is an aspect of municipal history, and as the community develops and changes, review and revision of old laws and consideration of new laws must keep pace. The orderly collection of these records is an important step in this ever-continuing process.

The various chapters of the Code contain all currently effective legislation of a general and permanent nature enacted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Sayre, including revisions or amendments to existing legislation deemed necessary by the Borough Council in the course of the codification.

The Code is divided into parts:

Part I, Administrative Legislation, contains all borough legislation of an administrative nature, namely, that dealing with the administration of government, that establishing or regulating municipal departments and that affecting officers and employees of the municipal government and its departments.

Part II, General Legislation, contains all other borough legislation of a regulatory nature. Items of legislation in this part generally impose penalties for violation of their provisions, whereas those in Part I do not.