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PREFACE
Chapter C HOME RULE CHARTER
Chapter 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 5 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
Chapter 14 AUTHORITIES
Chapter 23 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES AND COUNCILS
Chapter 36 FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES
Chapter 51 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
Chapter 62 PENSIONS
Chapter 70 PERSONNEL
Chapter 77 POLICE DEPARTMENT
Chapter 91 SALARIES AND COMPENSATION
Chapter 120 ALARM SYSTEMS
Chapter 127 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Chapter 141 ANIMALS
Chapter 166 CABLE TELEVISION
Chapter 173 COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY CODE
Chapter 180 CONSTRUCTION CODES
Chapter 185 CONVERSION THERAPY
Chapter 188 CURFEW
Chapter 201 ELECTRIC SERVICE
Chapter 212 FEES
Chapter 219 FIREARMS
Chapter 225 FIREWORKS
Chapter 231 FIRE INSURANCE PROCEEDS
Chapter 237 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
Chapter 251 FOOD CODE
Chapter 272 GRAFFITI
Chapter 288 HEALTH AND SAFETY
Chapter 295 HISTORICAL AND CONSERVATION DISTRICTS
Chapter 302 HOUSE NUMBERING
Chapter 308 HOUSING
Chapter 317 INVASIVE PLANTS AND NOXIOUS WEEDS
Chapter 325 LAW ENFORCEMENT
Chapter 328 LEAD POISONING PREVENTION
Chapter 332 LIBRARY
Chapter 339 LICENSES AND PERMITS
Chapter 346 LITTER AND ADVERTISING MATERIAL
Chapter 353 LOITERING AND PANHANDLING
Chapter 364 MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Chapter 378 MUNICIPAL CLAIMS AND LIENS
Chapter 387 NOISE
Chapter 396 PARKS AND RECREATION
Chapter 403 PAWNBROKERS
Chapter 410 PEDDLING AND SOLICITING
Chapter 424 POLES
Chapter 431 PROPERTY SALES
Chapter 433 PUBLIC ART
Chapter 438 RAIN BARRELS
Chapter 442 RECORDS, PUBLIC ACCESS
Chapter 453 SALES
Chapter 460 SCRAP METAL DEALERS
Chapter 467 SEWERS AND SEWAGE DISPOSAL
Chapter 473 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Chapter 479 SIDEWALK CAFES
Chapter 485 SIGNS
Chapter 496 SOLID WASTE
Chapter 502 STORAGE FACILITIES
Chapter 505 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
Chapter 508 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter 515 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 521 SUSTAINABILITY
Chapter 536 TAMPERING WITH PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter 540 TATTOO AND PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS
Chapter 543 TAX ABATEMENTS
Chapter 546 TAX AMNESTY PROGRAM
Chapter 549 TAXATION
Chapter 555 TREES
Chapter 564 VEHICLE NUISANCES, STORAGE OF
Chapter 570 VEHICLE REPAIR SHOPS
Chapter 576 VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
Chapter 583 VENDING MACHINES
Chapter 600 ZONING
Chapter A610 ANNEXATION OF TERRITORY
Chapter A611 BOND ISSUES AND LOANS
Chapter A612 FRANCHISE AND SERVICES
Chapter A613 GOVERNMENTAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Chapter A614 PLAN APPROVAL
Chapter A615 PUBLIC PROPERTY
Chapter A616 SEWERS
Chapter A617 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
Chapter A618 WATER
Chapter A619 ZONING; PRIOR ORDINANCES
Chapter DT DERIVATION TABLE
Chapter DL DISPOSITION LIST
§ A611-101. Bond issues and loans.
Ord. No.
Date
Description
Ord. No.
Date
Description
10-1914
5-20-1914
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $175,000 for the purpose of paving the streets.
55-1914
9-9-1914
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $50,000 for the purpose of constructing a house sewage filtration bed and appurtenances on Fritz's Island.
73-1914
9-23-1914
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $1,300,000 for a new City hall and site, for the construction of a storage reservoir and for laying of water lines and other acquisitions.
13-1915
3-10-1915
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $77,000 for capital improvements.
20-1916
4-5-1916
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $150,000 for paving of streets, establishing a municipal hospital and motorizing fire apparatus.
47-1916
6-7-1916
Amending Ord. No. 20-1916.
20-1917
5-23-1917
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $200,000 for the purpose of purchasing Nicols Street properties in settlement of and elimination of flood damage claims, widening railroad tracks, and capital improvements.
10-1919
4-2-1919
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of repairing, paving and improving streets.
23-1919
6-25-1919
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $210,000 for capital improvements.
30-1919
6-30-1919
Amending Ord. No. 10-1919.
56-1919
12-31-1919
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $1,000,000 for the purpose of capital improvements.
23-1920
6-2-1920
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $1,000,000 for capital improvements.
1-1921
1-5-1921
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $740,000 for the purpose of constructing and equipping public comfort station, for constructing house sewer trunk lines and improved street paving.
6-1921
2-23-1921
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $175,000 for purchasing various pieces of real estate.
30-1924
5-7-1924
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $400,000 for improved street paving.
47-1925
9-30-1925
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $110,000 for the real estate and equipment required to construct an asphalt plant, for the purpose of paying the damages and obligations of the City for land condemned for public park purposes.
103-1926
8-25-1926
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $850,000 for street and sewer improvements.
109-1927
9-21-1927
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $222,000 for the purchase of part of the plant and water supply system of Angelica Water and Ice Company.
41-1928
5-29-1928
Increasing the indebtedness in the amount of $750,000 for the purpose of purchasing and acquiring land and the erecting of a municipal building.
95-1928
8-22-1928
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for park and playground purposes.
115-1928
10-31-1928
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $1,050,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital improvements.
6-1930
2-19-1930
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $600,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital improvements.
9-1931
3-4-1931
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $200,000 for providing funds for various capital projects.
24-1931
3-25-1931
Amending Ord. No. 9-1931.
110-1931
1-20-1931
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $100,000 for the purpose of administrative charity and for support of the poor.
40-1932
5-25-1932
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $500 for sewer construction on certain streets.
1-1933
2-8-1933
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $300,000 for the purpose of providing funds to fund outstanding floating indebtedness.
50-1933
12-27-1933
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $1,850,000 for the purpose of providing funds with which to improve, enlarge and construct a water supply system for the City.
19-1934
4-18-1934
Increasing the bonded indebtedness in the amount of $300,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the payment of operating expenses of the City.
37-1936
9-9-1936
Issuing bonds in the amount of $500,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital improvements.
36-1938
9-21-1938
Issuing bonds in the amount of $500,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital improvements.
1-1947
1-15-1947
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $1,500,000 for providing funds for various capital projects.
21-1949
6-8-1949
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $155,000 for the purposes of providing funds to fund certain judgments outstanding against the City and to fund certain floating debt upon which the City has become liable.
49-1949
10-11-1949
Declaring that the purpose for which a portion of the loan of $1,500,000 authorized by ordinance of City Council has proved to be inadvisable and changing said purpose so as to provide additional funds in the amount of $20,000 for the purpose of construction, equipping and furnishing a fire house.
15-1951
3-28-1951
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $500,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the modernization, repair and improvement of the sewage system.
37-1952
1-2-1952
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $84,000 for the purpose of providing funds to fund certain judgments outstanding against the City; and to fund certain floating debt upon which the City has become liable.
53-1952
12-3-1952
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $3,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
17-1953
7-8-1953
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $750,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
46-1955
10-13-1955
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $500,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
45-1956
9-19-1956
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $4,500,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
22-1957
5-22-1957
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $350,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
29-1958
10-1-1958
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $300,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
33-1960
11-16-1960
Issuing a note in the principal amount of $200,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
1-1961
1-18-1961
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $1,830,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
23-1961
9-6-1961
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $400,000 for various capital projects.
19-1962
7-18-1962
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $750,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
33-1963
12-18-1963
Issuing a note in the principal amount of $150,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
11-1965
3-3-1965
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $1,100,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
16-1967
5-31-1967
Issuing a note in the principal amount of $850,000 for the purposes of providing funds for various capital projects.
25-1968
6-12-1968
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $4,700,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
30-1971
9-22-1971
Signifying a desire to issue bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $580,000 for the purpose of providing funds for the construction of branch libraries for the Reading Public Library and the calling of a public election for the purpose of obtaining assent of the electors to such increase of debt.
46-1972
11-8-1972
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $580,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
35-1973
7-25-1973
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $8,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
30-1977
8-10-1977
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $8,000,000 for the purpose of refunding lease rental debt by the Reading Parking Authority.
21-1980
4-23-1980
Issuing a note in the principal amount of $425,000 with proceeds thereof to be used for sundry purposes.
57-1980
12-17-1980
Issuing a note in the principal amount of $750,000 with proceeds thereof to be used for sundry purposes.
66-1981
12-30-1981
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $765,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
25-1982
6-9-1982
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $5,400,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
2-1983
1-19-1983
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $5,945,000.
13-1984
2-17-1984
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $8,530,000.
32-1984
3-28-1984
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $1,250,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
10-1985
2-6-1985
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $3,230,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
93-1985
12-7-1985
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $10,620,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
86-1986
11-1-1986
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $14,145,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
93-1986
12-3-1986
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $20,715,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
103-1986
12-29-1986
Amending §§ 5, 7 and 19 of Ord. No. 93-1986.
40-1988
4-27-1988
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $6,892,478.10.
91-1988
7-13-1988
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $14,850,000.
30-1989
5-22-1989
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $5,000,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
80-1989
7-12-1989
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $9,000,000.
81-1989
7-20-1989
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $14,850,000.
112-1989
11-22-1989
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $10,000,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
24-1990
3-7-1990
Issuing a note (Series A of 1990) in the principal amount of $20,000,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects; and issuing a note (Series B of 1990) in the principal amount of $20,740,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
105-1990
8-8-1990
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $18,940,000.
127-1991
12-6-1991
Issuing a revenue note in the principal amount of $19,290,000 for the purpose of providing funds for various capital projects.
35-1992
4-15-1992
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $30,330,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
83-1992
7-22-1992
Amending Ord. No. 35-1992 of April 15, 1992.
88-1992
8-5-1992
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $66,150,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
98-1992
9-11-1992
Issuing a revenue note in the principal amount of $580,000 for the purposes of providing funds for various capital projects.
3-1993
1-20-1993
Amending Ord. No. 88-1992.
46-1993
4-21-1993
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $30,303,026.35.
128-1995
12-6-1995
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $10,975,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
30-1997
11-10-1997
Incurring lease rental debt in the amount of $6,469,500.
6-1998
3-9-1998
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $30,100,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
19-1998
5-26-1998
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $21,975,000 for the purpose of financing various capital projects.
35-1998
11-9-1998
Issuing bonds to increase the indebtedness in the amount of $66,150,000 to provide funds to finance a certain refunding project.
33-2002
7-22-2002
Authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in an aggregate principal amount of $3,300,000.
36-2002
8-5-2002
Authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in the maximum principal amount of $13,758,390.
15-2003
5-12-2003
Bond ordinance for the Parking Authority.
22-2003
6-16-2003
Authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in the maximum principal amount of $4,160,000.
47-2004
11-29-2004
Authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $10,000,000 to finance certain capital projects.
54A-2005
9-12-2005
Issuing a series of general obligation notes, series of 2005 of the City, in the aggregate principal amount of $15,8000,000 to refund certain prior debt.
94-2005
12-12-2005
Issuing a general obligation note, series of 2006 of the City, in the aggregate principal amount of $8,000,000 to fund certain capital improvements.
96A-2005
12-12-2005
Authorizing and directing incurring of nonelectoral debt through the issuance of general obligation bonds of the City of Reading in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $25,000,000 to fund certain capital improvements.
49-2006
6-26-2006
Authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt in the maximum principal amount of $1,570,000 to fund certain capital projects.
82-2006
11-30-2006
Issuing general obligations bonds, series of 2008, of $50,000,000 to fund certain projects.
83-2006
11-27-2006
Authorizing the lease of certain real property to the Redevelopment Authority of the City of Reading pursuant to a lease agreement; declaring the guaranty of said Authority's federally taxable guaranteed lease revenue note for the benefit of the City of Reading to be a project of the City for which lease rental debt is to be incurred; stating the realistic estimated useful life of the facility relating to the note; determining to incur lease rental debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $7,000,000 in respect of said project.
84-2006
11-30-2006
Issuing line of credit general obligations note, series of 2006, in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000 to fund certain capital projects of the City.
88-2006
11-27-2006
Authorizing issuing a series of federally taxable general obligation bonds, series of 2006, of the City in an aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $55,000,000.
10A-2008
1-28-2008
Setting forth intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,900,000.
38-2008
5-27-2008
Setting forth intent to issue a general obligation note, Series B of 2008, of the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $6,750,000.
52-2008
8-11-2008
Setting forth intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds, Series E of 2008, of the City in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $14,000,000.
53-2008
8-11-2008
Setting forth intent to issue two series of general obligation notes, designated as Series C of 2008 and Series D of 2008, of the City in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $40,000,000.
68-2008
10-27-2008
Amending an ordinance of the City previously enacted on November 30, 2006, that authorized the incurrence of nonelectoral debt through the issuance of a series of general obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000.
73-2008
11-24-2008
Authorizing and approving a project of the authority; authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in the aggregate principal amount of $8,635,000.
49-2009
8-24-2009
Authorizing and directing the incurrence of lease rental debt, in an aggregate principal amount of $6,550,000.
50-2009
8-24-2009
Amending an ordinance of the City previously enacted on December 12, 2005, that authorized the incurrence of nonelectoral debt through the issuance of a series of general obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000.
72-2009
12-28-2009
Setting forth intent to issue a federally taxable general obligation note, series of 2010, of the City in the aggregate principal amount of $3,250,000.
15-2010
4-26-2010
Setting forth its intent to issue two series of general obligation notes of the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $24,400,000.
93-2010
11-8-2010
Setting forth its intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $20,000,000.
7-2011
2-14-2011
Setting forth its intent to issue a series of general obligation notes of the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $16,000,000.
17-2012
2-27-2012
Setting forth its intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds of the City in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000.
28-2012
3-12-2012
Setting forth its intent to issue a series of general obligation notes in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,647,000.
66-2012
6-25-2012
Setting forth its intent to issue a federally taxable general obligation note in the aggregate principal amount of $3,111,000.
75-2012
7-9-2012
Setting forth its intent to issue a federally taxable general obligation note in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $15,000,000.
80-2012
8-13-2012
Setting forth its intent to issue a guaranteed sewer revenue note in the aggregate principal amount of $10,013,950.
13-2013
3-11-2013
Setting forth its intent to issue promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,380,013.91.
20-2013
3-25-2013
Authorizing the Mayor to execute any and all documents to effectuate the consent to the transfer of certain real estate and the related assumption of the associated loan obligation between Goggle Works Ventures, L.P., and Goggle Works, LLC.
75-2014
10-13-2014
Setting forth its intent to issue a series of federally taxable general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $41,530,000.
12-2015
3-9-2015
Setting forth its intent to issue two series of general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $64,710,000.
62-2015
10-26-2015
Increasing the indebtedness of the City of Reading by the issue of two guaranteed revenue notes in the aggregate maximum principal amount of $121,800,519.
61-2016
11-28-2016
Increasing the indebtedness of the City of Reading by the issue of two guaranteed revenue notes in the aggregate maximum principal amount of $148,908,317.
69-2016
12-12-2016
Setting forth intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000.
94-2017
10-23-2017
Authorizing and directing the issuance of non-electoral debt through the issuance of general obligation bonds in the maximum aggregate principal amount of 37,000,000.
36-2019
9-23-2019
Setting forth intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $13,500,000.
Res. 39-2020
2-24-2020
Authorizing and approving the incurrence of indebtedness in the maximum principal amount of $55,000,000.
38-2020
4-13-2020
Setting forth intent to issue a series of general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $40,000,000.
69-2020
10-26-2020
Setting forth intent to issue one or more series of general obligation bonds in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $45,000,000.