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§ 5-818. Planning Division of the Department of Community Development. 10 
[Amended 5-29-2001 by Ord. No. 14-2001; 8-22-2016 by Ord. No. 34-2016]
   A.   Establishment of Division. There is hereby established in the Department of Community Development of the City of Reading, the Division of Planning.
   B.   Office of the Planning Division Manager. There is hereby established the Office of the Planning Division Manager who shall serve as the Planning Coordinator of the City of Reading.
   C.   Duties. The duty and responsibility of the Planning Division Manager shall be as follows:
      (1)   To provide such technical planning services as the City shall require.
      (2)   To provide such technical planning services as shall be required by any authority of the City, commission, board or department of the City.
      (3)   To report to the Mayor and members of Council on the progress and status of projects undertaken by all authorities heretofore or hereafter established in relation to the overall planning and development of the City.11
      (4)   To attend all meetings of the Planning Commission of the City and to advise and inform said Planning Commission of the progress and status of all projects of the City or any of the Authorities with reference to planning and municipal development.
      (5)   To be responsible for reviewing and coordinating all state and federal applications for technical assistance necessary in carrying out the City's planning and improvement programs.
      (6)   To service as Director of any City authority, commission or committee if requested to do so by the Mayor and members of Council. [Amended 3-13-2002 by Ord. No. 6-2002]
      (7)   At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the City or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but during his tenure of office, he may reside outside the City, only with the approval of Council.
   D.   Additional staff. The Planning Division shall, maintain and have such planning staff as Council hereinafter direct.
10.    Editor's Note: The Planning Division was originally established 10-4-1961 by Ord. No. 25-1961; it was codified as Ch. 1, Part 5H, of the 2001 Code of Ordinances.
11.   Editor's Note: Amended during codification (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Part 2).

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