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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
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§ 23-1501. Purpose.
[Amended 6-26-2023 by Ord. No. 57-2023]
It is the purpose and intent of the City Council to establish a City of Reading Youth Commission [Commission]. The Commission will serve as an advisory body to the Mayor, City Council, and Managing Director on issues of interest to youth and pertaining to youth in the City of Reading. The Commission will also have an active role in City events. Youth and young adults are impacted by the decisions of City officials, but seldom have the opportunity to directly participate in the process. Establishment of a Commission will facilitate the participation of youth and young adults in local government, as well as provide City officials an opportunity to hear and address their ideas and concerns. City Council members are encouraged to provide guidance and mentorship to their District Commission representative.
§ 23-1502. Youth Commission Members.
[Amended 6-26-2023 by Ord. No. 57-2023]
   A.   The Commission shall consist of 15 members between the ages of 16 - 24 who shall serve without compensation. Each Council District shall have two representatives, which may include students from Albright College, Alvernia University and Reading Area Community College, who shall be nominated by the District Councilmember and approved by City Council. The remaining members shall be nominated by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner. If any member of the Commission reaches the age of 25 while serving on the Commission, the appointment of that member shall expire the following July 1.
   B.   Members shall serve three-year staggered terms, and each member shall serve until a successor is duly appointed and confirmed. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. The expiration date of all terms shall be July 1.
   C.   The Commission shall elect a Chair, Vice Chair and a Secretary annually from the members of the Commission. The Commission shall provide an agenda and a meeting report from all meetings to the City Clerk.
§ 23-1503. City Council Liaison.
City Council shall appoint two liaisons to facilitate the activities and meetings of the Commission, one of whom shall be a representative of City Council. Both shall serve without compensation.
§ 23-1504. Meetings.
   A.   A quorum shall consist of the majority of the members present at the meeting, but no less than five members.
   B.   All Commission meetings shall adhere to State regulations as defined in the Act of June 3,1986, P.L. 388, No. 84, known as the “Sunshine Act,” 53 P.S. § 271 et seq.
   C.   Regular meetings of the Commission shall be determined by the membership but the Commission shall meet no less than four times per year. Notices of meetings will be posted on the City of Reading website.
   D.   Minutes from meetings will be kept and copies of the meeting minutes will be sent to the City Clerk’s Office after each meeting.
§ 23-1505. Duties and functions.
[Amended 6-26-2023 by Ord. No. 57-2023]
The Commission shall:
   A.   Identify critical issues affecting youth in the City of Reading.
   B.   Provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor, City Council, Managing Director, and other City officials on issues affecting youth in the City of Reading.
   C.   Create educational campaigns to raise awareness about youth issues.
   D.   Create its own initiatives.
   E.   Help to plan and participate in City-sponsored events.
   F.   Current Commission members are encouraged to actively recruit new members.
   G.   Form subcommittees of less than a majority of its members as deemed necessary to allow for in-depth review of issues of interest to the Commission.
   H.   Make available to the Managing Director its findings and recommendations and present periodic reports to City Council.
   I.   Provide a written report annually on the status of the Commission and its activities to the Mayor and City Council.
   J.   Perform such further duties as may hereafter be delegated to the Commission by resolution of the City Council.
§ 23-1506. Removal of members.
[Added 6-24-2024 by Ord. 35-2024]
   Any member may be removed for misconduct or neglect of duty or for other just cause by a majority vote of Council taken after the member has received 15 days' advance notice of the intent to take such vote. Failure of a member to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Commission will constitute grounds for immediate removal from the Commission by City Council. Failure of a member to attend at least 50% of the regular meetings of the Commission in a calendar year will constitute grounds for immediate removal from the Commission by City Council. The Chairperson of the Commission shall inform the City Clerk in writing when a member has failed to comply with this attendance policy. Following such notification, City Council may vote to remove the member and seek applicants to fill the vacant position.