Document Citation: 351 Pa. Code § 8.8-407

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TITLE 351. PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER
ARTICLE VIII. PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION
CHAPTER 4. EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH

Date:
08/31/2009

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§ 8.8-407. Regulations

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, every department, board and commission is hereby empowered to make such reasonable regulations as may be necessary and appropriate in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties under this charter or under any statute or ordinance. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, in the adoption of regulations, the following procedure shall apply:

(a) The department, board or commission promulgating the regulations shall first submit them for approval to the Law Department and upon receiving such approval file them with the Department of Records where they shall be available for public inspection for thirty days;

(b) The Department of Records shall give public notice of such filing by advertising in the three daily newspapers of the City having the largest paid circulation the fact that regulations relating to a particular subject have been filed with it, and that any person affected thereby may request a hearing;

(c) If any person affected shall present to the Department of Records a written request therefor, he shall be afforded a public hearing before the department, board or commission promulgating the regulations and the City Solicitor. A report of the hearing reaffirming the regulations or modifying them with the approval of the Law Department shall be filed by the department, board or commission with the Department of Records. The regulations shall become effective at midnight of the thirtieth day after their filing when no hearing has been requested and at midnight of the tenth day after a report has been filed when a hearing was requested and held.

All regulations shall be published and made available for distribution. Amendments to regulations shall be adopted under the same procedure as the regulations which they amend.

The requirements of this section may be suspended by the Mayor in writing and temporary regulations promulgated in emergencies affecting the public health or safety but any regulations so put into force shall not remain effective unless the procedures otherwise required by this section are complied with forthwith.